Tag: VIC
Unfinished Sky takes top AFI tech awards
Romance thriller Unfinished Sky was the big winner at the AFI Industry Awards last night, as the Australian film and television sector celebrated the people who work behind the scenes.[MORE]
Retired Harvey wins AFLPA Madden Medal
Retired St Kilda legend Robert Harvey has won the second Madden Medal, presented by the AFL Players Association for leadership and community service.[MORE]
Capitals oust Fire in table-topper
Second-placed Canberra stole a march on third-placed Townsville on Friday evening with a 76-64 win in their Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) fixture.[MORE]
37 aluminium smelter workers laid off
Thirty-seven workers have lost their jobs at a production company in south-west Victoria.[MORE]
Chicken crate death widow wins compo battle
A woman whose husband was killed when a 550-kilogram crate of live chickens fell on him has won a three-year battle for compensation from the Victoria WorkCover Authority (VWA).[MORE]
Mixed response to Victoria's IVF law changes
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Lesbian couples and single women will soon be able to have babies using IVF treatment in Victoria.[MORE]
4 'preppies' bash older student
Four prep students from the Heidelberg Primary School in Melbourne have been suspended for bashing an older senior student.[MORE]
Roxon announces hospital funding breakdown
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the breakdown for $750 million to improve emergency hospital departments across the country.[MORE]
Inmate interviewed over alleged drug ring
A prisoner suspected of running a drug ring from inside jail is being questioned by police in Goulburn.[MORE]
150 jobs to go from Geelong factory
The Textile Clothing and Footwear Union is demanding that the owners of a Geelong factory tell them when 150 production workers will lose their jobs.[MORE]
Switch-off: Analogue TV to be history by 2013
The Federal Government's timetable for switching off the analogue television signal has been approved by the Parliament.[MORE]
Brumby proud of conscience votes
The Victorian Premier, John Brumby has thanked all Members of Parliament for their conduct during the recent passage of two contentious social reform bills.[MORE]
Player goes missing from Homeless World Cup
The organisers of the Homeless World Cup say a Kenyan player, missing for a week, could be planning to apply for asylum.[MORE]
Christmas caution the key to record low road toll
Police are urging motorists to take extra care on Victoria's roads this weekend, as they try to achieve a record low annual road toll.[MORE]
Underbelly set to clean-up AFIs
Television's hit crime drama Underbelly could emerge as the big winner at this weekend's AFI Awards, as The Black Balloon and Unfinished Sky face-off in the film categories.[MORE]
Woman awarded $177K after driveway fall
A property owner has been ordered to pay damages to a woman who was hurt when she fell in the driveway of a home in Wangaratta in north-east Victoria.[MORE]
Vic back-burns set to increase
Controlled burns are expected to significantly increase around Victoria after a parliamentary report recommended a three fold rise in back-burning operations.[MORE]
Police concerned for missing Noble Park man
Police are concerned for the welfare of a 70-year-old Noble Park man who has not been seen since November 14.[MORE]
Controversial IVF bill passes through Vic Upper House
The legislation broadening access to IVF has passed the Upper House by a two vote margin.[MORE]
Bauer trainer happy with investigation finding
Trainer Luca Cumani says he is 'mightily relieved' his horse Bauer will be allowed to keep second place in this year's Melbourne Cup.[MORE]
Grave concerns for man missing near Uluru
Northern Territory police say they have been unable to gain any further clues about a 31-year-old Victorian man who went missing in central Australia a week ago.[MORE]
Flemington 'no longer suitable for jumps events'
Jumps racing will almost certainly never be held at Flemington again.[MORE]
Wangaratta nurses threaten strike over director's dismissal
Nurses at Wangaratta hospital are threatening to strike and cancel elective surgery over the dismissal of the director of nursing.[MORE]
Huyck Wangner to cut 165 jobs in Geelong
A textiles factory in Geelong is set to close early in the new year, leaving 165 people out of work.[MORE]
Liberal MPs urge IVF bill re-write
Some Victorian Liberal MPs are urging the State Government to rewrite its contentious in vitro fertilisation (IVF) bill.[MORE]
