The state’s big regional cities are hurtling towards radical demographic change. Here’s where things have gone wrong - and what needs to improve.
Aurlene left an Indian megalopolis to live in this regional city. Thousands of migrants are doing the same.
Inside a temple on Bendigo’s outskirts,artists and volunteers are working painstakingly on a painting they believe will be the biggest of its kind.
After being forced to vacate her home as Melbourne’s winter hit,Sammi Clarke applied for almost 20 places. Then she was asked a question that showed the depth of the housing crisis.
The popular sea and tree change hotspots where Melburnians rushed during lockdown are now leading price falls across the market.
Victorians will pay six-figure salaries for specially appointed Commonwealth Games directors at local councils even though the Games have been cancelled.
The Andrews government should have seen this coming before leaping headlong into what has become a mess for Australia on the international stage.
Regional leaders say they were blindsided by the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and expressed concern about missing out on tourism and exposure.
A resident mob of kangaroos is facing eviction at the site of Bendigo’s Commonwealth Games village,but some locals are worried about the animals’ wellbeing.
Marong residents fear a cold winter will leave them struggling to pay the bills. Victoria’s energy compare website estimates residents in the town will pay double what their counterparts in suburban Melbourne pay a month.
The University of Melbourne student precinct,Warrnambool Library and Nightingale Village in Brunswick have won major gongs in this year’s Victorian Architecture Awards.