A $1 million reward is on offer to help solve the cold case bashing murder of a Victorian grandmother during a “burglary gone wrong”. Kathleen Severino, 70, was found dead in the bedroom of her Ballarat home on January 1, 1988. Police say she suffered fatal head injuries after being “savagely assaulted” sometime between 10.30…

A $1 million reward is on offer to help solve the cold case bashing murder of a Victorian grandmother during a “burglary gone wrong”. Kathleen Severino, 70, was found dead in the bedroom of her Ballarat home on January 1, 1988. Police say she suffered fatal head injuries after being “savagely assaulted” sometime between 10.30…

Victoria will reopen to regional NSW, with the introduction of a new “traffic light” system for interstate travel. Permits which designate regions in other parts of Australia as green, orange or red zones depending on coronavirus risk will go live from 6pm on January 11. Regional NSW will be classified as an orange zone. Greater…

A woman and three children have been found dead after a fierce fire ripped through a home in Melbourne’s south-east. Emergency services were called to the house in Glen Waverley about 1:40am on the morning of January 10. Fire Rescue Victoria crews arrived to find the garage of the property well alight, and thick smoke…

Victoria is still trying to identify the source of the state’s first mystery COVID-19 case in more than two months, after recording no new infections. The state had no local, interstate or overseas acquired cases to report on January 7 – its first clean sheet since December 29. Three infected people have also recovered, lowering…

Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired COVID-19 cases for a third straight day, and another strong testing figure. A total of four new infections have been reported in Victoria on Jan. 5, including one case in hotel quarantine. The new cases came from 32,544 tests, a marginal increase from Monday’s figure with wait times…

Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired COVID-19 cases for a third straight day, and another strong testing figure. A total of four new infections have been reported in Victoria on January 5, including one case in hotel quarantine. The new cases came from 32,544 tests, a marginal increase from Monday’s figure with wait times…

More than 1500 Victorians have applied for exemptions to the state’s border closure with NSW, but so far authorities have granted just 117. A hard border between the two states came into effect on the night of January 1, requiring anyone returning after then to be approved and undergo 14 days hotel quarantine. End of…

Victoria’s run of more than 60 days without a locally-acquired COVID-19 case has come to an end. Three women – two in their 40s and one in her 70s – in the Melbourne suburbs of Mitcham, Hallam and Mentone have been diagnosed with COVID-19. “It is believed there is a link to Sydney but close…

A total fire ban has been declared in much of Victoria’s northwest as the state braces for scorching temperatures and dry winds. The Country Fire Authority says large parts of the state face a very high to extreme fire risk on December 27 with the biggest potential danger for the northwest, where temperatures are set…