While Porepunkah residents are trying to move on from the tragic deaths of two police officers, there is one person they are eager to forget.

A jury has found a 29-year-old Vanuatu national guilty of the rape and abduction of a woman in Shepparton in August last year.

Foster carers in Victoria say sudden allowance reductions for children with complex needs have left them feeling "undervalued and confused".

A medical expert has told a court hearing for a man charged with negligent manslaughter that a 49-year-old woman died from a diabetes-related condition.

John Torney's committal hearing begins as his mother tells the court she was the one who called police to check on the woman before her body was found.

Locals in Victoria's High Country are warning visitors about the unpredictable conditions in the alpine region, after the bodies of two women were discovered near Falls Creek.

A month into the high country search for alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman, a former detective says Victoria Police can not realistically expect to continue the manhunt indefinitely. 

The state government approves the development of a $453 million energy storage system by a Chinese company in the state's north-east, angering nearby residents who say their concerns have been ignored.

A criminology researcher says rewards do work as a way of catching people, even if the success rate appears low.

As the search for Dezi Freeman continues, former police officers say the public should not be surprised if it goes on for months.

A fresh dump of snow has blanketed Victoria's major alpine resorts, providing one of the best starts to the ski season in years.

Corbie Jean Walpole has filed to appeal the seven-and-a-half-year sentence she received for inflicting life-changing injuries on her friend Jake Loader.

Victoria's Goulburn Valley is known as the food bowl of Australia, but it could soon be known as the home of the giant pear in a bid to attract tourists to the regional centre.

A motorcyclist's bike, gloves and helmet were found near the site of a car and motorbike collision on the Hume Freeway near Wangaratta on Friday, and police are appealing for the rider or any witnesses to come forward.

A regional circus school will expand into Melbourne to offer more opportunities for performers across the country.

Alpine resorts could not be happier with up to 19 centimetres of fresh snow recorded overnight — and more snow to come.

Renters mark five years since Victorian legislation changed to allow tenants, including those in public housing, to keep pets with their landlord's permission.

A coronial inquest fails to determine the cause of death of a three-month-old boy, whose body was found during a police welfare check in rural New South Wales.

Witnesses tell a court in Melbourne they were left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket after Mr Stevens failed to build swimming pools they had paid him for.

Police are investigating after vandals damage popular waterfalls already fragile from erosion.

The earlier than normal arrival of this year's flu season has doctors urging Australians to roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated. 

Ambulance Victoria has confirmed that a two-year-old girl has drowned in a dam near Nagambie in Victoria's north.

Agriculture Victoria confirms the highly pathogenic H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been found at a third Euroa property.

Victoria's peak farming body says the conventional caged egg system has been in place since the 1960s and shoppers have come to rely on it.

The Victorian premier says strong action will be taken to contain an outbreak of avian influenza at a Euroa farm, as backyard flock owners are urged to report any cases of unexplained bird deaths.