Victoria State News

ABC News: Victoria Employer confidence at record high: report Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:15:00 +1000 A new survey has found employer confidence is at a record high, with a large number of businesses planning to hire more staff this year. Klim calls it quits Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:00:00 +1000 Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim has announced his retirement from swimming, ending a 12-year international career. Gippsland braces for drenching storms Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:38:00 +1000 Communities in eastern Victoria are bracing themselves for gale force winds bringing up to 200 millimetres of rain in the next two days. Man stabbed to death in Melbourne's east Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:10:00 +1000 Police investigating the stabbing death of a man in Melbourne's east say the victim had been arguing with a woman just before the attack. Flood warning issued for Gippsland Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:45:00 +1000 Victoria's State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents in the eastern Gippsland region to prepare for heavy rainfall over the next couple of days. ABC News: Ballarat Food firm to boost Maryborough jobs Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:31:00 +1000 Seventy-five jobs will be created in the central Victorian town of Maryborough, with a food company setting up in a former factory site. Group confident of geopark status Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:26:00 +1000 A south-west Victorian group pushing for the region to become internationally recognised for its geological features has little doubt the recognition will be granted. South-west abalone virus spreading Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:25:00 +1000 A herpes-like virus killing abalone in waters off Victoria's south-west coast is now spreading east of Warrnambool. Tatura Milk offers redundancies Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:15:00 +1000 Tatura Milk in north-east Victoria is making six staff members redundant in an effort to cut costs. Grampians water sale may make pipeline project viable Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:10:00 +1000 The Wimmera-Mallee's water authority says it needs to sell water from the Grampians headworks to make the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline project viable. ABC News: South West Victoria Police consider industrial unrest over pay row Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:48:00 +1000 Wimmera-Mallee police in western Victoria are considering their involvement in possible industrial action over a breakdown in pay talks with the State Government. Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:49:00 +1000 Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system. Group confident of geopark status Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:26:00 +1000 A south-west Victorian group pushing for the region to become internationally recognised for its geological features has little doubt the recognition will be granted. South-west abalone virus spreading Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:25:00 +1000 A herpes-like virus killing abalone in waters off Victoria's south-west coast is now spreading east of Warrnambool. Grampians water sale may make pipeline project viable Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:10:00 +1000 The Wimmera-Mallee's water authority says it needs to sell water from the Grampians headworks to make the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline project viable. ABC News: Mildura - Swan Hill Mildura Marina to be opened up to Murray Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:00:00 +1000 The Mildura Marina, in north-west Victoria, will be opened up to the Murray River in the next few days. Police consider industrial unrest over pay row Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:48:00 +1000 Wimmera-Mallee police in western Victoria are considering their involvement in possible industrial action over a breakdown in pay talks with the State Government. Rain won't stop Murray town water bans Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:40:00 +1000 Strict water restrictions for all towns along the Murray River will still be introduced this weekend, despite recent rain. Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:49:00 +1000 Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system. Rail group welcomes level crossing safety moves Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:00:00 +1000 Rail operators say new level crossing safety measures announced by the Victorian Government are a step in the right direction. ABC News: Central Victoria Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:49:00 +1000 Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system. Food firm to boost Maryborough jobs Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:31:00 +1000 Seventy-five jobs will be created in the central Victorian town of Maryborough, with a food company setting up in a former factory site. Group confident of geopark status Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:26:00 +1000 A south-west Victorian group pushing for the region to become internationally recognised for its geological features has little doubt the recognition will be granted. Tatura Milk offers redundancies Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:15:00 +1000 Tatura Milk in north-east Victoria is making six staff members redundant in an effort to cut costs. Bendigo man pleads guilty to manslaughter charge Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:06:00 +1000 A Bendigo man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after an attack that lead to the death of a Kangaroo Flat man last year.

Weather forecast for Wodonga, Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, Hamilton, Horsham, Mildura, Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Swan Hill & Warrnambool Australian Bureau of Meteorology - forecast issued on Friday 21 Nov 2008 at 04:55 Bairnsdale Friday: 10 Min 9 Max 23 Saturday: 22 Min 8 Max 16 Sunday: 12 Min 8 Max 16 Monday: 26 Min 10 Max 18 Tuesday: Min 8 Max 20 Ballarat Friday: 7 Min 5 Max 16 Saturday: 20 Min 4 Max 11 Sunday: 12 Min 6 Max 15 Monday: 19 Min 8 Max 16 Tuesday: Min 6 Max 18 Bendigo Friday: 11 Min 8 Max 20 Saturday: 25 Min 6 Max 16 Sunday: 14 Min 8 Max 19 Monday: 23 Min 7 Max 22 Tuesday: Min 9 Max 23 Hamilton Friday: 8 Min 7 Max 16 Saturday: 23 Min 4 Max 14 Sunday: 11 Min 7 Max 17 Monday: 19 Min 8 Max 18 Tuesday: Min 7 Max 21 Horsham Friday: 9 Min 6 Max 20 Saturday: 26 Min 4 Max 17 Sunday: 11 Min 6 Max 21 Monday: 21 Min 6 Max 23 Tuesday: Min 8 Max 25 Melbourne Friday: 13 Min 11 Max 21 Saturday: 24 Min 9 Max 16 Sunday: 17 Min 11 Max 17 Monday: 24 Min 13 Max 19 Tuesday: Min 11 Max 21 Mildura Friday: 13 Min 10 Max 23 Saturday: 29 Min 8 Max 19 Sunday: 16 Min 8 Max 23 Monday: 30 Min 11 Max 24 Tuesday: Min 13 Max 25 Mornington Peninsula Friday: 12 Min 11 Max 18 Saturday: 21 Min 9 Max 14 Sunday: 15 Min 11 Max 16 Monday: 21 Min 13 Max 17 Tuesday: Min 11 Max 18 Swan Hill Friday: 11 Min 8 Max 23 Saturday: 28 Min 7 Max 18 Sunday: 14 Min 8 Max 22 Monday: 28 Min 9 Max 24 Tuesday: Min 11 Max 25 Warrnambool Friday: 10 Min 8 Max 15 Saturday: 21 Min 7 Max 14 Sunday: 13 Min 8 Max 16 Monday: 20 Min 10 Max 17 Tuesday: Min 8 Max 19 NEWS.com.au | Victoria Imams condone rape, violence - report Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:27:00 GMT SOME Muslim imams condone rape and domestic violence within marriage, exploitation of women, welfare fraud and polygamy, a report has found. Dead on their feet in vertical cemetary Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT PEOPLE buried in Australia's first vertical cemetary will be placed in biodegradable shrouds and put into cylindrical holes feet first. Fire crew 'should not have been sent in' Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:37:00 GMT FIRE authorities underestimated the risk from a Victorian bushfire that left 11 New Zealand firefighters injured, an internal report has found. Two people killed in car crash Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:42:00 GMT TWO people have been killed and another is fighting for life after a horrific road accident north of Melbourne. Man gets 10 years for killing de facto Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:26:00 GMT A MAN who killed his de facto then hid her body in a sewage pit at his mother's house has been jailed for 10 years. ABC News: Gippsland Gippsland braces for drenching storms Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:38:00 +1000 Communities in eastern Victoria are bracing themselves for gale force winds bringing up to 200 millimetres of rain in the next two days. Flood warning issued for Gippsland Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:45:00 +1000 Victoria's State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents in the eastern Gippsland region to prepare for heavy rainfall over the next couple of days. Govt accused of ignoring Gippsland level crossing safety Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:15:00 +1000 The National party is asking why Gippsland, in south-east Victoria, has been largely ignored in the State Government's roll out of safety measures for train level crossings. Farmers urged to donate extra fodder Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:14:00 +1000 Another plea has gone out to landholders to put their excess fodder supplies on the market. Parliament to hear gas pipeline issue Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:12:00 +1000 The Independent Member for Gippsland East, Craig Ingram, will raise the issue of piped gas to Gippsland in Parliament. ABC News: Goulburn Murray Rain won't stop Murray town water bans Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:40:00 +1000 Strict water restrictions for all towns along the Murray River will still be introduced this weekend, despite recent rain. Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:49:00 +1000 Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system. Irrigators' group threatens water plan support withdrawal Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:18:00 +1000 Northern Victorian Irrigators will withdraw its support for the Victorian Government's water plan, if its members are against the project. Cold weather prompts call for water meter covers Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:17:00 +1000 Victoria's North-East Water is recommending people cover household water meters to avoid them freezing during the frosts. Tatura Milk offers redundancies Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:15:00 +1000 Tatura Milk in north-east Victoria is making six staff members redundant in an effort to cut costs.