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Eight banned over alcohol-related violence
	Eight people in the Bendigo area have been banned from all licensed venues for up to two years.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Govt to fund construction of new rental homes
	The State Government will fund the construction of 4,500 new private rental homes to ease Victoria's tightening rental market.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Woman's skull fractured after being hit by golf ball
	Victoria Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was hit in the temple by a golf ball through the open window of her taxi.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Show goes on despite soggy tutus
	The Australian Ballet is attempting to salvage hundreds of items which were damaged in Melbourne's ferocious storms.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Home final firming for Bushrangers
	Victoria is well placed to host next week's Sheffield Shield final after dominating Tasmania with the bat at the MCG and gaining good news from the north.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Conman jailed after posing as spy
	A Melbourne conman who pretended to be an ASIO agent to cheat a woman out of her life savings has been jailed for four and a half years.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Saints, Bulldogs bolster their line-ups
	Rival captains Nick Riewoldt and Daniel Giansiracusa are among some big-name inclusions for Saturday night's AFL preseason cup final between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda at Docklands.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Verbeek keeps everyone guessing on future
	Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek says his future beyond the World Cup will soon be known, but no final decision has been made.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Davies takes two-shot Open lead
	Laura Davies called it the perfect start but in reality, it was only the start that wasn't.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Six charged over sex assault on two teens
	Six people have been charged with sexually assaulting two teenage girls at a house in Wonthaggi, south-east of Melbourne on Saturday night.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Members of alleged organised crime family refused bail
	A court has heard police have covert phone and video evidence implicating four men in an alleged family drug syndicate.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Casey councillor faces charges over leak
	A Casey councillor could be prosecuted for improperly giving sensitive information to a newspaper about a rival's bid for a contract.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Mothers accused of attacking alleged paedophile
	Two women will be charged on summons over an alleged assault on an accused paedophile outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Vics looking solid against Tigers
	Victoria was well placed to build a big first innings score at 2 for 121 at lunch against Tasmania on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Magistrate accused of bias at Dale committal
	A murder committal hearing involving former drug squad detective, Paul Dale, has been placed in doubt with prosecutors accusing the presiding magistrate of bias.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Veteran Davies leads women's Open
	Defending champion Laura Davies and Australian golfer Rebecca Flood were tied for the lead during the opening round of the Australian Women's Open in Melbourne.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

DVD sales raise $1m for charity
	The sales of DVDs of last year's Sound Relief concert have raised another $1million for charity.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Lost dog numbers triple after storms
	The number of lost dogs in the Melbourne area tripled following Saturday's ferocious hail storm.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Man dies after collapsing in pub cellar
	Police believe a lack of oxygen in a hotel cellar in southwest Victoria, contributed to a man's death this morning.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Govt on track for budget surplus
	The Treasurer says Victoria is the only state in the country that is forecasting a budget surplus.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Deal to spark Gippsland coal search
	Two energy companies in Victoria are working out the details of a new deal that would see drilling for coal at sites throughout Gippsland.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Man attacked by swarm of wasps
	A man has been stung at least 20 times by a swarm of wasps at Montmorency, in Melbourne's north east.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Mining warden office to stay
	The Victorian Government has decided to retain the Office of the Victorian Mining Warden.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Wildfire planning measures put in place
	The Victorian Government has placed a planning overlay on some fire-prone areas of the Wimmera-Mallee.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Speeding car narrowly misses road workers
	A car narrowly missed road workers when it veered off a road and crashed into a line marking trailer in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton South overnight
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(VIC)

Driver flees police, leaves licence
	A MAN pulled over by an off-duty police officer for driving offences last night sped off to escape a fine, but forgot his licence.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Gurshan's mum asks for baby prayers
	THE mother of toddler Gurshan Singh Channa has asked the community to pray she falls pregnant.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

A door opened to railway disaster
	ANOTHER train has been withdrawn from service after a horrifying incident in which a door was stuck open between stations.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Sentencing review will rank crimes
	MELBOURNE'S 3a water restrictions could be eased after Premier John Brumby said he wanted to see them relaxed.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Cough lolly retrial
	A 30c throat lozenge will see taxpayers cough up tens of thousands of dollars after an innocent mistake won accused criminals new trials.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Man bashed after robbery
	SHAMELESS knife bandits last night beat up a young man even though they already had their hands on his hard earned cash.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Golf ball fractures skull
	A ROGUE golf ball has fractured a woman's skull, striking her temple through the open window of a taxi.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Dodgy door shows just how old the fleet is
	THE train had just left West Footscray when I heard the noise. It was annoying.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Winter tones with matching tunes
	WINTER fashion will get a classical twist next week. Models will strut down the catwalk to the strains of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Nation pays for insulation bungle
	CHARLIE Sutton is a lonely figure at Whitten Oval. But the Bulldogs' only day premiership captain and coach would love more mates.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Smiling at adversity
	SMILING Maisie Cruickshank may be down but she won't be beaten. And the smile that rarely leaves her face is helping her family.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

UK trains on time
	RAIL passengers in Melbourne fed up with late trains will fume over the punctuality record of other cities.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Tough call on students netted for cheating
	STUDENT cheats who used mobile phones to search the internet in VCE exams have been punished.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Tax flop shrinks surplus
	THE State Government is boasting a mid-year surplus but will have to plug an $85 million hole in the budget after a property tax collapse.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

A new leash of life for the Doggies
	IS this truly-ruly, mercifully, finally, going to be the year of the Dog ... or just another dog of a year?
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Brumby family on public payroll
	REVEALED: THE State Government employs four members of Premier John Brumby's family in taxpayer-financed jobs.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Workers offered a carrot
	IN a desperate bid to lift its performance, Metro has offered staff bonuses if it can meet its targets.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Tonia Bocola
	A BANK robber is on the run after threatening a bank teller with a gun in a small south Gippsland town and fleeing with cash.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Armed robber flees with bag of cash
	A BANDIT has got away with a bag full of cash after walking into a bank in Mirboo North armed with a gun.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

'Meow' drug triggers psychosis
	A deadly drug dubbed Britain's new ecstasy has sent a man into a psychotic trance-like state in the first known case in Melbourne.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

'You swindled her ... you broke her heart'
	A CAREER conman who pretended he was a spy has been jailed for swindling $150,000 from his new bride.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Court told of love rage hammer attack
	A MAN lay in wait and savagely beat another man to death with a hammer in a jealous rage, a court heard today.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Six charged over 'sex assault'
	FIVE men and a youth have been charged over the alleged sexual assault of two teenage girls in Wonthaggi last weekend.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Six jailed over cannabis trafficking
	SIX drug traffickers have been jailed after police found them growing nearly half a tonne of cannabis in nine houses.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Lout pushed man onto tracks
	A YOUTH who pushed a man off a platform had consumed 18 beers along with spirits and remembers nothing, a court heard today.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

'War zone' as fight erupts at court
	UPDATE 4.15pm: A MAN with partial vision and two women were capsicum sprayed by security officers at a Melbourne Court today.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Man killed in hotel gas leak
	A MAN has died in the cellar of a country pub in Birregurra, west of Geelong, after being overcome by leaking gas in the cellar.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Drug dealing mum behind bars
	A SUBURBAN heroin-trafficking mum was today sentenced to at least two and a half years behind bars.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Vic the place for tourists to be
	VICTORIA enjoyed the nation's biggest growth in overnight international visitors last year, with 30 per cent of tourists coming to state in 2009.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Public fury at $58 jaywalk fines
	POLICE busted 80 people for jaywalking in Geelong yesterday, raking in thousands in fines and sparking angry responses.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Man trapped in tram crash
	A MAN, 26, has been freed after his car and a tram collided in Melbourne's west this morning.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

Hoon did 170km/h, no licence
	AN unlicensed teen hoon has had his motorbike impounded after allegedly being caught at more than twice the speed limit.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at The Herald Sun

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