Olivia Sanders

A new report from a regional Victorian women's health organisation reveals a dire lack of access to sexual and reproductive services in the state's west.   

The Victorian government's announcement of the first new gas extraction project approved in a decade has been met with mixed reactions, with some saying gas is still necessary while others believe "enough damage has been done".

Starting next year, the Victorian government plans to fund 400 pelvic pain and menstrual health education sessions for students across the state, with regional and rural schools prioritised for delivery. 

When Jimmi Buscombe created Gutsy the wombat under a Warrnambool bridge six years ago, he could never have imagined where it would lead him. 

At this regional youth centre, vaping has outstripped alcohol and cannabis as the most common addiction. These teenagers tell us how they managed to quit.

Estimates suggest every Australian will know someone struggling with addiction at some point in their life, even if they're not aware of it.

Experts question why only one Australian state has implemented internationally recognised "gold standard" security measures for digital licences ahead of Victoria's statewide launch next month. 

The first Yoorrook Justice Commission hearings since last year's referendum began yesterday at UNESCO World Heritage-listed site Budj Bim, on Gunditjmara country in the state's south-west.

Volunteering, recycling and education are just some of the ways music-loving young people are working to reduce the shocking amount of waste generated at music festivals.

As the frequency of extreme weather events becomes part of the Australian conversation, a schools-based program has a solution to helping children to prepare and cope with natural emergencies.

The government says the 1,000-square-kilometre zone could generate enough energy to power up to two million homes.

About a third of Victorian councils still open meetings with a Christian prayer, but at least one council has voted to ditch it after receiving a complaint claiming its inclusion violates the Victorian Human Rights and Responsibilities Charter.

People living in communities near the Bayindeen bushfire in Victoria's north-west have been told to leave before midday Wednesday, ahead of predicted catastrophic fire conditions.

An elderly south-west Victorian farmer is fined $34,000 over the death or injury of more than 200 koalas during the clearing of a former blue gum plantation on his land during 2020.

You might go to your local librarian for a book recommendation, but people are increasingly asking them for help with social services too, or getting on the housing list, or even booking to see a GP.

Tayla Relph is the only Australian, and one of only 22 women across the world, to score a spot on the grid for the inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship in Europe later this year. 

Geoscience technology services company CGG formally submitted its permit application and environmental plan in late January amid a month-long campaign of community protests.

A permit application for the largest marine seismic survey proposal recorded is under assessment at the same time the offshore regulator is investigating the company funding the project for alleged 2020 breaches in the Otway Basin.

It is believed Garry Mallen suffered a medical episode about 8:30am while at the fire scene in Portland, Victoria.

Can outdoor adventure activities like surf lessons, equine therapy, and weekend hikes improve health and boost community engagement? A new regional health pilot program aims to find out. 

Construction workers have discovered Indigenous remains at what is suspected to be a burial site in Warrnambool.

Thanks to an Accessible Beach Day at Victoria's Port Campbell the Elsum children enjoyed a great day by the surf — their first time. Now the charity behind the accessibility movement is calling on governments to get on board with the idea.

A major search and rescue operation in Victoria's south-west has entered its third day after a 74-year-old woman was reported missing in the Mount Richmond area, near Portland earlier this week.