Robert Doyle has promised to promote debate and make decisions in his new role as Melbourne Lord Mayor.

After an extensive review of the Victorian jumps racing industry, Racing Victoria has announced the sport will continue.

English trainer Luca Cumani says he will return to Australia for future races, even if his Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer has its second placing taken away this afternoon.

Investors who lost more than $200 million in the collapse of Fincorp are taking legal action against a company set up to protect their funds.

A state government-appointed environmental expert says parts of Victoria's central and western regions are degraded beyond repair.

Anti-desalination protesters are headed for Melbourne today to call for major changes to the Government's water policy.

The Transport Minister Tim Pallas is refusing to confirm details of the plan but says it will bigger than any investment the state has seen.

The South Dragons hammered Wollongong by 34 points in their National Basketball League encounter in Wollongong last night.

Australian golfer Robert Allenby almost pulled out of today's Australian PGA tournament in Queensland, only for his terminally ill mother to tell him to go out and win it.

Victoria Police have charged a woman over a car crash at Mount Evelyn that left her toddler in hospital with serious injuries.