Ethan White is the 2026 ABC News cadet based in Melbourne. He has previously worked in community television and local government in South Australia.
One in three Australians will need a blood donation in their lifetime, but one man in particular is doing more than his fair share in keeping stocks up.
Melbourne police officer Trevor Bergman has just finished giving blood in Canberra - meaning he has ticked off giving blood at all 85 centres around the country.
But the mission's logistics weren't straightforward.
Story by Ethan White with additional production by Josie Sargent.
While most people who give blood might visit a handful of donation centres in their life, Trevor Bergman has gone above and beyond by donating at every blood bank in the country.
A truck parking bay that has become a hotspot for rubbish dumping in Clayton South has been closed and fenced off.
Topic: Recycling and Waste Management
One fifth of Victoria's councils have confirmed they are investigating or implementing measures to prohibit covert recording devices from community pools and recreation facilities over privacy concerns.
As Melbourne prepares to host two non-Victorian teams in this weekend's AFL grand final, venues are gearing up to welcome fans who missed out on a ticket to the big game.
A growing religious community in the city's south-east will have to keep looking for a new spiritual home, after councillors rejected a bid to build a church on protected green wedge land.
Topic: Urban Development and Planning
Peter Allen's world famous maracas and a custom-made vest for pioneering Indigenous singer Archie Roach are also among items on display for the 50th anniversary of the Australian Performing Arts Collection.
Councils call on the Victorian government to reconsider a mandate requiring purple-lid glass-recycling bins to be rolled out to all homes by July 2027.
Topic: Recycling and Waste Management
A cyber attack on one of Australia's major publishing distributors has left independent bookstores and authors struggling to meet customer demand.
As a Rohingya person from Myanmar, Asma was denied an official nationality. Migration experts say statelessness, an issue faced by over 8,000 people in Australia, remains poorly understood.
The owner of one of Victoria's worst illegal dump sites has been handed a record fine of $60,000 and ordered to pay an expected $1 million to clean up the polluted property in Melbourne's outer north-east.
Five years ago, Adiba was separated from her sister Arya as she fled Afghanistan. Now the Ganji siblings have reunited in Melbourne and are on their way to obtaining Australian citizenship.
A plan to relocate a church into a green wedge has sparked controversy in the community, as places of worship report being excluded from development plans.
Glittering tiaras and dazzling necklaces worn by Hollywood icons such as Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly are featured in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Councils across Melbourne's suburbs are struggling to combat the rise of illegal dumping, despite over $21 million of funding from the Victorian state government.
Topic: Recycling and Waste Management
A kitten left for dead after being thrown from a moving car has spent months recovering and is now at a new home with two familiar faces.
A new program at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market is tackling the massive amount of food wasted, while helping the rising number of people struggling to put food on the table.
Marine experts are calling for greater education on aquatic life following the death of a seal believed to be known by Mornington Peninsula locals as Sammy.
A beloved seal known as Sammy is believed to have died, after Zoos Victoria confirmed they were called to a rescue on Tuesday.
The funding package also includes nearly $37 million dedicated to cleaning up graffiti along major roads.
A Dandenong woman whose body was found south-west of Melbourne on Saturday has been remembered as a devoted mother who "deserved a life filled with safety, happiness, and peace".
Wyndham City Council's Preet Singh wrote a character reference for Kashyap Patel, who in 2024 was convicted of grooming and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
When the parents of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart flew to Melbourne for a police service, little did they know their son's killer would emerge just days later.
