Larissa Ham is a digital producer with the ABC's Melbourne team. During more than two decades in the media, she has also worked as a producer, journalist and editor at The Age, and as a freelance writer for numerous publications.
Mathew Kent says the sport has helped him wring more enjoyment out of life. Just don't mention the swim leg.
Candles have been lit at homes and community gatherings around Australia to support independent MP Helen Haines, who remains in critical condition after being struck by a car.
A sophisticated 70s restaurant with hot-pink light shades and the all-you-can-eat smorgasbords of the suburbs are among the Melbourne institutions revived in a new coffee table book.
A free Victorian service that helps home owners facing mortgage stress has been forced to temporarily close its books, as interest rate rises and inflation bite.
The royal commissioner investigating corruption in Victoria's construction sector has issued a warning to "all people who have done wrong" in the first public hearing.
Unless you need it, you may not know about it. But Travellers Aid is a much-needed cog in Victoria's public transport system, helping more than 110,000 people a year.
A Bandidos gang member has been charged as part of an investigation into several suspicious fires, including a blaze in Melbourne's west that left a man fighting for his life.
Police have named a Victorian man who remains at large after he allegedly attacked his elderly parents and brother with an axe in Gippsland yesterday.
A man believed to be wielding an axe has allegedly attacked three people, including an elderly man and woman, in Gippsland and remains on the run, say Victoria Police.
A soccer club which hosted an under-12 girls' soccer match in Melbourne's south-east has said it "vehemently rejects" claims of gender bias, after the match was abandoned halfway through.
Former South Australian Supreme Court chief justice Christopher Kourakis will head the royal commission into corruption in the state's construction sector.
Farmer-turned-professional penny-farthing maker Dan Bolwell has a cult following of international enthusiasts.
State Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the meaning of the term "headlock", after alleging her party room colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her.
The countdown is on for Australia's World Cup match against Paraguay, and some football fans are preparing to happily put work on the backburner.
The One Nation leader last night told a political fundraiser she would work with the Coalition to oust Labor at the upcoming state election.
A prisoner who absconded from his brother's funeral in Melbourne's north-west on Anzac Day continues to evade detection.
A man has been shot at during an aggravated home invasion, and a pub and restaurant were set on fire overnight in Melbourne.
It may have once denied Jerry Seinfield a booking, but this Fitzroy cafe has won no shortage of fans during its four decades.
The Victorian government has announced women facing the danger of family violence will be able to upgrade their home security under a $3.5 million pledge.
An exhibition bridges the gap between art and science by inviting visitors to imagine the world through the senses of other species and consider our own fragile relationship with nature.
A former police hostage negotiator says he was sure Dezi Freeman's seven-month run from the law "was going to end in tears" and that the fugitive would never surrender.
Victoria Police have officially confirmed that the person shot dead by officers at a property in Victoria's north-east on Monday morning was fugitive Dezi Freeman.
Police say they will come down hard on anyone who helped Dezi Freeman, who was shot dead by police yesterday after a massive seven-month manhunt.
Craft trends come and go, but a resurgence in social arts and crafts is proving that creativity and human connection are still very much in vogue.
Digital crimes involving harassment, or distributing child abuse material, are among the most common federal crimes being sentenced in Victoria, a new report shows.
