Melissa Brown joined the ABC in 1997 in Queensland, working in the Toowoomba, Rockhampton and Cairns newsrooms before moving to Melbourne in 2002. She was the radio court reporter at the height of the Melbourne gangland war. She has spent time on the road for radio and TV news, and has been a producer for Insiders. She is now a digital producer, a radio news producer and radio newsreader.
A luxury car workshop is the latest business to be targeted in Melbourne's ongoing arson attacks.
Overcast skies break into sunshine as Robbie Williams draws cheers from punters at the 166th running of the Melbourne Cup.
Victoria's Court of Appeal will announce its decision on the mushroom killer's bid to have her convictions overturned.
A 59-year-old man is charged over the alleged assault of Amanda Dow's husband on Sunday.
It brings the number of cars destroyed across the city this week to 13.
Six cars have been destroyed and two homes damaged in more overnight fires in Melbourne.
The new pick-up and drop-off zones have largely met with passenger approval on the first morning of operation.
The boy is in a critical condition in hospital after three cars were destroyed by fire in Taylors Hill early this morning.
The council has voted to overturn a 2022 decision to advocate for the federal government to move Australia Day from January 26.
The Victorian Ambulance Union says it found out about a government plan to change the protocols for emergency mental health call-outs through the media.
Police are investigating an overnight fire that gutted the 105-year-old former Austral Picture Theatre in Collingwood.
Brisbane players are meeting Lions fans in Melbourne after their thrilling last-minute win over the Dockers at the MCG.
The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee spent 50 years in the music industry and also became a television presenter and youth advocate.
The Melbourne Cricket Club says it wants footy fans who threw bottles at umpires during the preliminary final to be banned for life.
Experts warn Victorians to start preparing for extreme grass pollen days and thunderstorm asthma after Victoria's wettest winter in a decade.
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.
A re-elected Labor government will recruit an extra 1,500 police officers and build a new training facility in the Wyndham area, Premier Ben Carroll says.
Topic: State and Territory Elections
The City of Yarra has banned glasses with built-in cameras from its leisure centres, playgrounds and childcare centres to protect the community.
Metro Trains apologises after a train failed to stop as it started dragging a guide dog along the station platform when its leash became caught in a train door.
Cherie Holt has spoken about "one of the worst moments" of her family's lives after the alleged unprovoked attack on her and her sick son.
The former Australian test batter alleges a concussion he suffered during an "aggressively physical" football training session at Brighton Grammar 12 years ago ultimately ended his professional cricket career.
The incident unfolded outside the Victoria Police headquarters at lunchtime. Passers-by pulled the man from the woman as the attack continued.
The car hit the woman and then crashed into a restaurant during the lunchtime rush at Westfield Knox.
Topic: Transport Accidents and Incidents
Detectives executed warrants at the construction union headquarters and five other properties.
Triple murderer Erin Patterson continues her bid to have her conviction overturned in the Court of Appeal, while the Office of Public Prosecutions launches its own appeal to remove the chance of parole. Look back at how today's hearing unfolded in our live blog.
