500 join Murrindindi Black Saturday class action
About 500 residents have joined a class action for losses caused by the Black Saturday bushfires in the Murrindindi area, in north-east Victoria, in 2009.
View ArticleBushfire victims told to register for class action
Victims of the Kilmore East bushfire on Black Saturday have been warned that time is running out to register for a class action in the Supreme Court.
View ArticleBlack Saturday victims still seeking compensation
Thousands of residents affected by Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires are still seeking compensation for their losses.
View ArticleBlack Saturday class action to be streamed online
Victims of the Kinglake-Kilmore East fire on Black Saturday have been spared the trauma of attending court during their case for compensation, after the Supreme Court agreed to transmit proceedings...
View ArticleBushfire survivors seek justice in class action
The biggest civil case in Victorian history, launched by victims of the Kilmore East Black Saturday bushfires, begins.
View ArticleVictims relive horror of Kilmore East fire
Victims of the Black Saturday bushfire at Kilmore East wept as footage of the blaze that killed 119 people was played in the Supreme Court in Melbourne.
View ArticlePowerline contractor defends inspection regime
The contractor that checked a powerline that sparked the deadliest Black Saturday bushfire has defended its inspection regime.
View ArticleKilmore East fire warnings 'too little, too late'
The Victorian Supreme Court has heard some communities burned by the deadliest Black Saturday bushfire were not warned until after the fire hit them.
View ArticleMother describes anguish of losing son in bushfire
A woman whose son perished in the Kilmore East bushfire on Black Saturday has told a Melbourne court of her last contact with her son.
View ArticleMitchell Mayor promises less rates pain in future
The Mayor of Mitchell Shire, Bill Melbourne, has pledged to return the council's budget to surplus within the next three years, after a rate rise of 11 per cent.
View ArticleGovernment criticised for failing to establish fire refuges
Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission watchdog has criticised the State Government for failing to establish fire safety refuges.
View ArticleMcEwen Liberal candidate keen to offer 'viable alternative'
The Liberal Party's candidate for the federal seat of McEwen says there is a mood for change within the electorate.
View ArticlePoll predicts swing against ALP in McEwen
A pre-election poll has found the sitting Labor Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, could be in trouble on Saturday, with as much as an 8 per cent swing to his Liberal opponent, Donna Petrovich.
View ArticlePetrovich 'optimistic' about McEwen chances
The Liberal candidate in the Victorian seat of McEwen, Donna Petrovich, says she is still optimistic about her chances in the tight contest.
View ArticlePostal votes may decide winner in Indi
Postal votes may decide the result in the northern Victorian seat of Indi, with Liberal frontbencher, Sophie Mirabella, still in danger of losing.
View ArticleIndi vote count expected to be completed tomorrow
The result of the federal election vote in the northern Victoria seat of Indi is expected to be known by tomorrow, but that may not be the end of the matter.
View ArticleFigures reveal falling livestock theft reports
Police crime data indicates that reports of livestock stolen from farms across regional Victoria are declining.
View ArticleLabor clinches the Victorian seat of McEwen
Sitting Labor member clinches federal seat of McEwen.
View ArticleLabor more open under new leadership vote: Mitchell
The new MP for McEwen says the new process for electing a Labor leader will make the party more open.
View ArticleMinister tries allay concerns about high rise development
Victoria's Planning Minister Matthew Guy has tried to allay concerns that neighbours could lose the right of appeal against permits for high-rise buildings under the new planning blueprint for...
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