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Searching for ghosts in the south west

A group has been looking for hints of paranormal activity in the region.

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Tributes for Vivian.

Local schoolteacher Vivian Hodgins lost her life earlier this week when the tsunami struck Samoa.

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Deaths prompt workplace safety warning

WorkSafe is urging country Victorians to improve safety at their workplaces this year, after an increase in the number of work-related deaths in regional Victoria in 2009.

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Father dies thinking children trapped in blaze

A man who died in a house fire at Colac in western Victoria believed his children were trapped inside the burning house.

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Patient death sparks call for more paramedics

The ambulance union says there were other local cases that had the potential to end tragically, when a man died while waiting for an ambulance in Maryborough, in central Victoria, last week.

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Ararat mourns former mayor

The Ararat community is mourning the death of a former leader.

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Deadly house fire sparks warning

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has renewed calls for people to their check smoke alarms, after the death of a 38-year-old man in a house fire near Warrnambool early yesterday.

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Ambulance service reviews Maryborough staffing

Ambulance Victoria says it will reassess resourcing levels at the Maryborough station as part of an ongoing review.

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Living with death: stories of the Ballarat Hospice

Each day our televisions, newspapers and advertisements are filled with messages reminding us to live well. But how often do we talk about dying well?

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Living with death: stories of the Ballarat Hospice

Each day our televisions, newspapers and advertisements are filled with messages reminding us to live well. But how often do we talk about dying well?

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Autopsy completed after outback death

An autopsy has found there were no suspicious circumstances in the outback death of Victorian man Jason Richards.

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Ballarat International Foto Biennale: Frances Mocnik

Frances Mocnik's exhibition 'The Night that Follows Day' is a photo essay of her experience with death and dying. She began creating the body of works after her brother passed away.

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Unmarked Chinese graves detected in Creswick

A Melbourne-based geophysics team has located hundreds of unmarked graves at the Creswick Cemetery. An archaeological survey has confirmed there are about 400 graves which are thought to belong to...

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Inquest into death of poisoned builder resumes

The inquest into the fatal poisoning of a western Victorian builder will resume in Melbourne today.

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Man dies of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Police are investigating the death of a Ballarat man from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at the weekend.

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A family business: the story of the undertakers' mother

There is always work in the funeral business, recognised the five sons of Melbourne woman Alice Tobin. Denise Tobin Shine writes a book from the eyes of her late grandmother whose boys founded...

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Losing my father to Alzheimer's disease

A few months ago I found out my dad had pancreatic cancer and didn't have long to live. It hit me like a tonne of bricks; but the truth is I'd begun to lose my father long before that.

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State funeral for former Hamer minister

A state funeral will be held for former Ballarat politician and Hamer government minister, Murray Byrne, who has died at the age of 84.

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Police to speak to desert ordeal survivors

Broken Hill police will this week speak to the survivors of an ordeal that left a man dead on a remote station north of the city last week.

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Mourners farewell murder victim, Sarah Cafferkey

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