Inside Victoria’s high country search and rescue network
How Victoria Police, SES, Ambulance Victoria and ski patrols coordinate rescues across the alpine region, and why the terrain changes…
Read More »Inside the system that tracks Victoria’s missing
How the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre works with Victoria Police on long-term cases, DNA matching and the annual awareness…
Read More »Graffiti to Criminal Damage: Victoria’s Laws Explained
From a tagged laneway to a torched car — how Victorian law treats graffiti and property damage differently, and what…
Read More »How Victoria’s Firearms Licensing System Actually Works
An explainer on firearms licence categories, the genuine reason test, storage laws and the registration system Victoria Police administers across…
Read More »Retired officers rejoin the ranks as Victoria Police plugs gaps
Hundreds of former officers have applied to return to Victoria Police under a scheme aimed at freeing up desk-bound officers…
Read More »Who’s In Charge? SES and Police Roles in Flood Emergencies
When floodwaters rise across regional Victoria, who actually calls the shots? We explain the control-agency model behind SES and police…
Read More »Coronial Recommendations: Do They Actually Change Anything?
Victorian coroners hand down hundreds of recommendations each year. We examine what happens next — and why so many gather…
Read More »Cousin’s ‘take him for all he’s worth’ texts aired at Melbourne rape trial
A County Court jury has heard a witness say the cousin of a woman who alleges rape claimed she wanted…
Read More »Geelong’s New Waterfront Hotel Opens With Best Views in Town
A new hotel on Geelong's Corio Bay foreshore is turning heads, giving Victoria's second-largest city a waterfront statement Melbourne has…
Read More »Inside the PSO Program: Who Patrols Victoria’s Train Stations at Night
A decade after their rollout, Protective Services Officers remain a fixture of Victoria's rail network after dark. We explain their…
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