Residents near a proposed social housing project in Bendigo say the state government's fast-tracked planning process is allowing "lazy planning" to go ahead without sufficient scrutiny.

A unique piano recital has been held 61 metres deep underground in an old gold mine.

A man who became trapped in a grain silo in central Victoria last week is lucky to be alive, according to rescuers involved in the operation to free him.

A tin of tomato soup has exploded in a man's face, leaving him with a nasty wound.

The federal government has not ruled out using more water buybacks to make up a shortfall in a key Murray-Darling Basin Plan water-saving target.

Mexican fast-food chain Guzman Y Gomez (GYG) has come under fire for advertising the use of Australian produce while importing hundreds of tonnes of Danish pork each year.

State and local election hopefuls are calling out the stealing and defacing of election signs, along with a rise in racism and intimidating behaviour, with one political expert saying Australia is witnessing a decline in voter behaviour.