A motorist is in a critical condition after being thrown from a car in a collision with a train in Victoria's east this afternoon.

A passenger train has collided with a car in Gippsland in Victoria's east. The accident follows three fatalities in seperate accidents in the region.

Three people are dead in a horror day on the roads in eastern Victoria.

The Planning Minister has given final environmental approval for the desalination plant at Wonthaggi.

There are renewed calls for improved mobile phone coverage in East Gippsland, after the death of a truck driver this week.

A report by the Air Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found poor visibility was to blame for a light plane crash that killed four people on their way to the far south coast more than a year ago.

Worksafe says a worker is lucky to be alive after his safety harness failed. He fell into hot ash 10 storeys below.

A 47-year-old man has been flown to a Melbourne hospital for treatment after a ten storey fall.

A Victorian police officer has appeared in court on child sex charges.

Life Saving Victoria is warning swimmers to take care on the beach this summer, after 17 people were rescued from the surf at Phillip Island yesterday.