In happier running news, good luck to my Mom who is lining up for her first ever 5K race right now! GO MOMMY, YOU CAN DO IT!

ARGGHHHH. Remember how I got sick two weeks before the Sydney Half-marathon? I've done it again, four weeks before the Melbourne Half. THIS SUCKS. Presumably my final long runs are stressing my immune system to the point where I get

HOMICIDE squad detectives are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl in Victoria's north.

A 41-year-old cyclist has died after he was hit by a four-wheel-drive in Melbourne.

THE Victorian Opposition has called for an independent public inquiry to investigate how a Melbourne estate came to be developed so close to a landfill, as more residents fled their homes.

VICTORIA'S prisoners, including Carl Williams, will be allowed to watch tonight's gangland TV drama, Underbelly.

A STRONG wind warning is in place for much of Victoria over the next two days, with residents being asked to take precautions.

A WOMAN was left trapped underneath a car after it crashed into five people in a shopping car park southeast of Melbourne.

BRISBANE'S public transport network is on high alert this weekend after police received threats against the city's buses.

THE Queensland Government said today it wanted to hear of any sex-related incidents at the state's primary schools.

HUNDREDS of public sector workers angered by the Queensland Government's 3.25 per cent pay offer plan to take their protest to Brisbane tomorrow.

A 38-year-old Adelaide man has been killed by a tyre that flew off a passing truck and hit him while he jogged along the side of the road.

They've received 100,000 letters from women expressing their disagreement with McCain's choice of a running mate. The letters come from Republicans, Democrats, octogenarians, community organizers, judges, Midwesterners, mothers, African-Americans, Catholics, school board members, hunters, librarians, teachers, wives, Alaskans, Hillary supporters,

THE embattled Raptis Group has come under further fire for failing to tell shareholders the extent of its financial woes.

INTERNATIONAL experts have been called in to help authorities investigate leaking explosive methane gas at a Melbourne housing estate.

THE Victorian Government has increased emergency grants to residents affected by leaking explosive methane gas at a Melbourne housing estate.

A SEARCH has been called off for a yacht with two men on board reported missing off the Queensland coast.

THREE boys aged six ran a sex club at a state school, demanding and receiving sexual favours from Year 2 classmates.

Last weekend saw the final round of the WA State Motocross Championships take place at the Coastal Park Motorcycle Club with Honda Australia supported rider Chris Brenton claiming the #1 jersey for...