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A chartered helicopter travelling to Ulupna Island, Victoria, Australia, crashes into Mount Disappointment, killing all five people onboard.
2022-03-31

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia surpasses 100,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, with Victoria reporting a record 51,356 new cases in the past 24 hours after including rapid antigen tests as part of the total number of cases.
2022-01-8

A landowner and an earthmoving business each face 126 charges for the deaths of 70 koalas last year at a partially cleared tree plantation in Cape Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia.
2021-12-22

Australia reports that it is suffering a plague of mice across New South Wales, from the Queensland border all the way to Victoria. Mice are chewing through walls and ceilings, and are estimated to have caused $100 million in damage to crops and grain stores. Homeowners setting traps are reporting catching 500 to 600 mice per night.
2021-05-22

A semi-trailer crashes into two police cars along the Eastern Freeway near Kew, Victoria, Australia. Four police officers are killed, making it the deadliest incident for law enforcement in the history of Victoria.
2020-04-22

A XPT train derails in Victoria, Australia, killing two people.
2020-02-20

Six men are arrested in the Australian state of Victoria in relation to alleged involvement in an international tennis match-fixing syndicate.
2014-07-18

Denis Napthine is sworn in as the Premier of the Australian state of Victoria replacing Ted Baillieu.
2013-03-7

Thousands of people in the Australian state of Victoria are forced to evacuate due to flooding.
2011-02-6

13,000 properties in rural Victoria in Australia are flooded.
2011-01-15