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Victoria GPs to be trained to diagnose and treat adults and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

General practitioners in Victoria will soon be able to diagnose and treat ADHD in adults and children, in a move the state ...

Bushfire threatens communities in Victoria's south-west as temperatures soar across the state

A bushfire threatens communities in south-western Victoria after it escapes control lines on Saturday afternoon, as a heatwave continues to scorch the state.

At least 16 structures lost in Otways fire with heatwave still impacting Victoria's north-east

At least 16 structures have been destroyed by the Carlisle River fire in Victoria's Otways, with a strong wind change late ...

Victoria to swelter through record temperatures as firefighters prepare for difficult day

The mercury in Ouyen, in Victoria's north-west, is tipped to hit 49C amid what could be a record-breaking heatwave in the ...

AUDIO: Fire crews still working to contain blazes in Victoria

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Otways bushfire hit by wind change amid extreme fire danger in Victoria

A major fire in Victoria's Otway Ranges is being fanned by strong wind gusts following a wind change early this evening, ...

Victoria on high alert amid extreme bushfire danger and soaring temperatures

Firefighters warn a wind change is likely to worsen Otways blaze, while temperature records tumble across the state.

As it happened: Residents urged to evacuate immediately as high winds fuel Otways fire; Heatwave breaks Victoria temperature record in regional town

More than two dozen towns and localities in the Otways region were told to evacuate yesterday evening, with firefighters ...