Victoria is a state located in the south-eastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most densely populated and urbanised. Victoria began as a farming community in the 1800s. The discovery of gold transformed it into a leading industrial and commercial centre. In September 2005, Victoria's population reached an estimated 5,037,700 - making it the second most populous Australian state, after New South Wales. Melbourne is Victoria's capital and largest city, with more than 70% of all Victorians living there.

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Child mauled by dog at hairdresser
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:04:00 -0000
A 20 MONTH-OLD girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was attacked by a dog while with her father at a hair salon today.
Fire threat eases with cool weather
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:29:00 -0000
THE bushfire threat in the southern states has eased as rain and cooler weather sweep through the fire-affected areas.
Serious injuries after dog mauls toddler
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:00 -0000
A YOUNG Melbourne girl has been rushed to hospital with serious facial injuries after a dog attack on busy Chapel St this morning.
Boy dies after ute carrying six crashes
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:00 -0000
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has died after he was thrown from the tray of a utility that rolled near Bairnsdale in Victoria last night.
Elderly woman dies in house fire
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0000
A WOMAN has died and a man is in a critical condition in hospital after fire gutted their home in Melbourne's west.
Man in coma after tree crushes van
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:00 -0000
A MAN has been placed into an induced coma after his van was hit by a falling tree during storms that hit Melbourne today.
Schoolboy bitten by snake in playground
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:00 -0000
A SIX-YEAR-OLD schoolboy has been bitten by a snake in the playground at lunchtime.
Second twin slowly awakens from coma
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:58:00 -0000
KRISHNA began the slow process of waking from her medically induced coma today after lifesaving surgery to separate her from her twin sister Trishna.
Man 'mutilated, murdered over debt'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:58:00 -0000
A MELBOURNE man had his finger chopped off before being shot in the back of the head over a debt, a jury has heard.
Wind change helps ease bushfires
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:50:00 -0000
WEARY firefighters contained a bushfire that ripped through a western Victoria pine plantation today as a cool front delivered scattered relieving rain across the parched state.

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