A small clinical trial in Melbourne shows promising results for advanced prostate cancer patients like Tony McDonnell, offering a possible reprieve from the side-effects of hormone therapy.

A wooden crate infested with the deadly varroa mite, which could decimate the Australian beekeeping industry, is detected on a ship in Victoria.

Tigers midfielder Reece Conca, playing in his 100th AFL game, suffers a sickening ankle injury during a tackle in the first quarter of the clash against the Sydney Swans.

Tullamarine is a name familiar to all Melburnians — it's a suburb, a freeway and (colloquially) an airport — but for a name of such significance, it's surprising how little is known about its meaning or origin.