Henrietta Cook

Peak tourism and hospitality groups are lobbying the federal government for a more straightforward way for returned travellers and international tourists to prove their vaccination status.

Christmas is the perfect time to treat friends and family while helping Melbourne businesses and organisations reeling from the pandemic.

The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions has been holding discussions with hospitality and retail groups to discuss how making the COVID-19 booster mandatory might affect their staff and customers.

Residents of the Gippsland holiday hotspot love the lifestyle, but say accessing specialist medical help is difficult. Use our interactive tool to find out the state of your area’s health.

Marianne had been on the organ donation wait list for more than 12 years. Just 36 per cent of Australians are registered organ donors, and Victoria has the lowest rates of all states, at 23 per cent.

They are cropping up across Melbourne and are an unwelcome sight to many parents. Experts say vape retailers are selling confectionary to appeal to kids.

As we emerge from the darkest days of COVID-19, scientists are now turning their attention to what they have coined “Disease X” – an unknown, highly infectious virus that could cause the next pandemic.

Paramedics are calling for an overhaul of Victoria’s emergency call-taking and dispatch system amid concerns that they are wasting too much time responding to patients with minor health issues.

It has been used as an anaesthetic and a party drug for decades. Now, a new clinic at a major Melbourne hospital will use ketamine to treat patients with severe depression.

It has been banned in Germany and a World Health Organisation says it probably causes cancer. But Melbourne councils are standing by their decision to use a controversial weed killer.