December 2025- Page 8

The Victorian Government will ban converted and modified electric bicycles from trains and station precincts from December 21, tightening public transport safety rules amid growing concerns over lithium-ion battery fires. Under the new regulations, only compliant, factory-built e-bikes and e-scooters will be…

Thousands of Victoria’s most academically capable students will gain access to free, advanced learning opportunities from next year, as part of a major state initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing high potential from an early age. Under the new program, students who…

A major factory fire has torn through an industrial site in Dandenong South, with fire crews battling throughout the early hours of Saturday to bring the escalating blaze under control. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews were called to the scene on Lanyon…

The Allan government has moved decisively to remove Suburban Rail Loop chief executive Frankie Carroll, declining to renew his contract in what amounts to a major reset of Victoria’s most controversial infrastructure project. Carroll — recruited from Queensland by former Premier Daniel…