Prosecutors tell Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial jury the mother of two carried out a "sinister deception" on her in-laws by using a "nourishing meal" as the vehicle for lethal doses of death-cap mushrooms.

A defence lawyer tells jurors they cannot right the wrongs of Victoria's youth, during the trial of a man accused of murdering a Box Hill doctor. 

This little pub is growing a big reputation as a popular live music venue in regional Victoria. Facing financial breaking point, it survived by calling out for community subscribers, who pay an annual membership fee.

Dr Niemann's list of achievements includes long stints in remote Aboriginal communities and providing groundbreaking access to mental health support in regional areas.

Scores of small and medium businesses are closing across Victoria as online shops boom outside the legal commitments of bricks-and-mortar retailers. 

Manufacturers of a new aircraft say it will boost jobs in the Latrobe Valley after a founding family of the airline business buys it back from foreign ownership.

Clients of aged and disability care service Annecto say they have not been told who will be taking its place.