The Victorian government pushes back its timeline for new offshore wind farms in the state's east in a blow to developers looking to move their projects to the next stage.

A retired nurse who worked at Moe Hospital says the closed facility could be used for housing rather than left to further rot.

Anglers are urged to dispose of illegal fishing nets and stick with safer open-top traps, after two platypuses are found drowned in regional Victorian waterways.

Wildlife Victoria and Hume City Council are among those calling for mandatory wildlife crash reporting in Victoria, after two women die trying to help an injured animal.

As family violence survivor and mother of two, Maya was assessed as a high priority for social housing. Eight years later, she's finally moved into a suitable home in outer-suburban Melbourne. Maya is among many vulnerable Victorians left waiting for years as the social housing waitlist soars.

Rural residents and local councils are deeply unhappy with new taxes, renewable energy, bad roads and mining companies, accusing the state government of "city centric" policymaking.

Beekeepers on Kangaroo Island are demanding that biosecurity measures be boosted to prevent a deadly parasite from wiping out the island's world-famous bee sanctuary.