REAL estate agents are being inundated with calls from tenants hit by storm damage over the weekend.

TWO reports funded by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation have found that hospital-grade honey can be used to treat skin and wound infections, or to promote good bacteria inside us.

FOR close to 18 months Anton Hasell has been immersed in the life of Charles Darwin.

KEVIN RUDD’S eagerness to announce every development in his regional people-smuggling crackdown is frustrating Australian security agencies.

THE notion that cyclists evade punishment when running red lights, riding on the footpath or riding without helmets is a misconception, the Police Minister, Michael Daley, says.

THE Kyneton Theatre Company cast and crew have been honing their flying broomstick skills in preparation for a musical take on The Witches Of Eastwick.

A RIDDELLS Creek doctor campaigning to consign nuclear weapons to history will start the peaceful revolution with a piano recital honouring Beethoven and Chopin.

THE Royal Melbourne Show will always hold a special place in the heart of Romsey resident Carolyn Shannon.

DIABETES has taken a hold on Victoria, with new figures showing an alarming increase in the number of hot spots across the state’s council areas.

VICTORIA University students hoping for a reprieve on the Sunbury and Melton campuses had their hopes finally dashed last week.

NEWHAM, well known as a sleepy town, has been hit with a spate of crime with 20 break-ins targeting sheds and cars in one night.

THE RSPCA says it is “bewildered” by the leniency of some animal cruelty prosecutions.

ALCOHOL and a casual approach to DIY are landing thousands of home handymen in emergency departments, an expert says.

SPEEDING on roads and inadequate traffic control consultation have emerged as the key issues among Sunbury residents in two localities.

UPDATE 1.30pm: WILD weather has swept across Melbourne, leaving trees strewn across roads, cars and homes in several suburbs.