Police said emergency services were called to the fire at a home on Chapel Street in St Kilda about 8.40pm.

“Our family continues to mourn not just one but six family members: Diana Avery, Thomas Bowen, Tiara Bowen, Joshuha Bowen, Eli Bowen and Karmen Bowen,” Joseph Bowen said. “They may be gone but they ...

Betty O’Meara, 94, who declined to evacuate during the Palisades fire, was described as a stubborn, determined woman who led ...