Following regulatory and administrative investigations Criminal_investigation , criminal trials and a subsequent appeal , on 15 December 2014 Craig Thomson , a former national secretary of the HSU and a former Labor politician , was found guilty in the Victorian County Court of thirteen charges of theft , and later convicted Legality and fined Judgment_communication 25,000 .

Chroniclers described Statement the period as one in which `` Christ and his saints were asleep '' and Victorian historians called Name_conferral the conflict `` the Anarchy '' because of the chaos , although modern historians have questioned Communication the accuracy of the term and of some contemporary accounts .

The Queensland floods Catastrophe were followed by the 2011 Victorian floods Catastrophe which saw more than fifty communities in western and central Victoria also grapple Confronting_problem with significant flooding Catastrophe .

The competition Competition began Process_start on 31 December 2007 when the Queensland Bulls took on two-time champions the Victorian Bushrangers at the new Tony Ireland Stadium in Thuringowa .

It offers Giving various seasonal festivals , such as the Victorian Country Christmas , as well as races , concerts , car shows , and sporting expositions , such as the International Sportsman 's Exposition .

It was the 64th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine Deciding the premiers for the 1960 VFL season .

The Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Victorian Farmers Union initially estimated that damages would amount to hundreds of millions of dollars , but the Department of Primary Industries later calculated a damage bill of up to A $ 2 billion .

The Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Victorian Farmers Union initially estimated that damages would amount to hundreds of millions of dollars , but the Department of Primary Industries later calculated a damage bill of up to A $ 2 billion .

It was the 73rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged Hold to determine Deciding the premiers for the 1969 VFL season .

The Victorian Bushrangers won the inaugural tournament Competition , defeating Conquering the New South Wales Blues in the final at North Sydney Oval .

It was the first time that Victorian Football League premiership was decided in a final match , after the 1897 premiership was won under a different finals Process_end system by Essendon , when they finished above three other clubs Bodily_harm in the finals Process_end series ladder .

It was the 65th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1961 VFL season .

Victoria experienced the longest continuously burning Destroying bushfire Catastrophe complex in Australia 's history , with fires Catastrophe in the Victorian Alps and Gippsland burning Destroying over 1 million hectares of land over the course of 69 days .

The 2006–07 season included Cause_to_be_included the `` Victorian Alpine Fire Catastrophe Complex '' which was the longest running collection of bushfires Catastrophe in Victoria 's history .

On 1 December 2006 , more than 70 fires Catastrophe were caused Causation by lightning strikes in the Victorian Alps , many of which eventually merged Cause_to_amalgamate to become Becoming the Great Divide Complex , which burned Destroying for 69 days across about a million hectares .

Despite the length of the season and amount of land burnt Bodily_harm , the fires Catastrophe were contained Containing to mostly unoccupied regions such as the Victorian Alps , national parks and remnant bushland .