Police and emergency services are currently on scene of a fatal house fire in Mill Park. Investigators believe the fire broke out in the Maybury Drive property just before 5am. The yet to be identified victim, and sole occupant of the property died at the scene. The exact cause is yet to be determined and
We have unearthed a TV segment, from almost 20 years ago, featuring Don and Anne McQueen at their ‘Hume and Hovell Cricket Ground’ at Strath Creek. Go to the 01:10 minute mark. The segment was broadcast on The Sydney Report TV program in mid-2000, on the Channel 31 community television station. The program was then produced by Ash
It is going to be a big multi-media year at The Local Paper. We are planning a year of record-size print issues of The Local Paper, starting in the first week of February. Our online local news coverage continues to grow through the summer break at www.LocalPaper.com.au And this year will see the introduction of Dindi.TV
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A body was discovered near a Bundoora shopping centre at about 7am this morning (Wed).. Police were called to the Polaris Town Shopping Centre on Main Drive, near Plenty Rd. The Herald Sun reports that Homicide squad detectives have arrived at the scene, with dozens of police combing for evidence near a carpark entrance. “A
Emergency Victoria advises, at approx. 10.50am, of a road accident on Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake, near Mt Beggary. One unit from St Andrews CFA has returned to its station. More details to come.
Hurstbridge line train commuters will have a longer than expected journey home tonight (Tues.) A person has been hit by a train on the Hurstbridge line, with delays of up to two hours as buses replace trains between Clifton Hill and Heidelberg. Metro Trains is urging passengers to consider other transport options as the wait