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Multicultural women can learn how to ride a bike, in a six-week program running in Maribyrnong.Ros Spence, Minister for Community Sport, commended the Empower Her Ride program, which has been running throughout November to help more women learn how to ride a bike.Made possible by the Change our Game program, the initiative is being delivered
Works have kicked off cking off to removing four level crossings and building a new Melton Station.Crews are now on the ground at all level crossing removal sites in Melton and Truganina.Temporary fencing and barriers have been set up around the project area to keep workers safe – and works are continuing ahead of piling
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Pakenham early on Saturday morning, November 30.It is believed a vehicle was travelling along Olympic Way when it left the road and crashed through the back wall of a supermarket about 3.50am.The force of the crash caused part of a concrete wall to collapse onto
A man has died after his vehicle struck a tree in Garfield early on Monday morning last week (Dec. 2).The crash occurred on Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Rd shortly before 1.30am.Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the male driver died at the scene.Exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be determined.
A woman ustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a truck in Werribee early on Monday morning last week (Dec. 2).The woman pulled her car into an emergency stopping zone on the Princes Freeway shortly before 1am.It is believed the woman stepped onto the road and was hit by a b-double truck.She was taken to
Detectives from Banyule Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for information after a body was located in the Plenty Gorge Parklands in Plenty.It is understood the unidentified man was found in Blue Lake on Tuesday, October 15, about 3.40pm.The man is perceived to be Asian, about 20-45 years of age, 172 centimetres tall, with black
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a fatal assault in Werribee on Monday night last week (Dec. 2).A man was located with life-threatening injuries inside a Everwin Drive property about 7.10pm.He was transported to hospital where he died several hours later.A 55-year-old Werribee man was arrested at the scene and was expected to be interviewed.Detectives are
Tolice are appealing for information following a theft and deception in Melbourne’s east.Officers have been told a man and woman gained access to a 58-year-old man’s credit card on Thursday, September 12.While it is unknown exactly how the pair came to be in possession of the man’s card, the pair spent an estimated $14,000 at
Homicide Squad detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two people in Rye.Emergency services were called to a property on Parson St shortly after 4am following reports of an altercation.While the exact circumstances of the incident wee yet to be determined, it’s believed a man and a woman had attended the
Police charged 20 alleged offenders and impounded five vehicles as part of Operation Buchan, in Epping.Concern about a rise in anti-social behaviour, drug use, impaired driving and theft offences around Cooper St led to the operation.Cooper St is a key arterial route that experiences significant vehicle and pedestrian traffic across day and night.Epping Police, along
