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Archives for December 2024

OUT NOW: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

December 11 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe241211zCovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse •  Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpv241211zCovers Healesville, Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm241211zCovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn241211zCovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban) • North-West Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw241211zCovers Brimbank, Hobsons

Statewide. Melbournewide. Local. Free family local newspapers now in 55th year.

The Melbourne Press Network is a group of quality local newspapers, offering a large audience across the entire Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula and per-urban areas. Weekly issues are published on Wednesdays, February-December. Online issues are weekly, print issues are fortnightly. Deadline for advertising bookings, payments and content is 4pm Thursdays. Read the latest editions of The Local Paper,

QUEENSCLIFF: Man drowns

Police are investigating after a man died in water in Queenscliff last Wednesday morning (Dec. 4).It is understood the man was in a small boat on a creek near Bridge St when he got into trouble and fell into the water about 9.55am. A woman who was in the boat at the time was not

BRIMBANK: Appeal for info about St Albans fires

Detectives from Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for information as part of their investigation into a suspicious grassfire in St Albans last Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 3).Emergency Services were called to a grassfire between Denton Avenue and the Western Ring Road about 12.30pm.The grassfire quickly spread toward homes in the area.Efforts by Fire and Rescue

DAREBIN: Body armour, drugs seized at Preston

Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad have charged two people and seized six firearms, body armour, drugs, cash and firearm parts and ammunition as part of an investigation into the importation and manufacturing of firearms.With assistance from Dog Squad, a Firearm Prohibition Order Compliance search was conducted at a residential address in Preston.Investigators located a

KNOX: 42 imitation firearms seized at Rowville

Police have charged a man after seizing 42 imitation firearms and other weapons from a Rowville property last Wednesday (Dec. 4).Officers conducted a search of the property on Goulburn Drive about 5.30pm.It is alleged officers located: 42 high quality imitation firearms (assault rifles, rifles, handguns and shotguns), 13 machetes, three daggers, one baton, a knuckle

SOUTH-EAST: Series of servo armed robberies

Police are investigating a series of service station armed robberies in Melbourne’s south-east last Wednesday (Dec. 4).It is understood five offenders attended a service station on High St, Glen Iris about 10.30pm.Three of the offenders exited a stolen black Volkswagen T-Roc, armed with a machete, hammer, and an axe.They made demands for cigarettes and jumped

MARIBYRNONG: Bike riding skills for women

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

MELTON: Local rail works begin

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

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