Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Police News
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Ascot Vale on Friday (Jan. 31). Police were called to an address on Ormond Rd just after 4pm after the deceased was located inside the property. Exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be established and the investigation is in…
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Police News
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted robbery and assault in Frankston on January 21. Investigators have been told a man was sitting out the front of his workplace outside a shopping centre on Cranbourne Rd around 5am when a Mercedes pulled up beside him. Two males got out of the back seat…
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Police News
An alleged hoon motorcyclist has been arrested after performing dangerous stunts, including hitting speeds of close to 190-kmh and touching trucks and other riders while in traffic. The Knox Road Crime Tasking Team have been investigating after a series of videos were posted online depicting a female motorcyclist allegedly riding dangerously. It is alleged the…
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Police News
Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fire at a business in Port Melbourne.Emergency services were called to Salmon St about 8.40pm on January 4after reports of a fire.Fire crews extinguished the blaze which is being treated as suspicious. No one was injured during the incident.A woman was seen walking towards the fire…
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Police News
Members of Victoria Police’s Transit Divisional Response Unit have charged a man over a series of ‘Pam the Bird’ images graffitied on city landmarks.The 21-year-old man, from Yarraville, was arrested on Thursday (Jan. 30), and due to face Melbourne Magiostrates’ Court on Friday.He was due to more than 50 charges including criminal damage, burglary, shop…
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Observer
Cricket MusicalCricket The Musical – 5 for 25, The 2025 (almost) National Tour will play on Sat. (Feb. 8) at Memo Music Hall, St Kilda . Denis Carnahan is taking his hilarious one-man cult hit musical comedy show on its first National Tour in 2025. Melbourne fans can cheer on their heroes as Cricket The…
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Observer
What's On
All those men who were called up for National Service between 1951 and 1972 are being invited to celebrate National Servicemen’s Day at the Shrine of Rembrance, Melbourne.and would like toOen of the organisers, Peter Kemp (pictured), said:“We meet at the forecourt on February 9 at 11am for a service, and then following the service…
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Observer
Valentines Day (Fri., Feb. 14) is a special day for many people, I thought I would top my weekend off by attending Summer Fun Fest. What a line up. And what a location, Rochford Wines in the Yarra Valley.With a ‘tour de force’ of the Australian music industry to perform at the inaugural music festival,…
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Police News
Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after four cars, including a $500,000 Ferrari, were stolen in Truganina this week. It is understood three unknown offenders attended the first property on Cottee Rd about 1.40am on Wednesday (Jan. 29). The offenders entered the victim’s home through an open garage and stole the…
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