Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Observer
King of Kings is an intriguing new take on the 2000-year-old story of Jesus Christ, from birth to death to resurrection.And it’s written by….Charles Dickens. Yes, THAT Charles Dickens who wrote A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and many other novels that have stood the test of time.King of Kings is based on Charles…
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Observer
Melbourne French Theatre presents a rehearsed and costumed reading of From Roses to Poison/Après les Roses, le Poison, from April 30 to May 3 at La Maison de Maitre Building, 203-205 Canning St, Carlton.Written by Marijke Eysbertse-van Schaik, directed by Donald McManus and produced by Michael (Michel) Bula, the story tells of the French Emperor…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a house fire at 2.24am on Thursday (Apr. 10) on Morang Avenue, Lower Templestowe, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported seeing flames. FRV crews arrived on scene in six minutes to find a two-storey brick veneer home engulfed by the flames. Firefighters’ setup external firefighting lines to knock down…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Horsham on Thursday afternoon (Apr. 10). Emergency services responded after a mobility scooter and a Toyota Prado station wagon collided on Stawell Rd about 4.05pm. The rider of the mobility scooter, a 90-year-old Horsham man, died at the scene. The driver of the Toyota stopped at the scene…
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Observer
Sisters in Crime is mourning the death in Melbourne of Kerry Greenwood, founding member and beloved friend and author, at the age of 70.Kerry died on March 26. Her funeral was held last week in Yarraville with a wake in nearby Seddon.Her coffin was draped with native flowers and a Bulldogs scarf. Kerry was not…
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Observer
SHOWSThe 1812 Theatre: The Thrill of Love (by Amanda Whittington) Until May 3 at The Bakery, The 1812 Theatre, 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Pip Le Blond. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.au or 9758 3964Williamstown Little Theatre: Things I Know to be True (by Andrew Bovell) April 23 – May 10 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2-4…
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Police News
A Geelong man has been ordered to pay the Commonwealth more than $850,000, and had his assets confiscated, after creating and selling an online child exploitation-themed video game which had thousands of paying subscribers. The orders were handed down in the County Court last month, after an investigation by the AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce….
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Police News
Transit Safety Division police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man following an assault in Melbourne’s CBD. It is understood a woman got off a train at Flinders St Railway Station and walked across Flinders St, where a man bumped into her at the intersection of Swanston St about 2pm on December 13….
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Police News
Bayside police have arrested a man following an alleged Burglary in Sandringham on Tuesday evening (Apr. 8). Police responded to reports that a person had allegedly gained access to a closed construction site on Bay Rd about 8.20pm. Swift responding officers arrived at the scene to allegedly find a man holding a hammer inside the…
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Police News
Moorabbin Crime Investigation detectives have charged three people as part of an ongoing investigation into an aggravated burglary in Clayton South. It is alleged that two men attended an address on Bevan Avenue about 11.30pm on March 14. The pair allegedly posed as police officers and when quizzed by an occupant at the property, one…
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