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MURRINDINDI: More questions over Council actions

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Treatment by Murrindindi Shire officials of Kinglake-Yea identity Charles Exton (pictured) are being probed by Council executives.Mr Exton has had a six-year battle with the Council over a property development at Carey Rd, Killingworth at Yea.Mr Exton struggled in obtaining timely approvals from Council staff, yet nearby developments by other parties seemed to “breeze through”,…

Community News

PORT PHILLIP: Works begin on South Melbourne Police Station

Police Minister Anthony Carbines joined Albert Park MLA Nina Taylor to turn the first sod at the new $53 million South Melbourne Police Station in Dorcas St. Construction company McCorkell Constructions Pty Ltd has been appointed as the head contractor for the build. Once operational, the 24-hour facility will accommodate 73 police members – an…

Police News

BANYULE: Viewbank concerns as Mokbel out on bail

Viewbank residents say they have safety concerns after crime figure Tony Mokbel (pictured at left) was released last Friday (Apr. 4) to live at the local four-bedroom residence of his sister, Gawy Saad.Supreme Court of Appeal Judges Emerton, Osborn and Dixon ordered Mr Mokbel’s release on strict conditions, including that he report daily to the…

Police News

MELBOURNE: Two charged after MCG firearms incident

Police have charged two men following a firearms incident following a sporting event in East Melbourne last night Officers were called by security at the MCG to assist with two men refusing to leave the venue about 8.30pm on Thursday (Apr. 3). Police subsequently arrested the two men and during a search it is alleged…

Police News

HINDMARSH: Police probe death at Kiata

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are currently in Kiata investigating a death. A passerby located human remains on the Western Highway just after 8am on Friday (Apr. 4). The cause of death is yet to be determined but is being treated as a possible hit-run. Roads in the vicinity of Nhill-Jeparit and Dimboola-Rainbow Roads were…

Emergency Services

HUME: House fire at Craigieburn

Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a house fire at Kirkbride Way at Craigieburn shortly before 7am on Friday morning (Apr. 4) after multiple calls to Triple Zero (000). Crews arrived on scene within three minutes to find the single storey brick home well alight, so there was a call for additional resources. An occupant…

Observer

STONNINGTON: Man charged with murder

Detectives from the Homicide Squad have charged a man as part of their investigation into the 2023 fatal shooting of Mohammed Keshtiar in South Yarra. A 23-year-old Narre Warren man was arrested in Dandenong on Friday afternoon (Apr. 4) with assistance from the Special Operations Group. The arrest follows the death of Keshtiar in South…

Police News

MONASH: Man charged after Mulgrave police shooting

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a man following a police shooting in Mulgrave on Friday morning (Apr. 4). The 27-year-old man has been charged with 21 offences, including reckless conduct endangering life, prohibited person possess firearm, aggravated carjacking, robbery and theft of motor vehicle. The Noble Park man was remanded to appear…

Observer

OBSERVER: I’ll Allow It

Friday, April 4, 2025

Arriving onstage, Bronwyn Kuss (pictured) reveals that she has been hiding in the narrow space between the wall and the curtain, listening to the comments as the audience files in.Unsurprisingly, audience members want to avoid the front row.Kuss assures the front row that she will pick on everyone else for audience participation. The rest of…

Observer

OBSERVER: This Life Of Mine

This Life of Mine, the final film from writer-director Sophie Fillières before her untimely death last year at the age of 58, tells the story of a woman in the midst of a nervous breakdown.Barbie (Agnès Jaoui) is a divorced, 50-something French woman writing her autobiography and worrying about fonts.“Is it sober, or is it…