Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Emergency Services
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a fire in Warburton. Emergency services were called to the initial blaze along the Warburton Rail Trail at the base of Mount Little Joe about 6.20pm on April 13. It is understood the fire, which is being treated as suspicious, started on the…
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Police News
Four people have been arrested after multiple police units followed them from Pakenham to Elwood in an allegedly stolen vehicle overnight. Officers patrolling in Pakenham spotted the allegedly stolen silver Holden Astra on Bald Hill Rd, near the railway station, just after midnight. The Astra was followed along the Monash Freeway at alleged high speeds….
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Public Order Response Team officers are seeking to identify a group of men following an affray in Melbourne’s CBD. It is understood a brawl broke out after a group were denied entry into a licensed venue on ACDC Lane about 12.20am on Sunday, February 9. The affray, which took place outside the venue, left a…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews have spent the early morning hours of M<onday (Apr. 21) battling a fire at an abandoned building in Mt Waverley. Firefighters were called to the weatherboard home in Lawrence Rd just after midnight following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls. They arrived on scene within six minutes. Crews worked quickly to gain…
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Emergency Services
FRV firefighters were on scene in Yarraville on Monday morning (Apr. 21)following a suspicious shop fire. Crews were called to the restaurant in Canterbury St, shortly before 4.30am after multiple Triple Zero (000) calls. They arrived to find a car driven into the shopfront. The car was on fire and flames had spread to the…
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World
The world is mournintg the passing of Pope Francis at age 88. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said, on Monday (Apr. 21): “Across Victoria, and around the world, Catholics are united as they mourn the death of His Holiness, Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome. “Pope Francis was a leader of the Church, and a leader of…
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Sport
The Alexandra Football Netball Club has a jam-packed weekend ahead, with a range of events and matches set to bring the club and local community together in celebration, competition, and remembrance.Festivities kick off on Thursday (Apr. 24) with the Junior Football Jumper and Netball Dress Presentation Night, beginning at 5.30pm in the clubrooms. All junior…
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Police News
Police have arrested a man following an alleged assault in Barwon Heads on Saturday night (Apr. 19). It is alleged the woman was injured during a physical altercation on outside a venue on Bridge Rd just before 11pm. A 45-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital, where she remains in a serious condition. A 55-year-old Cremorne…
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A man has had his vehicle impounded after being caught over five times the limit in Benalla on Good Friday night (Apr. 18). Benalla Highway Patrol officers were on patrol when they observed a vehicle driving extremely slowly with no lights on along Bridge St about 7pm. When the vehicle pulled into a nearby carpark,…
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Police News
Police are investigating after two people died in a collision at Thomastown on Sunday afternoon (Apr. 20), Emergency services were called to reports a motorbike and car had collided on High St about 12.50pm. The motorbike rider and their pillion passenger died at the scene. The occupants of the car did not sustain any serious…
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