Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to several calls of smoke issuing from a pizza shop in Ashburton on Monday evening (May 19). Crews arrived at the High St scene within three minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the rear of the single storey brick shop, so the response was escalated. FRV crews donned…
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Police News
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 23-year-old man from Glenroy with murder after a man was located deceased at a residence in Glenroy earlier on Monday (May 19). Officers attended the residence on Mitchell St around 4.40am to conduct a welfare check and located a deceased 28-year-old man. The 23-year-old was arrested by NSW police…
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Sport
Alexandra Senior teams made the trip on Saturday (May 17) to Warburton to take on the Burras in five games of netball and three hard-fought games of football.The Under 18s football team kicked off the day with a determined effort. The first quarter was a defensive battle, with the Rebels holding Warburton/Millgrove to just one…
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Police News
A Sudan-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (May 15) charged with \failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 43, \after he was located in Melbourne and arrested by Victoria Police, with the assistance of the AFP, on an unrelated matter. It will be alleged…
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Police News
An off-duty police officer has leapt to the rescue of two swimmers in trouble off Rosebud Pier on Sunday afternoon (May 18). The 31-year-old man and 15-year-old boy from Traralgon were on a family outing when they decided to enter the water about 4.10pm. The teenager had little to no swimming experience and quickly got…
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Latest Issues
The first edition of this week’s Local Paper/Melbourne Observer is published online. CLICK HERE: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper.eastern_suburbs_edition_._wqed._m Next print/online issue is Wed.,May 28, 2025.
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Sport
Premier Division. Aberfeldie 12.10 (82) d Greebnvale 5.7 (37). Deer Park 23.24 (162) d East Keilor 2.5 (17). Essendon Doutta SAtars 15.12 (102) d Airport West 3.12 (30). Kerilor 17.10 (112) d Pascoe Vale 9.12 (66). Strathmore 12.7 (79) d Maribyrnong Park 10,.9 (69).Division 1. Tullamarine 9.5 (59) d Avondale Heights 6,.8 (44). West Coburg…
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Sport
Eastern Football League. Premier Division Seniors. Doncaster East 12.3 (75) d Mitcham 120.12 (72). East Ringwood 15.9 (99) d Noble Park 5.,8 (38). Balwyn 10.10 (70) d South Croydon 8.7 (55). Blackburn 12.10 (82) d Riowville 8.7 (55). Vermont 4.15 (39) d Berwick 5.8 (38).Division 1 Seniors. Beaconsfield 8.5 (53) d Mooroolbark 4.8 (32). South…
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Emergency Services
Thirty Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters responded to multiple calls of a house fire in Avondale Heights on Sunday night (May 18). Crews arrived at the Venice Court scene at 6.28pm, within four minutes of the calls, to find smoke and flames smoke and flames issuing from the roof of the two-storey brick house. Firefighters escalated…
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Police News
Casey Highway Patrol are appealing for witness and dashcam vision after a motorcyclist was left fighting for life following a collision in Berwick on Sunday (May 18). Police have been told the rider was travelling west on O’Shea’s R\d when they collided with a car at the intersection of Bridgewater Boulevard, \about 5.50pm. The male…
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