Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Council News
Advocacy for the proposed Western Aquatic and Early Years Centre in Altona Meadows will be paused pending review following that latest Hobsons Bay Council meeting.The Council voted unanimously to pause the project until a review of the Hobsons Bay Aquatic Strategy 2019-30 takes place and the endorsement of the new 2025-29 Council Plan.The aquatic strategy,…
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Politics
Greens candidate Samantha Ratnam has conceded to Labor’s Peter Khalil (pictured) who has been returned as MHR for Wills.Dr Ratnam’s concession came as MelbourneMHR Adam Bandt, the Greens leader, lost his seat.Mr Khalil said: “I have received a call from the Greens candidate Samantha Ratnam conceding defeat, and I have been given the great honour…
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Police News
Police have arrested four males following a string of alleged aggravated carjackings, in Melbourne’s north-west, during the early hours of Saturday morning (May 10).It was reported to police that three male offenders, wielding edged weapons, made demands for a man’s car on Timbertop Parade in Aintree about 11pm Friday (May 9).The man refused to hand…
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Observer
Australia’s longest-running film festival, the St Kilda Film Festival, returns to the big screen from June 5-15.Presented by the City of Port Phillip, this year’s festival will screen over 150 films across 34 curated sessions, taking place at iconic venues including South Melbourne Market, the Astor Theatre, and for the first time since 2019, the…
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Sport
\The official Greg Sugars Memorial was scheduled to be held at Melton Entertainment Park on Monday (May 12). .Trotting tracks Australia wide, plus several overseas venues and industry participants have been paying tribute to Greg Sugars since the tragic news came through on Saturday April 26 of his unexpected passing. but nothing could match the…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria rews responded to a reported house fire in Vermont at 1.53pm on Friday afternoon (May 9).Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the front rooms of the single brick house, so the response was escalated.FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and began an internal attack on…
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Police News
Wangaratta and Cobram detectives seized four firearms and arrested five people as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged drugs and firearms trafficking in Victoria’s north-east.Since the investigation commenced in 2023, police have now arrested 30 people, seized 18 firearms, and more than $1 million worth of illicit drugs.Detectives from Wang-aratta and Cobram Crime Investigation…
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Police News
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men following four separate incidents in Seaford and Crib Point.It is alleged two men attended a supermarket on Seaford Rd in Seaford and reversed a vehicle through the front door before entering the store and leaving empty handed about 1.30am on May 5.The men allegedly attended a…
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Police News
Detectives from the Icarus Taskforce charged a man after border-controlled drugs were detected concealed inside a convection oven sent through the domestic freight system.Collaboration between the Icarus Taskforce and Australian Border Force, including a thorough forensic search, revealed a concealment hidden within the oven.The oven was deconstructed and found to contain two blocks of compressed…
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Observer
Attitude Production and Cracked Actors Theatre present Femme Play [ungrateful slut], at The Butterfly Club from May 21-31 as part of the Drama Queen Festival 2025.Written by feminist playwright Judy Doubas and directed by Susan Rundle, the play is described as a ‘sharp, provocative production which blends humour and biting social commentary with an urgent…
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