Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Observer
Roy Barker’s one man show, Don’t Get Carried Away, is a picaresque account of events in his life that led him to becoming a jobbing actor.From his role in the primary school musical to work on advertisements and plays, Barker’s account, though linear in its narrative style, maintains a disarming charm given his delight at…
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Observer
The Dunolly Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents In a Persian Garden: An Afternoon with Liza Lehmann and Friends on Saturday, June 28 at 2pm at St John’s Anglican Church, 5 Finch St, Malvern East.This song cycle for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass by Edwardian song-writer Liza Lehmann in a setting from 1896, will be narrated…
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Police News
A man has died in hospital following an arson attack at a Prahran business.Emergency services were called to a fire at a Chapel St store shortly after 4.15am on January 15.Witnesses told Police that a number of people had poured accelerant inside the premises before setting it alight.The group then fled the address in a…
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Police News
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident in Brunswick where a man became unresponsive following his arrest and subsequently died.Officers were called to the intersection of Sydney Rd and Albert St about 9.30pm on Friday, June 6, to assist paramedics with an agitated man who subsequently became aggressive.The 43-year-old Brunswick man left…
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Council News
Monash Council’s 2025-26 budget has been confirmed.Highlights of this year’s budget include:• $71.9m in capital works projects• $13.5m in road projects including reconstructions and rehabilitation works, resurfacing and kerb and channel renewals• $4.8m in footpath renewal works• $2.6m on drainage improvements• $1m of renewal works at our aquatic centres• $1.6m to progress the Glen Waverley…
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Police News
Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad have charged a man after a cache of homemade firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, weapons and drugs were seized in Croydon.The investigation commenced in partnership with Australian Border Force and led to a search warrant being executed at a residential address in Croydon on the morning of Tuesday, June 3.Detectives…
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Community News
Community safety needs to be enhanced in Hobsons Bay, says Western Metropolitan MLC Trung Luu (pictured).“Data shows a 31 per cent increase in crime in the area, which has a direct impact on residents going about their daily activities, especially with the increase in daylight attacks.“To make things worse, council reports a growing crisis in…
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Police News
Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle collision in Merrijig on Tuesday evening (June 10). It is believed the vehicles collided on Mt Buller Rd near just before 9.30pm. There were three occupants in the first vehicle. The female occupant from that vehicle died at the scene. A male from that vehiclewas airlifted to hospital with…
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Community News
A $250,000 expenditure has been allocated by the state Government for the Peterson Street Reserve in Highett, says Ryan Batchelor (pictured), Southern Metropolitan MLC.“There was a win in the budget for the three sporting clubs who call Peterson Reserve in Highett home – $250,000 provided by the Labor Government to support upgrades to facilities,” Mr…
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Community News
Access to the Heide Gallery at Bulleen is a worry for North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Aiv Puglielli (pictured).“Heide Museum of Modern Art is a wonderful place to visit in my region. I attend regularly,” Mr puglielli told the Legislative Council.“The art is spectacular, and the nearby parklands are a beautiful place to explore or to picnic.“However,…
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