Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Police News
Police have charged three teenagers alleged to have evaded police through the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne last Tuesday morning (June 17).The trio was first spotted by Operation Trinity units allegedly driving a vehicle bearing stolen registration plates, in Mons Parade Noble Park about 12.45am.Police attempted to intercept the Mazda BT50 utility before it allegedly sped…
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Local People
The death of a Blackburn man was raised in State Parliament.Opposition Leadet Brad Battin said: “Victorians are dying due to the Government’s failing health system. “A Blackburn man called 000 twice as he lay bleeding, but it was nearly five hours before an ambulance turned up and paramedics found he had died.“How is it that…
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Observer
Heidelberg Theatre Company presents Love, Love, Love by Mike Bartlett from July 4 – 19 at 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna.Directed by George Werther, Love, Love, Love is described as having ‘a galloping satirical wit that pulls you along, happy and appalled, through the decades.’The story tells of Sandra and Kenneth, born into the optimistic “baby-boomer”…
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Observer
Soundworks Productions presents Songs for a New World from August 5-10 at Chapel off Chapel, Prahran.With music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, the show is directed by Lauren McKenna, musical direction by Benjamin Samuel, and Benjamin Curé is the choreographer.Soundworks Productions have elevated a piece already written for four voices, to a rich tapestry…
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Observer
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project presents Rumbleskin by Ames May Nunn from July 17 – 27 at fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.A trucker picks up a pregnant teen on a long stretch of nowhere. A young rodeo rider stumbles into a mysterious ranch. A fugitive comes to a cursed town in search of safety.An affliction known…
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Observer
Comedy Republic, the independent comedy venue at 231 Bourke St, Melbourne, that launched during the 2020 lockdowns, celebrates its fifth birthday this July.To mark the milestone, a one-night-only birthday gala will be presented at The Capitol Theatre on July 3, featuring Wil Anderson, Celia Pacquola, Rhys Nicholson, Tom Ballard, Geraldine Hickey and more.After opening in…
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Uncategorized
Winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is an American classic.In director Benedict Andrews’s production filmed for National Theatre Live, the updated setting is no longer post-World War II New Orleans but the present day.Fading southern belle, Blanche DuBois, visits her sister Stella in the French Quarter.From the…
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Community News
Three shires have partnered to create a new Visitor Economy Partnership, spreading tourism funding and initiatives.Cardinia, Nillum-bik and Yarra Ranges Shires will transfer of the current agreement with Yarra Ranges Tourism across to the new Visitor Economy Partnership on Tuesday (July 1).All three Councils have now committed to the VEP.Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Jim Child,…
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Health
A modern, new facility for the Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-Operative Limitedhas been funded.Health Minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, visited DDACL’s current GP clinic to announce their health, social and wellbeing services will come together under the one roof at Monash Health’s Integrated Care Centre in Cran-bourne.Services at the organisation’s Stud Rd and Thompsons Rd sites will…
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Construction is starting on a new recycled water pipeline in Frankston.Frankston MLA Paul Edbrooke (pictured) visited the construction site to mark the start for the $5 million Monterey Recycled Water Scheme, which will deliver 98 megalitres of recycled water per year to sporting grounds, open space and a world-class golf course.The project, led by South…
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