Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Observer
Reimagining a classic play like Miss Julie for the contemporary stage carries with it inordinate challenges, not the least of which are the assumptions and tropes associated with a piece credited as being a touchstone of the emerging style of naturalism back in 1888.Writer and director Harry Haynes has us in a modern Greek restaurant…
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Observer
ShowsThe Basin Theatre Company: Educating Rita (by Willy Russell) Until August 17 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Sharon Maine. Bookings: thebasintheatre.auThe 1812 Theatre: Home, I’m Darling (by Laura Wade) Until August 30 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Amy Calvert. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.auBeaumaris Theatre: The Witches (based on the book…
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Observer
Fertility and friendship are twin forces in Keziah Warner’s new play, What’s Yours. Friends since university, Lia (CarissaLee) and Jo (Christina O’Neill) are polarised in their stance on having children.Jo wants independence. Lia yearns for a child. The fact that they have betrayed each other over the attention of Simon (Kevin Hofbauer) who was Jo’s…
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Police News
Police have busted a man with a suspended licence drink driving in Hoppers Crossing on Monday night (Aug. 4).Officers on patrol first spotted a Toyota Echo being driven erratically along Heaths Rd about 7.15pm.Police intercepted the Toyota, and the driver was given a preliminary breath test which returned a positive result.After accompanying police to a…
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Police News
Melton Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash in Ravenhall on Wednesday morning (Aug. 6).Emergency services were called to Fuller Rd following reports a van had crashed into the back of a parked semi-trailer about 7.50am.The driver of the car died at the scene.Exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be established and an…
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Police News
Fawkner Highway Patrol officers intercepted a high range drink driver in Moonee Ponds on Wednesday evening (Aug. 6).Officers noticed a white Hyundai Tucson without its headlights operating, travelling along Ascot Vale Rd about 7pm.They followed the car to intercept it and observed it cross over to the wrong side of the road and almost collided…
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Emergency Services
Evelyn MLA Brigid Vallence (pictured) has paid tribute in State Parliament to the Chirnside Park CFA fire brigade, which just celebrated its 10-year anniversary, “serving our community with distinction”.“In its short 10 years the Chirnside Park CFA has punched above its weight, demonstrating an exceptional level of service protecting our community in times of emergency,…
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Community News
The State Government’s approval of a controversial quarry at Beveridge North-West was buried in the sixth paragraph of a media statement by Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny (pictured).Permission for the quarry by the Labor State Government by-passes two refusals by Mitchell Shire Council.Last week’s media statement deflected focus on to the thousands of new homes that…
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Community News
A 10-day work blitz is to take place on the Shepparton Line Upgrade will undertake a ten day works blitz to deliver a new railway control system.Coaches will replace trains for all or part of the journey on the Shepparton Line from Sunday, September 7, to Tuesday, September 16, to prepare for commissioning the line’s…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire in Cresser St, Altona North, on Tuesday morning (Aug. 5).Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of the double-storey brick house, so the response was escalated. FRV crews wore breathing apparatus to…
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