Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Observer
Crime fans are invited to attend the launch of Caroline de Costa’s new standalone mystery, The Rosemary (Boolarong Press) on Thursday, November 13 from 6pm to 7pm at Europa on Alma, 31 Alma Rd, St Kilda – Café area, Ground Floor. Caroline will be in conversation with Sisters in Crime national co-convenor, Carmel Shute.The Rosemary…
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Council News
City of Whittlesea Mayor Cr Martin Taylor joined Raf Epstein on ABC Melbourne Mornings for the Meet the Mayor segment. “We spoke openly, directly and honestly about the major issues impacting the City of Whittlesea,” said Cr Taylor.“We discussed a wide range of topics including the Wollert waste to energy incinerator proposal, housing supply, affordable…
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Observer
ShowsWilliamstown Little Theatre: Jeeves and Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’ (by The Goodale Brothers and PG Wodehouse) Until November 22 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Keith Hutton. Bookings: wlt.org.auBeaumaris Theatre: Blackaddder II (Based on the original BBC Television Series created by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton and John Lloyd and adapted for the stage…
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Observer
Does anyone really want to talk about death – let alone go to the theatre to see a whole show about it?Probably not, and that may just be the point. To be honest, Dying: A Memoir wasn’t something I was exactly looking forward to.So kudos to MTC for staging it, and to Benjamin Law for…
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Community News
Darebin Council has told the State Government that the character of Thornbury as a suburb, and its individual streets, needs to be preserved as plans for the Major Activity Centres are developed.Following on from the Council’s October 27 meeting, a submission was sent next day to the Department of Transport and Planning.Darebin Council’s priorities are…
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Police News
Police are appealing for assistance from the public after a woman was injured while trying to stop her car from being stolen in Elwood.Investigators have been told two men were seen exiting a white Jeep and were trying to load a BMW sedan onto a trailer in Greig Ct about 11.45pm on Tuesday (Nov. 4).The…
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Police News
Detectives from Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit have released CCTV and images of two men they believe may be able to assist following a spate of offensive criminal damage incidents in Elsternwick and Abbotsford.It is understood the two men used stencils to spray paint antisemitic signs at six locations in Elsternwick and two locations in Abbotsford…
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Police News
Stonnington Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after nearly $75,000 of jewellery was stolen in a Toorak burglary.Investigators have been told a home on Gordon St was vacant between August 26 and October 13.During that time, two unknown men entered the property on what detectives believe were multiple occasions.A number of custom-made…
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Police News
Police have charged a man after a fire truck was allegedly stolen in New South Wales and pursued by police into Victoria on Wednesday night (Nov. 5).Officers were notified about 8.20pm that a fire truck had allegedly been stolen from Bolton Rural Fire Service sheds.New South Wales Police had pursued the truck to Victoria and…
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Police News
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on a train in August.The man boarded an inbound train from Sunshine Railway Station about 1.30pm on Monday, August 25The 24-year-old victim, already on board the train, was seated towards the rear of the carriage when the offender came…
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