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Council News

KNOX: Skate, BMX park underway

Friday, December 5, 2025

Knox Council has started works on the skate and BMX park extension at Gilbert Park, Knoxfield.The extension will include:n Beginner and junior-friendly features to help riders build confidencen A mix of street and transition-style obstacles for variety and funn Shaded areas, lighting, and a picnic shelter for comfort and chill timen Improved pathways to make…

Police News

KINGSTON: Deaths follow Mentone crash

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision which occurred in Mentone on Wednesday evening (Dec. 3).Investigators have been told a car and motorcycle collided on the Nepean Hwy near Swanston St about 9.05pm.A man and a woman who were on the motorcycle were both rushed to hospital where the man later died.The…

Emergency Services

MERRI-BEK: Hadfield house destroyed by fire

Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 3.01am on Tuesday (Dec. 2) to an incident on Richard St, Hadfield, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene within seven minutes to find a single storey brick home fully involved in fire with flames through the roof. The fire took over 30 minutes…

Police News

BOROONDARA: Axe wielded at Hawthorn

A man has been charged after allegedly wielding weapons in Hawthorn on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Police responded to reports of a man walking along Burwood Rd carrying an axe and sledgehammer about 4pm.It is alleged the man smashed a parked vehicle with the weapons before continuing along the street. No one was injured.The man was…

Court

GREATER DANDENONG: Keysborough stabbing charge

Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Keysborough on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Emergency services responded to reports of a man allegedly assaulted by another man at a secondary school about 3pm.Police arrived on scene and arrested a 37-year-old Mulgrave man, all within nine minutes of receiving the call.A…

Court

MELBOURNEWIDE: 775 more charges

Police have laid 775 further charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the discovery of an illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals.Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team will lay the additional charges against the 28-year-old man on Wednesday (Dec. 3).The charges are for a range of offences including stalking, produce…

Police News

MERRI-BEK: $420,000 cash seized from Pascoe Vale home

North-West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives seized more than $420,000 in cash from a home in Pascoe Vale as part of an ongoing investigation.Officers executed a warrant at a property on Downs St about 9.40am on Wednesday (Dec. 3)The cash was located inside a safe secreted at the property and was seized.The resident, a 73-year-old…

Observer

OBSERVER: Gasworks turns 40

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Located at 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, Gasworks turns 40 in 2026, with a new vision as a home for creativity under new Creative Director and CEO Sam Strong.Complete with park upgrade, a new brand and a renovated foyer, Gasworks will now be curated in quarterly instalments, with the first season of four shows for…

Observer

OBSERVER: The Wizard Of Oz

PLOS Musical Productions are preparing for their holiday season musical production of The Wizard of Oz, being presented at the Frankston Arts Centre from December 31 to January 10.Directed and choreographed by Michael Mitchell, with musical direction by Malcom Huddle, The Wizard of Oz not only invites audiences to follow the Yellow Brick Road, but…

Observer

OBSERVER: Fine Lines

Some 26 Fine Lines dancers, aged between 45 and 80, will present a new work, Four, in the Sylvia Staehli Theatre in Dancehouse, North Carlton, from December 12 -14.Described as a ‘vibrant and deeply moving new work’, Four is created by Louisa Duckett and Katrina Rank, inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.Four follows the seasons of…