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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Police News
Southern Metro Crime Squad Detectives have charged two men after an alleged home invasion in Narre Warren South on Wednesday (Feb. 4).It is alleged the offenders forced entry into a property in Narre Warren South, armed with a loaded sawn-off shotgun and an edged weapon just before 2am.A 30-year-old male victim was home at the…
Read More about CASEY: Shotgun seized at Narre Warren
Police News
Detectives from the Gang Crime Squad have charged a teenage boy and two men following a series of warrants linked to organised crime.With the assistance of Viper Taskforce and Melton Crime Investigation Unit, detectives executed four search warrants at properties in Melbourne’s north-west suburbs, including:• Moreland area• Lahinch St, Broadmeadows• Watersedge Way, Roxburgh Park• Synergy…
Read More about NORTH-WEST: 3 males charged
Police News
Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following multiple unprovoked robberies and assaults in the Bendigo area.Police will allege that between January 29-February 1, the 36-year-old man:• assaulted a 60-year-old man inside a licensed venue on High St in Kangaroo Flat• made demands for cash and threatened a 67-year-old man while he was…
Read More about GREATER BENDIGO: Robberies, assaults
Schools
Some local schools will be eligible to share in $2 million being provided by the State Government in the bushfire recovery area:Schools eligible for extra support are below:Alexandra Primary SchoolAlexandra Secondary CollegeBuxton Primary SchoolEildon Primary SchoolEuroa Primary SchoolEuroa Secondary CollegeLongwood Primary SchoolMansfield Primary SchoolMansfield Secondary CollegeYea High SchoolYea Primary School
Read More about NORTH-EAST: Extra $2m for schools
Police News
An Afghanistan-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, charged for allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The AFP charged the man, 32, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to report to the Department of Home…
Read More about MELBOURNE: Visa breaches reported
Police News
A Somalia-born man was set to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday (Feb. 2) charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions and not ensuring his monitoring device remained in good working order.The AFP charged the man, 32, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged he breached the conditions…
Read More about MELBOURNE: Monitoring device offences alleged
Police News
A Melbourne man has been summonsed to appear before court charged by the Australian Federal Police National Security Investigations team with allegedly performing a Nazi salute at Melbourne Airport.The Greenvale man, 23, allegedly performed a Nazi salute directed towards a group of Jewish school-aged children in a terminal at the airport on Monday last week…
Read More about HUME: Charged over Nazi salute to Airport school kids
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident in Trinity Place, Tarneit at 6.33pm Sunday (Feb. 1) after multiple callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find the two-storey brick home and attached garage fully involved in fire.The family evacuated with one male member sustaining burns to…
Read More about WYNDHAM: House blaze at Tarneit
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 5.14pm on Wednesday (Feb. 4) to multiple calls to a garage fire in Pinaroo Circuit, Meadow Heights.Crews arrived on-scene in seven minutes and found a garage attached to house well alight. The alarm was escalated due to size of blaze.Both occupants were evacuated to front of house safely.Firefighters in breathing…
Read More about HUME: Fire at Meadow Heights garage
Latest Issues
Lots of local news, sport and advertising.The Local Paper has localised editions for all suburbs, in and around Melbourne.(The Melbourne Observer section appears inside ALL editions of The Local Paper.) February 4 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._eastern_suburbs_ed_95fe1752328861 Covers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._lilydale_and_yarra_a4c7836ac2f554Covers Healesville, Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Strathbogie Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._mitchell_strathbog_42bc8b98cf3dbdCovers…
Read More about OUT NOW: Wed., Feb. 4, 2026 – All Latest Editions