Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Police News
Police have arrested and charged three teenage girls following an armed robbery at a shopping centre in Narre Warren.Officers were called to the centre on Overland Drive about 5.20pm on Saturday (Mar. 7) after report three girls threatened a 34-year-old Narre Warren woman with a knife and hammer and demanded her car keys.The victim initially…
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Merri-bek councillor Jay Iwasaki (pictured) has been hit with a one-month suspension after an arbiter found he breached the Model Councillor Code of Conduc.Cr Iwasaki emailecd fellow councillors with accusations against Cr Oscar Yildiz.According to the determination, Iwasaki fired off emails to 26 councillors and executives with accusations over a proposal to resurface a car…
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Police have charged a man after he allegedly failed to stop, then collided with a police vehicle as he tried to get away in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday morning (Mar. 6).Officers attempted to intercept a white Kia sedan, which was allegedly driving erratically on Elizabeth St about 3.15am.The Kia allegedly failed to stop and turned…
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Council News
Knox Cr Peter Lockwood (pictured) has been found to have breached the Model Councillor Code of Conduct following complaints lodged by Crs Lisa Cooper, Glen Atwell, Meagan Baker and Parisa Considine.Cr Lockwood referred to councillors who opposed funding Christmas decorations as “grinches”.His online activity, including “liking” Facebook comments that criticised councillors who voted against the…
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The Australian Labor Party has named Julie Buxton as candidate for the Bayswater seat at the November state election.Ms Buxton plans to succeed sitting MLA Jackson Taylor who announced last year that he will not seek re-election.“Julie was my first office manager when I was first elected in 2018, and, from day one, I saw…
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Observer
Miss Darbus presents the 20 year anniversary performance of: Twinkle Town: The Forgotten High School Musical from April 6-19 at the Motley Spielhaus, Mel-bourne.After a rigorous and drama-filled audition process, this East High Winter Musicale Twinkle Town follows Minnie and Arnold as they Bop to the Top of the theatrical food chain while in rehearsals…
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Observer
Victorian Opera presents its upcoming revival of an iconic work of Australian theatre – Reg Livermore’s Ned Kelly: The Musical, being presented on Saturday, March 28 at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat.Following its original seasons in Adelaide and Sydney in the late 1970s, this landmark musical returns to the stage for the first time in 48…
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Observer
Midwinter Break is one of those thoughtful, delightful films that feature people no longer in the first flush of youth, in whom we see reflections of ourselves.Going against the Hollywood stereotype of glossy airbrushed stars are fine British actors Lesley Manville as Stella and Ciaran Hinds as her husband Gerry.They are classic empty nesters, with…
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Observer
ShowsGilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria (GSOV) The Arcadians (by Gilbert and Sullivan) Indoors on March 13, 14 at 8pm and March 14 and 15 at 2pm at The Round – Studio, 379-399 Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Director: Robert Ray. Tickets theround.com.au/TheArcadiansGSOV Beaumaris Theatre: Chalkface (by Angela Betzian) Until March 21 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director:…
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Observer
My Fair Lady remains one of the world’s most enduring and loved musical treasures, and a lavish recreation based on the 2016 Australian production which was directed by Julie Andrews, will be the first musical to return to Melbourne’s rejuvenated and beloved Ian Potter State Theatre in Melbourne.In keeping with the anniversary milestones, Opera Australia…
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