Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Sport
Local sports clubs in Fitzroy can look forward to a new home ground advantage with major upgrades underway at Brunswick St Oval.Community Sport Minister Ros Spence (pictured) visited the oval to mark the official start of works, made possible by a $12.8 million investment.A new two-storey sports pavilion will include two female friendly change rooms,…
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Community News
Ongoing concerns about the safety atMornington-Tyabb Rd and Racecourse Rd intersection in Mornington, have been raised in State Parliament by Chris Crewther MLA (pictured).“The issue has been raised repeatedly by locals over many years, yet meaningful action has still not occurred,” Mr Crewther said.“Despite repeated correspondence to the State Labor Government’s Minister for Roads and…
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Politics
Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Minister Colin Brooks last week visited the Rinnai factory at Braeside, which is expanding its local operations.New heating, cooling and hot water technologies are being developed.The move will secure 110 jobs and many more across the supply chain.Rinnai employs 442 people across its three Victorian sites.It’s one of Australia’s biggest heating,…
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Court
A US national has been sentenced by the County Court after importing 12 kilograms of cocaine into Victoria in 2025.The woman, 34, was sentenced to eight years and 10 months’ jail, with a non-parole period of five years and eight months, after pleading guilty to one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Rupicola Court, Hillside, at 2.24pm Saturday (May 30) after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.The response was escalated. FRV crews arrived on scene to find a 20m by 8m tin garage fully involved in fire.FRV crews wearing breathing apparatus established hose lines and began…
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Police News
A driver has had his licence suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing four times the limit in Lalor on Saturday (May 30).Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section officers set up an alcohol and drug testing site on Dalton Rd when a driver pulled in and returned an alleged evidentiary reading of 0.211.The alleged reading…
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Police News
A P-plater has had his license suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing nearly three and a half times the limit of a fully licensed driver in Mornington.Officers performed a routine intercept on the Holden Commodore utility on Roberston Drive about 12.55am on Monday, May 25.The 18-year-old driver was spoken to by officers before he…
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Police News
A man has died in hospital following a two-car collision in Narre Warren East on May 22.Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the collision which occurred at the intersection of Berwick and Wellington Rds between a Nissan and BMW about 8.45am.A 78-year-old man, who was a passenger in the Nissan, was taken to hospital…
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Police News
Mooney Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a woman following an assault outside a café in Essendon earlier this year.A female staff member was serving food to a table outside the premises on Keilor Rd when she was allegedly assaulted about 1pm on April 25.The victim, a 19-year-old woman, sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the incident.Police…
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Police News
Police issued more than 50 infringement notices and impounded six vehicles in a one-day operation targeting impaired and dangerous driving in Caroline Springs.Operation Max Power, which took place on Friday, May 22, saw general duties police, as well as officers from Road Policing Command’s Drug and Alcohol Section, Highway Patrol and Solo Unit, saturate Caroline…
Read More about MELTON: Police blitz at Caroline Springs