Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Police News
A man has been charged after he was allegedly caught driving in the wrong direction on the Princes Fwy.Police received multiple reports of a dark-coloured hatch driving outbound in the inbound lane on the Princes Fwy.Officers spotted the car near the intersection of Kororoit Creek Rd in Laverton North about 2.20am Saturday (June 13). They…
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Police News
Monash Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after a commercial quantity of drugs and a loaded firearm were located in Clayton on Saturday morning (NJune 13).Police were initially called to conduct a welfare check at the intersection of Wellington Rd and Henderson Rd about 5.30am.Officers attended the scene and boxed in the BMW…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle crash in Tatong on Saturday (June 13).Emergency services responded to reports of a car leaving the road along Tatong-Tolmie Rd about 4.50pm.The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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Police News
Police are appealing for help from the public to identify two men following an assault on Little Collins St.A 26-year-old Footscray man was sitting in the driver’s seat of his parked car about 11.45pm on Saturday, March 28.Two men, thought to be aged in their 20s, approached the vehicle before one of them threw alcohol…
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Police News
Banyule-Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a rideshare driver was seriously assaulted by two males in Lower Plenty.Detectives have been told the victim accepted a rideshare job from a residential address in Warrandyte about 2.30pm on May 17.Whilst transporting the four males in his vehicle, the offenders began smoking and using offensive language,…
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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.) June 10 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – https:// isu.pub/nd423d0 Covers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – https://isu.pub/lBKrXxTCovers Healesville, Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Warburton, Yarra Valley • Mitchell Strathbogie Edition – https://isu.pub/EUQkHpYCovers Avenel, Beveridge, Broadford, Euroa, Kilmore, Longwood, Nagambie, Puckapunyal, Seymour,…
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Court
Whittlesea Councillor Aidan McLindon has won his Supreme Court judicial review case against Nick Staikos, former Local Government Minister, “Minister Staikos’ action to suspend him was invalid.” Cr McLindon was removed as Mayor at Whittlesea, and suspended as a Councillor. Cr Martin Taylor took over as Mayor, followed by Cr Lawrie Cox. Mr Staikos has…
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Latest Issues
The FirstEdition of this week’s Local Paper/Melbourne Observer is published online.Other Editions will be published progressively. Read online at: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._eastern_suburbs_ed_722877f7e62a2e Next online issue is Wed., June 17, 2026Next print/online issue is Wed., June 24, 2026
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Police News
A woman has died following a two-car collision in Stanhope on Saturday night (June 6).Emergency services responded just after 5.30pm on Midland Highway near Girgarre-Rushworth Rd.There were three occupants in one of the vehicles.A 30-year-old woman in that vehicle died at the scene, a male and female also in the car were taken to hospital…
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Police News
A teenager armed with a machete has been arrested and charged following an attempted aggravated carjacking in Delahey on Friday night (June 5).Police have been told a woman parked her vehicle in a shopping centre carpark on Taylors Rd and got out of her vehicle before she was approached from behind about 7.35pm.It is believed…
Read More about MELTON: Carjacking bid at Delahey, machete used