Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Victoria’s first fixed site for pill testing will be located at 95 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt (pictured) said: “The service is close to one of Melbourne’s most popular nightlife hubs as well as public transport, health care and social services, and it will offer access to the same life-saving advice and…
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Final designs for the removal of the Maidstone St level crossing at Altona have been released. Major construction is set to begin in the coming months.The new road bridge will feature patterned and textured surfaces finished in earthy browns, oranges and muted purples, while porthole-inspired windows will give pedestrians on the bridge views of the…
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Harriet Shing (pictured), Minister for Development Victoria, last week announced that Local Residential, GFM Group, PDG and Hickory Developments have been invited to participate in the Request for Proposal process to deliver Parcel A of the Fitzroy Gasworks development.Parcel A is expected to deliver around 350 new homes, including a minimum of 20 per cent…
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Three shires have partnered to create a new Visitor Economy Partnership, spreading tourism funding and initiatives.Cardinia, Nillum-bik and Yarra Ranges Shires will transfer of the current agreement with Yarra Ranges Tourism across to the new Visitor Economy Partnership on Tuesday (July 1).All three Councils have now committed to the VEP.Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Jim Child,…
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Indi MHR Helen Haines (pictured) is amongst a group of independent MPs and Senators who are concerned about the impact the Albanese Govern-ment’s decision to postpone the commencement of 80,000 new Home Care Packages will have on older Australians.Some 83,000 new Home Care packages were due to be rolled out from July 1, this has…
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The State Government is extending the final reporting date for the Board of Inquiry into the McCrae landslide to gather more expert evidence to get to the bottom of what happened.The reporting date will be extended to September 10 to allow the Inquiry to obtain further expert evidence to make findings on the Terms of…
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NEXTDC will build a new $2 billion next-generation digital campus in Fishermans Bend.NEXTDC’s M4 Melbourne will feature an AI Factory, Mission Critical Operations Centre, and Technology Centre of Excellence – positioning Victoria as a national digital infrastructure hub.It will create thousands of jobs in tech, AI, digital infrastructure, defence technology, advanced research and more.The tech…
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Michael Galea, South-Eastern Metropolitan MLC (pictured), has raised the need for public transport with Gabrielle Williams, Minister for Public and Active Transport.“The State Budget announced is another great budget for the south-east, including in the space of transport, with locked-in continuation of route 881, with its extension from Merinda Park to Clyde North,” said Mr…
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Southern Metropolitan MLC Ryan Batchelor (pictured) says Sephardi Jews are being supported by the State Government.“ I had the pleasure of visiting the Sephardi Synagogue in Balaclava. Sephardi Jews are those predominantly from the Middle East and Africa, originating from the Iberian Peninsula,” Mr Batchelor said.“The Sephardi synagogue received $126,000 last year from the Multicultural…
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There are no funds in the 2025-26 State Government Budget for the Point cook Community Hospital, Western Metropolitan MLC Trung Luu has told State Parliament.“In the State Budget the Government promoted its investment of over $634 million into the healthcare system; however, not a single cent was promised for the Point Cook community hospital in…
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