Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
As the city-shaping Metro Tunnel powers towards opening this year, the State Government has revealed the concourse of the new Town Hall Station that sits directly underneath Melbourne’s City Square. The 18-metre-wide concourse will be an extension of the square above and used as a public gathering space in the heart of the city, with…
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The State Government is celebrating the work of Victorian community historians with the shortlist of the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards revealed. Natalie Hutchins, Minister for Government Services, announced 39 history publications and projects have been shortlisted across 11 prize categories including the Victorian Premier’s History Award. Each nominee has shared the history of Victoria,…
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Frankston City Council is reviewing its Community Care services and is seeking feedback from clients, carers, service providers, community organisations, Council staff and the wider community.The Council currently delivers a range of Community Care services under the Commonwealth Home Support Program and Home and Community Care Program for Younger People.For more than 40 years, the…
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A cafe that was once bustling in the Dandenong Ranges will be brought back to life and offer a new experience for locals and entice new visitors to the area.Steve Dimopoulos (pictured), Minister for Environment, announced that Alchemy Distillers Pty Ltd will transform the former Olinda Golf Course Clubhouse and Cafe into a vibrant new…
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Scouts in Springvale will now have an upgraded hall to develop leadership skills, connect with community, participate and grow – thanks to a $200,000 investment .Mulgrave MLA Eden Foster (pictured) and Youth Minister Natalie Suleyman toured the upgraded Sandown Scouts Hall on Friday (Feb. 28) to announce it is officially open for Scouts and the…
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The State Government is introducing a ‘townhouse code’ that will rapidly approve new home buildings up to three storeys tall, so long as they are appropriate for the community that surrounds them and the residents that will live in them. Premier Jacinta Allan joined Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny in Brunswick on Tuesday (Feb. 25) to…
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Zali Mifsud is the youngest member of the City of Melbourne’s First Nations Committee.She says that she is thinking ahead to her great, great, great, great, great grandchildren.“We have a principle as Aboriginal people, which is the seventh-generation principle,” Zali said.“The decisions we make today are not for myself, or my children or my grandchildren.“They’re…
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Peri Urban Councils Victoria has taken to Canberra its push to secure government funding to open up land for housing developments and provide community infrastructure in Victoria’s high-growth zones.Led by new Deputy Chair Cr Brett Tessari (pictured), the delegation met with federal ministers and shadow ministers responsible for regional development, local government, infrastructure and housing.Cr…
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The State Government must appoint a new Chair to the board of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria Trust when the current Chair’s term ends, says Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell.The RPCVT looks after a number of cemeteries including Donnybrook.The current chair of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria was appointed in September 2020, and her term ends on…
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The Strathewen community has used a 2024 Nillumbik Community Fund grant as well as funding from the Strathewen Bushfire Relief Company to improve access to critical emergency information on high fire danger days.Local residents have been able to purchase subsidised digital listening sets—giving them direct access to real-time fire-fighting radio communications.The listening sets play a…
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