Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Fawkner Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following a sexual assault.The 53-year-old man has been charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child under 16 and one count of unlawful assault.The charges follow an appeal by police for information after a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in…
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A Canadian national, who was the former head of the Sam Gor syndicate, has been jailed for 16 years for his role in a conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of illicit drugs within Australia.The man, 62, was sentenced by the County Court last Thursdayc (Dec. 4) to 16 years’ imprisonment. He will be eligible for…
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Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Keysborough on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Emergency services responded to reports of a man allegedly assaulted by another man at a secondary school about 3pm.Police arrived on scene and arrested a 37-year-old Mulgrave man, all within nine minutes of receiving the call.A…
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Police have laid 775 further charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the discovery of an illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals.Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team will lay the additional charges against the 28-year-old man on Wednesday (Dec. 3).The charges are for a range of offences including stalking, produce…
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Homicide Squad detectives have withdrawn charges laid against one man as part of their investigation into a fatal stabbing in Morwell in September.Police were called after two men were located with stab wounds about 10.25pm on September 27.An 18-year-old Morwell man was located on The Boulevard and taken to hospital where he died a short…
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The State Government is this week opening the largest court complex outside of the CBD – so that more cases can be heard and justice services can be easily accessed by people in Melbourne’s west.Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny last week officially opened the Wyndham Law Courts, a $270 million justice facility which will provide court services…
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A Morwell based sheet metal fabricating company has been convicted and fined $12,000 after pleading guilty to criminal offences under Victoria’s long service leave laws.Wage Inspectorate Victoria began investigating Romlik Pty Ltd after being contacted by a former apprentice who had not been paid their long service leave entitlement.The former employee had worked continuously with…
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A Melton man has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for defrauding and attempting to defraud the Australian Taxation Office of more than $250,000 in fraudulent business activity statements.He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of eight months. The remainder of his sentence will be served under a Recognisance Release Order.An…
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Former Casey Mayor Sam Aziz (pictured) continues to deny any wrongdoing.His declaration of innocence comes as the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has charged two people as part of Operation Sandon, an extensive investigation into allegations of serious corrupt conduct in relation to planning and property development decisions at the City of Casey Council.“A former…
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Hearing that his 9am Kilmore Hospital urgent care appointment had been cancelled, Broadford man Ryan Wood verbally abused the receptionist and created a hole in the wall near the exit door, Seymour Court was told last Thursday (Jul. 17).Mr Wood, 35, of High St, Broadford, did not appear at Court to face a change of…
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