Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, October 30, 2026
A man has died following a collision in Balwyn North last week.Emergency services were called to reports after a vehicle stuck a pedestrian on Burke Rd about 6.05pm on Tuesday, June 30.It is understood the pedestrian was walking southbound on the footpath outside a petrol station while a Tesla was exiting the business.The pedestrian, a…
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Manningham Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a burglary in Doncaster.It is alleged two offenders smashed the front door of a Clancys Lane residence about 10am on April 2 last year.Once inside the offenders rummaged through the property allegedly stealing handbags, jewellery and watches.On Wednesday (July 1), detectives executed a search warrant…
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North West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives are continuing to investigate and appeal for witnesses to come forward after up to 50 motorcycles were seen being ridden erratically across Melbourne’s western suburbs.It is understood the group was riding in convoy along the Tullamarine and Westgate Freeways on Sunday, June 21, allegedly driving at speed, weaving…
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Police have arrested five teens after a suspected stolen Mazda crashed into roadworks signage in Balwyn North on Friday morning (July 3.Emergency services were called to reports of the crash city-bound on the Eastern Freeway, between Doncaster and Bulleen Rds, about 7.15am.Police were told four males and a female were seen fleeing over a fence…
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Officers from the Croydon Divisional Response Unit have charged three teens following two armed robberies in Boronia.Investigators allege two teenage boys, both aged 15-years-old, were approached by a group of three males at a bus stop near Chandler Rd about 5pm.One of the males allegedly produced a machete, threatened one of the 15-year-olds and made…
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A Werribee man, 27, was sentenced on Friday (July 3) by the County Court to 17 years’ imprisonment for the attempted importation of 63kg of methamphetamine, money laundering and drug trafficking offences.He will be eligible for parole after serving 11 years and six months.The man was charged following an investigation by the Victorian Joint Organised…
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Police are investigating a fatal crash in Tooborac on Friday morning (July 3).Emergency services were called to reports that two cars and a truck had crashed into a fallen tree on Northern Hwy about 6am.The driver of one of the cars died at the scene.The driver of the other car sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries…
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Police are appealing for public assistance as they investigate an assault at a soccer game in Doveton.An 18-year-old man, who was on the field at a reserve on Power Rd, was assaulted by three male offenders earlier ths year, about 8pm on Thursday, April 23.It is understood there was an earlier physical altercation between two…
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Detectives have charged a teenage boy and recovered two allegedly stolen vehicles in Melbourne’s east.Officers spotted an allegedly outstanding stolen grey BMW travelling on Williamson Rd in Doncaster about 4pm on Friday (June 26).Police followed the vehicle along Doncaster Rd, before it continued to Tram Rd.It is alleged the teen occupants dumped the BMW in…
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A gun has been fired during a violent brawl outside a church at Vermont on Friday night (June 26).There was a violent altercation between a group of men outside a church.A 19-year-old was taken to hospital with minor injuries.Police say no-one was injured when the gun was fired.
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