Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, November 16, 2026
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two boys following the assault of an off-duty police officer in Southbank on Friday night (May 29).The 32-year-old was walking south along Whiteman St, after finishing his shift, when three unknown boys approached him and became verbally abusive about 11pm.It is alleged the trio then physically assaulted the…
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Westgate Highway Patrol officers are cracking down on hoon drivers following a series of meets across the western suburbs.Hundreds of owners of vehicles allegedly linked to recent hoon meets were to be targeted during an operation on Saturday (May 9).The aim of the operation is to remove unauthorised drivers and unsafe vehicles from the roads.An…
Read More about WEST: Police put brakes on hoonsAfter a copious amount of cheese and beer, the Swiss Club crowd waits in anticipation for Dan Rath’s Comedy Festival show, Help Me Please.And they are not disappointed when the comedy begins.“I’m unwell,” Rath states, delivered in deadpan style. Rath then launches into a set of quick-fire gags dispensed at lightning speed.Rath pivots through jokes…
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Bohm Presents announces the return of Tape Face for his Australian Tour from March 26-April 18 at Fortyfive-downstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.Celebrating 20 years of the show said to ‘redefine physical comedy’, Tape Face will tour nationwide including being part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.Tape Face is the creation of New Zealand-born performer Sam…
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Merri-bek councillor Jay Iwasaki (pictured) has been hit with a one-month suspension after an arbiter found he breached the Model Councillor Code of Conduc.Cr Iwasaki emailecd fellow councillors with accusations against Cr Oscar Yildiz.According to the determination, Iwasaki fired off emails to 26 councillors and executives with accusations over a proposal to resurface a car…
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Police have charged a man after he allegedly failed to stop, then collided with a police vehicle as he tried to get away in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday morning (Mar. 6).Officers attempted to intercept a white Kia sedan, which was allegedly driving erratically on Elizabeth St about 3.15am.The Kia allegedly failed to stop and turned…
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The Australian Labor Party has named Julie Buxton as candidate for the Bayswater seat at the November state election.Ms Buxton plans to succeed sitting MLA Jackson Taylor who announced last year that he will not seek re-election.“Julie was my first office manager when I was first elected in 2018, and, from day one, I saw…
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Police have charged a man after seizing drugs with an alleged estimated street value of $250,000 in Viewbank.Preston uniform officers set up a drug and alcohol testing site on Catalina St in Heidelberg West, before a vehicle was directed to enter the site on Tuesday (Feb. 24) about 2.30pm.Upon the driver entering, officers allegedly noticed…
Read More about BANYULE: Drugs seized at ViewbankA man has been charged with 98 offences following an extensive investigation into thefts across Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs between November 2025 and February 2026.Detectives from Casey Crime Investigation Unit and the Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant at a property on Duce St in Cranbourne East about 8am on Wednesday (Feb. 25).A…
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Police nabbed a drink driver over six times the limit in Drouin on Friday night (Feb. 6).Officers were initially called to reports of an Audi SUV colliding with a Hyundai i20 on Longwarry Rd about 6pm.The driver of the Hyundai, a 37-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.The driver of the Audi fled…
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