Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Mill Park Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a teenager following two alleged armed robberies and a theft in Melbourne’s north.The 16-year-old from the Hume area has been charged with theft, 2 x armed robbery and theft of motor vehicle.He was remanded to appear before a Children’s Court at a later date.The charges follow three…
Read More about WHITTLESEA: Teen arrested after robberiesPolice have arrested a man following an assault in Williamstown on Wednesday afternoon (Apr. 30). It is understood the victim, a 92-year-old woman, was approached by a man outside a shopping centre on Douglas Pde about 12.20pm. Officers have been told the man struck the female in the head, before she fell to the pavement…
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Public Order Response Team officers are seeking to identify a group of men following an affray in Melbourne’s CBD. It is understood a brawl broke out after a group were denied entry into a licensed venue on ACDC Lane about 12.20am on Sunday, February 9. The affray, which took place outside the venue, left a…
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A man has had his vehicle impounded after being caught over five times the limit in Benalla on Good Friday night (Apr. 18). Benalla Highway Patrol officers were on patrol when they observed a vehicle driving extremely slowly with no lights on along Bridge St about 7pm. When the vehicle pulled into a nearby carpark,…
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Brimbank Council is reviewing car parking arrangements om areas near Sunshine Hospital and Ginifer Station and St Albans. Parking needs change over time as suburbs grow and develop,” said a Brimbank Council representative. “We are seeking to address parking issues caused by Sunshine Hospital visitors, commuters at Ginifer Station and local school traffic to ensure…
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Police have charged a man following reports of two fires in Wantirna South bushland on Monday night (Apr. 14). Emergency services responded to two grass fires in the vicinity of Pumps Lane and Axford Rd about 9pm. Swift responding officers arrived on scene and allegedly caught sight of a man trying to put one of…
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Two brothers with alleged links to international organised crime have been charged over a complex drug importation plot involving 80kg of cocaine. The men appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday (Apr. 2) after the Australian Federal Police arrested them earlier in the day. One of the men, 38, from Seabrook, was remanded…
Read More about NORTH-WEST: Brothers charged over 80kg cocaine importation plotCrime in Whittlesea has increased over the past 12 months, says Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish.“Alarming new data from the Crime Statistics Agency confirms that law and order has spiralled out of control, with serious crimes rising to record levels under Jacinta Allan’s leadership,” Ms McLeish said.Key Crime Statistics in Whittlesea are:• Motor Vehicle Theft up…
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A Pakistan-born man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Mar. 19) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The man, 33, was charged after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged he breached conditions of his Commonwealth visa between March 5-19, by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations and…
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Some 41 motorists have been caught behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, in a two-night blitz in Moorabbin.Alarmingly, 11 pe rcent of motorists who were drug tested returned positive results.Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers conducted the operation in the southbound lanes of the Nepean Hwy at Moorabbin, bolstered by three booze…
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