Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, November 16, 2026
Crime 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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The public is to be locked out from personally attending tonight’s controversial meeting of Whittlesea Council at 6pm. The public will be able to only view the meeting at the Council’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist… A crowd of ratepayers is expected to gather outside the South Morang headquarters of the Council from about 5.30pm. Mayor Cr…
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Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a male following a serious assault in Lyndhurst on Friday night (Mar. 14). Police were called to reports of a group of males seen fighting in the vicinity of Society Avenue about 8.30pm. Emergency services arrived to find a male with serious injuries consistent with a stabbing….
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Whittlesea Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon has been banned by City CEO Craig Lloyd (pictured) from personally attending Council meetings. Mr Lloyd has also prohibited Cr McLindon from contacting all other Councillors, except by email in a restricted way. Cr McLindon’s Mayoral Assistant has been instructed by the Council office that their services are not currently…
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Under the baton of conductor, , the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gives presence not just to the orchestration of Mahler’s Symphony No 2 (Resurrection) but realises the profound emotional and philosophical journey of this grand composition.The intense struggle between life and death comes to the fore in the first movement where the thunderous tremolo of the…
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Coburg will get a free bulk-billed urgent care clinic if the Albanese Labor Government is re-elected.“Labor will open a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Coburg as part of a $644 million commitment,” said a statement from Wills MHR Peter Khalil (pictured).“Once all of Labor’s clinics are open, 4 in 5 Australians will live within a…
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Pictured: Rouzbeh Nadjar (Ben the Survivalist), Melanie Tsimbas (Jane the Skeptic), Louisa Cusumano (May the Navigator), Sacha Brown (Laura the Leader), Stella Heard (Fiona the Seer), Jay Gold (Axle the Sadist) and Stella Klironomakis (Uma the Heretic) in The Aevum Valley. The Aevum Valley, an original new horror play by VCA Theatre alumni and emerging…
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Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a large grass fire in Maribyrnong on Sunday (Jan. 26). Emergency services were called to reports of flames seen coming from grassland near La Scala Avenue about 12am. Police were told a group of youths were setting off fireworks shortly before the fire started. The offenders fled the…
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