Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Merri-bek City Council has adopted a cat curfew that will come into effect from 2027.“Cat curfews aim to improve a cat’s health and lifespan and reduce negative effects on wildlife and the environment,” said a Council representative.“Curfews can also help address community concerns about cat noise, cats digging in gardens and trespass.“Merri-bek’s cat curfew will…
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Community News
Northern Metropolitan MLC Evan Mul-holland has called on the State Government to urgently duplicate Somerton Rd and upgrade the dangerous Roxburgh Park Drive intersectionMr MNulholland condemning what he describes as decades of Labor’s ongoing neglect of Melbourne’s north.Speaking in Parliament, Mr Mulholland urged the Minister for Roads and Roads Safety [Melissa Horne] to act on…
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Health
The official opening of the permanent Melton Mental Health and Wellbeing Local was conducted by Ingrid Stitt (pictured), Minister for Mental Health, last Friday (Nov. 28).The service, which has been operating since 2023, will now offer walk-in services to the Melton community, with a range of clinical and wellbeing mental health supports – all free…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to several calls of a building fire at Sackville St, Collingwood, at 3.16am on Friday (Nov. 28).Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the building, and the response was escalated.FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and began attacking the fire as well as preventing…
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Council News
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has been named winner of the 2025 Excellence in Road Safety Award from the Australasia College of Road Safety.The College recognises exceptional leadership, research and innovation in road safety, highlighting individuals and organisations committed to reducing road trauma across Australasia.“This prestigious Australasian award was for the Shire’s innovative work on rural…
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Police News
Pakenham has scored the unenviable title of the hardest hit suburb in the state for drug drivers caught endangering the lives of innocent road users,.Some 358 drug drivers were intercepted by police locally last financial year.This is three times higher than the second ranked suburb in the state, Dandenong, with 114 drug driving intercepts. Pakenham…
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Court
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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Police News
Fawkner Divisional Response Unit officers charged a 21-year-old man following an alleged affray at a rugby match in Broadmeadows.It is alleged the affray occurred during a rugby match at Seabrook Reserve with an offender seen armed with a machete just after 9pm. No one was injured.A Roxburgh Park man was arrested and charged with affray,…
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Police News
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man was allegedly committing a lewd act on the rail network.Investigators have been told the man was first seen performing the act at Southern Cross Railway Station before boarding a Craigieburn bound train about 3.30pm on October 26.It is alleged the man continued…
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Police News
Two New Zealand nationals faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Nov. 25)charged for their alleged roles in a 36kg methamphetamine importation at Melbourne Airport.Australian Border Force officers seized the illicit drugs on Monday (Nov. 24) after selecting two women, both aged 22, for a baggage examination following their arrival on a flight from Malaysia into…
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