Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 9.50pm on Monday (Oct. 27) with an escalated response to a house fire on Peter-Budge Avenue, Templestowe.This was after multiple callers to Triple Zero (000) reported flames visible in the upstairs area of a two-storey home, after an explosion was heard from the roof area.Firefighters arrived on scene in just…
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Police News
Melbourne Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man following an alleged carjacking and collision in a stolen taxi in the CBD on Sunday night, October 25.It is alleged a passenger travelling in a taxi threatened the driver on Flinders Lane, near the intersection of Queen St, about 9.20pm.The taxi driver managed to get out…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 12.53am Monday (Oct. 27) to an incident on Carmody Drive, Cairnlea, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a shed fire in the grounds of Cairnlea Park Primary school.The fire was contained to what is believed to be a machinery shed measuring 6m x 10m, with minor extension and structural…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire in St Albans.Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey brick house, so the response was escalated.Firefighters in breathing apparatus searched the property and confirmed no one was inside.The…
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Police News
Eastern Region Crime Squad detectives are investigating a home invasion in Camberwell on Wed-nesday (Oct. 29).It is understood three male offenders, armed with a hammer and baseball bat, attended the property on Kirkwood Drive about 2.55am.The offenders smashed their way through a glass window panel, before one offender entered the premises.One of the occupants, a…
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Police News
Altona Highway Patrol officers are investigating a hit and run collision which occurred in Werribee on Tuesday (Oct. 28).Investigators have been told a man and a woman were crossing Wattson St, near the intersection of Duncans Rd, about 9pm on October 28.As they were crossing they were struck by a blue sedan which was travelling…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Lyndhurst last year.Emergency services were called to the Westernport Hwy to reports of a collision involving two cars and a truck about 4.40pm on Wednesday, December 11.It is understood a grey Mercedes Benz, a silver Kia Rio and a white Isuzu…
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Police News
Police are appealing for public assistance after a man stole two wedding rings from a jewellery store in Airport West.The man entered the store inside a shopping centre on Louis St.It is believed the man spoke to staff and was assisted in trying on wedding rings.Police have been told the man put the rings on…
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Police News
Two police officers were injured and a police vehicle rammed numerous times in Sandhurst on Thursday morning (Oct. 30).The officers were conducting patrols when they observed two males running from a residence on Ethereal Way about 1am.The pair were seen getting into a white Ford Ranger and police followed the vehicle into Toporoa Ct.The Ranger…
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Police News
Melbourne Highway Patrol are appealing for a fleeing driver to come forward following a serious collision in Carlton on Thursday morning (Oct. 30).It is understood a 2012 brown Honda Civic sedan struck a woman on Canning St about 10.20am.Officers have been told the woman, who was riding an e-bike, was crossing at the intersection of…
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