Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Schools
Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 3.28am Saturday (Oct. 25) to an incident at Bayside P-12 College in Altona North, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a building fire. Firefighters arrived on scene to find an 8 x 3 building within the school grounds fully involved in fire. Crews donned Breathing Apparatus to attack the…
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Police News
A Swiss national has been sentenced to more than eight years’ imprisonment after attempting to import 21kg of cocaine concealed inside his luggage on board an international flight into Melbourne.The man, 21, was sentenced on Friday (Oct. 24)by the County Court to eight years and eight months’ imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of four…
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Police News
Protective Services Officers have arrested two men allegedly breaking into cars at Seaford Railway Station on Thursday (Oct. 23).Officers responded to reports of men attempting to break into parked vehicles off Railway Pde about 1.50pm.Upon arriving, officers spotted the two men who fled the area.A 26-year-old Frankston man who fled on foot had no hope…
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Police News
State Highway Patrol solo officers impounded a motorcycle in Parkdale after the driver allegedly blew over his alcohol limit on Friday afternoon (Oct. 24).Officers intercepted the Yamaha MT-07 on Beach Rd about 5.15pm.Enquiries revealed the 29-year-old Truganina man had an E condition on his licence, which requires the rider to have a zero blood alcohol…
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Police News
State Highway Patrol officers have impounded a motorcycle after it was observed allegedly travelling at 100-kmh over the speed limit in Clayton South on Friday evening (Oct. 24).Officers intercepted the black Yamaha R1 on Westall Rd about 7pm.It is alleged the solo was travelling at 180-kmh in an 80-kmh zone.To make matters worse, the 24-year-old…
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Police News
Victoria Police is issuing a stern warning to hoon drivers to avoid Melbourne’s south this summer, following a two-night operation that saw 150 hoon vehicles identified and almost 120 defect notices issued in a crackdown in St Kilda and Prahran.Over two nights, Prahran Highway Patrol, alongside Department of Transport and Planning mechanics, pulled over 150…
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Observer
A two-time RAW comedy finalist (Vic 2024, ACT 2023), Chelsea Heaney blends funny situational comedy with an endearing charm in Big Pants.A musical theatre tragic, she tells of the time she landed her dream part, as Rizzo in an amateur production of Grease, only for it to be cancelled due to Covid.After suffering through Covid…
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Observer
The Betty Amsden Foundation has announced composer and researcher Dr Ciaran Frame (pictured) as the inaugural recipient of the $100,000 Betty Amsden Fellowship – the largest of its kind backing innovation in arts business and operations.Founded on the vision of the late Betty Amsden AO, the biennial Fellowship supports bold, game-changing ideas in performing arts…
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Observer
I was both excited and privileged to attend the opening night of GSOV’s 90th Anniversary Celebration and special Trial by Jury presentation at the Athenaeum Theatre.My professional operatic journey began with GSOV in 1981 as a young teenager, just 18 years old, starring as Patience, stepping onto the musical theatre stage for the very first…
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Observer
BK Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth at the Kensington Town Hall on November 21, 23 and 25.Described as ‘a psychological horror experience that puts the audience within arm’s reach of ambition, madness and murder,’ the production will transform the Kensington Town Hall into a decomposing dinner party – ‘decadent, deranged and deeply unsettling.’Directed by Kate…
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