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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Police News
An alleged car thief who fled from police was one of 10 people arrested during a major overnight operation in Ballarat.Operation Talon saw local police team up with specialist units including the Air Wing and Dog Squad to target car thefts and high-risk driving while the community slept.They first spotted the alleged car thief driving…
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Police News
A coordinated response from uniform police and specialist units resulted in the arrest of two males in Mount Waverley on Friday morning (July 24).Police observed a black Lexus with stolen plates in Dandenong about 1.20am.Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle before it sped off towards Melbourne’s east.The Air Wing was called in and followed the…
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Police News
A 43-year-old man has been charged after allegedly ramming several vehicles and threatening police with a chainsaw in Malvern East.Emergency services were called to reports the Malvern East man allegedly crashed into a parked car before fleeing the scene shortly before 5.30pm on Saturday, July 18.The man then removed the registration plates from his vehicle…
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Police News
Police from the La Trobe area took an alleged drink driver off the roads after receiving reports of a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the road in Morwell on Friday morning (July 24).Officers responded after multiple calls were made to Triple Zero (000) for a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the…
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Police News
Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men as part of an investigation into the alleged theft of nearly half a million dollars believed to have occurred during the transport of cash to and from ATMs.The men were arrested early yesterday morning following the execution of two warrants in Mickleham and Dallas.Detectives launched…
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Latest Issues
The First Edition of this week’s Local Paper/Melbourne Observer is published online.Other Editions will be published progressively. Read online at: https://isu.pub/h8O109z Next online issue is Wed., July 29, 2026 Next print/online issue is Wed., August 5, 2026
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Council News
Melbourne has Australia’s fastest-growing night-time economy, with employment growing more than six times faster than the national average.The latest Measuring the Night-time Economy Report 2026 shows almost 3,000 new jobs and nearly 180 new venues were added between 2024 and 2025 – fuelled by Melburnians embracing the city on weeknights and weekends.The food sector has…
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Court
The City of Boroondara has served Supreme Court proceedings on the Victorian Planning Minister, Sonya Kilkenny, in relation to a planning permit she issued for the redevelopment of the Leo’s supermarket site in Kew.The Minister’s decision is being challenged because it is alleged that Ms Kilkenny did not appropriately consider the applicable planning controls and…
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Observer
Shows Friends of Black Rock House: The Jewel by the Sea (by Cheryl Threadgold) Until July 25 at Black Rock House, 30-36 Ebden Ave., Black Rock. Director: Debbie Keyt. BYO refreshments. Bookings: Trybooking.Theatrical: Bring It On. Until July 26 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director: Tahra Canon; Musical Director: Claire Gurrin: Choreographer: Louise Panagiotidis….
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Council News
The new owners of the merged Alexandra Standard-Yea Chronicle newspaper have upset Murrindindi Council by publishing an anonymous criticism of the Shire’s choice of bushfire recovery contractors.In the stinging ‘Thumbs Down’ column criticism, the Standard-Chronicle piece slams the Council for “not using local Murrindindi businesses for tree clearing” after the Longwood summer fires.Murrindindi Council went…
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