Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded at 2.28am Thursday (Sep. 10) to an incident on Ford Ct, Mill Park after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Crews arrived on scene within seven minutes to find a single storey house fully involved.Firefighters donned breathing apparatus and began attacking the fire as well as protecting the…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident at Sycamore Cr, Campbellfield at 3.46am Thursday (Sep. 10) after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Crews arrived on scene to find a single storey house fully involved.FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and began attacking the fire as well as preventing any fire spread to adjoining…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident at 4.19am Friday (Sep. 11) at Melton Hwy, Taylors Lakes, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a structure fire.Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find a restaurant shop front fully involved in fire, so the response was escalated.Firefighters donned breathing apparatus and began attacking the…
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Police News
Armed Crime Squad detectives charged five people following an armed robbery at a licensed gaming venue in Hawthorn East on Thursday morning (Sep. 10).It is alleged four offenders attended the commercial premises on Burwood Rd about 1.20am.Invesigators will allege they were armed with knives and confronted the victim, making demands for money. They allegedly stole…
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Observer
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Bendigo last year.Emergency services were called to reports a truck had collided with a pedestrian on High St just after 8.30am on October 10 last year.The pedestrian, a 15-year-old boy, died at the scene.The truck driver, a 36-year-old Sebastian man, was…
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Police News
A woman has died following a crash in Navarre on Thursday night (Sep. 10).Emergency services were called to reports a car crashed into a tree on Stawell-Avoca Rd about 8.30pm.The 23-year-old driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was airlifted to hospital where she later died.Horsham Highway Patrol officers will investigate the circumstances surrounding the…
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Observer
Writing Australia announced the winners of the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, celebrating six outstanding books that reflect the breadth, skill and vitality of Australian storytelling.The winners were revealed at a ceremony at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, on Thursday (Sep. 10).The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards recognise the exceptional contribution Australian writers, illustrators, poets…
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Observer
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre presents the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels until September 26 at the Lilydale Mechanics’ Institute, 39-41 Castella St, Lilydale.With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Jeffrey Lane, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is directed by Alan Burrows. Originally a 1988 hit movie starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, the musical written in…
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Observer
Arts Centre Melbourne and Hey Dowling present An Evening Without Kate Bush from October 13-18 at the Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne.Audiences of the cult cabaret are invited to enter Strange Phenomena, howl with the Hounds of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights all over again. An Evening Without Kate Bush pays…
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Observer
Internationally acclaimed harpsichordist and early music specialist Kristian Bezuidenhout joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a Handel and Bach concert at Ringwood’s George Wood Performing Arts Centre, Ringwood on Friday, September 18.Australian-born and now based in London, Bezuidenhout is one of the world’s leading period-instrument keyboard players, celebrated for his performances of Mozart, Bach and…
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