Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Police News
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information after a man was found with serious injuries in Frankston on Monday night last week (Aug. 25).Emergency services were called to reports of a man in his 40s with head injuries on Cecil St, near Victoria Pde, about 7.10pm.He was taken to hospital and remains in…
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Police News
Three teenagers have been arrested after they were caught damaging cars in Hampton Park.Police were called to reports of teens smashing the front window of a business on Commerce Drive just after midnight on Tuesday (Aug. 26).It is alleged they then damaged around 15 vehicles parked on the street.No one was inside the business or…
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Observer
Cluedo, the murder mystery board game, is stepping off the board and onto the stage for a season to be presented at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in February.“Continuing our tradition of presenting some of the world’s favourite mysteries on stage including Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and The Mousetrap, I’m delighted to present the…
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Observer
First Nations theatre company, A Daylight Connection, delivers a new work, The Blok! presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Deadly Fringe from October 8-18 in the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre.Directed by Kamarra Bell-Wykes, the play centres on a character called The Master, an auteur whose exponential success and dizzying sense of self-importance comes crashing…
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Observer
Violinist and online personality Ray Chen redefines what it means to be a classical musician, with his viral reels and YouTube videos captivating millions of people around the world. His content highlights music’s ability to inspire joy, connection and healing in humans and animals.Joined by Julio Elizalde on piano, the virtuosic violinist will perform a…
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Observer
Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre presents the Australian premiere of Job, a gripping psychological thriller direct from its critically acclaimed Broadway season.Written by rising American playwright Max Wolf Friedlich, Job opens on Wednesday September 17 for a month-long run.The play centres on Jane, who, after being put on leave due to a viral workplace incident, is…
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Observer
Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) has announced the recipients of its Progress Links Commissions.MPAC has provided two successful applicants with $5000 plus a 5 to 10-day residency in 2025-26 in one of its venue spaces to develop a ‘proof of concept’ proposal for further commissioning and development within the MPAC program to create and…
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Observer
Directed by Tanya Gerstle, this production aims to ‘strip Shakespeare’s tragedy back to its brutal emotional core.’ A five-actor ensemble explores themes of jealousy, betrayal and the consequences of post traumatic stress. The men are battle-scarred and broken. The women are collateral damage.In a 90-minute, no-interval performance, audiences will be drawn into a physically charged…
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Observer
Rising star of stage and screen Georgina Hopson (Titanique, Phantom of the Opera) will lead the cast of Anastasia which will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December, before touring to Perth and Sydney in 2026.“I can’t quite believe that I am going to be playing Anya in Anastasia –…
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What's On
The founders of a micro dairy that calls Fitzroy home are headed to Sydney next month to take part in the country’s biggest food event – Fine Food Australia.Saint David’s micro dairy is located in the heart of inner city Fitzroy, the inspiration of a fourth generation dairy farmer who wanted to bring the dairy…
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