Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Police News
Boroondara Crime Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to appeal for public assistance following two robberies in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.Investigators have been told a 26-year-old woman from East Melbourne was walking through Birrarung Marr about 10pm on October 2 last year.Two women approached the victim from behind who threw her to the ground.She was assaulted and…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria alongside Country Fire Authority crews responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls for a house fire on Bedingham Drive, Hillside, shortly after 11pm on Thursday (Aug. 21).Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find a residential garage well alight, with the fire quickly spreading to the attached single storey house and…
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Health
The State Government’s fixed site pill testing service at Fitzroy has openecd its doors.Ingrid Stitt, Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt (pictured) last week announced the Victorian Pill Testing Service was to begin operating from its new home at 95 Brunswick St , Fitzroy on Thursday (Aug. 21).It offers ree, confidential, and non-judgmental harm reduction…
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Health
Craigieburn Community Hospital has been officially opened. Run by Northern Health, dialysis and public dental services have already been operating, with care now set to expand to include paediatric development and feeding clinics, as well as antenatal and pre-term birth care.A staged rollout of services is underway and will see more services become available such…
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Police News
Malvern Police are investigating after a hammer was thrown at a car in a road rage incident in Malvern East.Investigators have been told a 40-year-old woman was driving with her 74-year-old mother on Too-ronga Rd about 12 Noon on August 9.The pair were preparing to turn right onto Wattletree Rd in their BMW SUV when…
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Police News
Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team have laid 127 further charges following the alleged discovery of an illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals.Police laid the additional charges against the 27-year-old man on Wednesday (Aug. 20).They relate to alleged offending at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the…
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Police News
Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged two men following an incident where shots were fired in Glenroy in the early hours of Wednesday morning, August 20.With assistance from the Special Operations Group, a 42-year-old Roxburgh Park man was arrested at a Keilor East residential property.A 43-year-old Keilor East man also present at the property was…
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Sport
Bayside Council is seeking public input about a proposed new lease for Cheltenham Golf Club to continue managing the operations and facilities at Cheltenham Golf Course.The not-for-profit Club has operated at this site for nearly 100 years. The Club’s current lease doesn’t expire until 2030, the Club is seeking a new 21-year lease to support…
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Community News
Prahran MLA Rachel Westaway has asked that the State Government prepares a comprehensive report on the granting and enforcement of liquor licences in the electorate. “Residents in my electorate, particularly along Chapel St, are experiencing increased antisocial behaviour linked to licensed premises,” Ms Westaway told Parliament,“Since the establishment of Liquor Control Victoria in July 2022…
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Police News
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man and two women after an alleged ramming of a police car in Southbank on August 1.It is alleged a stolen Toyota Corolla rammed a police car in Balston St about 10.20am.A 27-year-old Bayswater man and a 42-year-old Mount Waverley woman were arrested at a supermarket on…
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