Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Observer
Award-winning choreographer Trà Mi Dinh premieres a new work inspired by one of humanity’s oldest and most mysterious obsessions: the number 7 from September 9-19 at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre.Fresh from commissions with Sydney Dance Company and Lucy Guerin Inc, Trà Mi Dinh creates choreography that bends perception of time, rhythm and expectation.Her…
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Observer
Weeping Spoon Productions celebrate 20 years of making weird and wonderful indie theatre with their new work The Year There Were No Monsters, debuting at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 7-18 at the Trades Hall, Carlton.This new one-man comedy explores the triumph of the human spirit against all odds.The Year There Were No…
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Uncategorized
Showmen Productions present a return of The Greatest Magic Show on Wednesday, September 23 and Thursday, September 24 at 10.30am at Spiegel Haus Melbourne, 217 Lonsdale St.Stars Sam Hume and Justin Williams will present their ‘mind-blowing’ illusions, magic, comedy and fun – ‘all wrapped around a powerful message for every child in the audience: Believe…
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Politics
Murrindindi Shire Council is encouraging Kinglake Ward residents to make sure they are enrolled to vote and that their details are up to date ahead of the upcoming by-election.The by-election will elect a new Councillor to represent Kinglake Ward following the resignation of former Cr Jodi Adams in August.The Victorian Electoral Commission will conduct the…
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Observer
Patricia Cornelius wrote Savages in 2013 partly in response to the death of Dianne Brimble on a cruise ship in 2002.The work examines the misogynistic conduct of four men whose aggression, entitlement and ignorance epitomise the worst of the manosphere.Director Kitan Petkovski has chosen to cast women in these four roles in the current Theatre…
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Council News
Direct engagement on the Mansfield flood study is now coming to an end with all residents with properties potentially impacted by flooding having now received information.The findings of the study, undertaken by Mansfield Shire Council in collaboration with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, will help the Council and the community better understand how flooding…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Forest Hill on Saturday morning (Sep. 5).Emergency services were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Springvale and Canterbury Rds shortly before 11.30am.A 72-year-old female backseat passenger, from Boronia, was declared deceased at the scene.The 52-year-old female driver, from Boronia,…
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Police News
Three people have sustained significant injuries after being assaulted by a man in Tyers on Saturday afternoon (Sep. 5).The offender, who is known to the victims, attended a Cowies Rd address about 12.30pm.Police have been told the man assaulted an elderly man and woman, along with another man at the address while armed with what’s…
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Police News
Officers from Casey Highway Patrol are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following a multi-vehicle collision in Berwick on Saturday morning (Sep. 5).Police attended the Princes Fwy scene following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) about an erratic driver who was allegedly speeding and weaving across lanes about 11am.It is understood the 2025 white…
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Community News
The Essential Services Commission has cancelled the Victorian Energy Upgrades accreditation of two businesses for allegedly providing false information about their energy efficiency projects and breaching consumer protections.The VEU program is an energy efficiency program that helps Victorians cut their energy bills by supporting households and businesses to use energy more efficiently. Accredited businesses undertake…
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