Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Emergency Services
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of fires in Lilydale.Police and emergency services were called to 10 separate bin, rubbish skips and spot fires across Lilydale between 8.45pm and 11.30pm on June 219.The estimated damage totals more than $200,000.Incidents include:• A chair was damaged in Marketplace shopping• A…
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Community News
State Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has promised a $524 million duplication of Donnybrook Rd, if her party is elected in November.Ms Wilson has not given a timeline on fulfilling the promise.“Every day, around 35,000 vehicles travel along Donnybrook Rd – a road designed to safely carry around 20,000 vehicles a day – and in peak…
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Sport
This weekend’s footy scores. isu.pub/I6hk1FD
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Sport
The footy today between Yea and Alexandra is a bit, shall we say, ‘willing’. Pictured: Alexandra’s Joshua Crane takes down Yea’s Dylan Thompson. Rebels Reserves 6.11 (47) d Yea Tigers Twos 5.7 (37). Still time to come down to the Yea Rec. to watch the Seniors.
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Observer
Some of Australia’s finest actors are set to take the stage in GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents’ production of Arthur Miller’s timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Death of a Salesman for a strictly limited season in Melbourne, August 11-22.Award-winning Anthony LaPaglia, will reprise his role as Willy Loman alongside Australian actor Alison Whyte, re-creating her…
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Observer
PLOS Musical Productions has a long history of presenting musicals with youth members in the casts, and now the theatre company is introducing something new and exciting for young people with a passion for musical theatre.The Next Generation musicals will continue the tradition of presenting productions at the Frankston Arts Centre, giving young cast members…
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Police News
A Werribee man, 27, was sentenced on Friday (July 3) by the County Court to 17 years’ imprisonment for the attempted importation of 63kg of methamphetamine, money laundering and drug trafficking offences.He will be eligible for parole after serving 11 years and six months.The man was charged following an investigation by the Victorian Joint Organised…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Tooborac on Friday morning (July 3).Emergency services were called to reports that two cars and a truck had crashed into a fallen tree on Northern Hwy about 6am.The driver of one of the cars died at the scene.The driver of the other car sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries…
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Emergency Services
Victoria Police Air Wing has rescued four occupants from a four-wheel drive washed away while trying to cross a flooded Glenmaggie River on Friday night (July 3).A Nissan Patrol, with four people on board, attempted to cross the Macalister River at the Burgoyne Track about 8pm. The river was under a minor flood warning at…
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Observer
ITD Events announce that Kween Kong has officially joined the cast of Drag Roast 2026, being presented as a national tour and performing at the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday, July 24, from 7pm to 10.30pm.Fresh from taking on the world in RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars and recently announced as part of the…
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