Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to multiple calls to Triple Zero for a building fire in Melton South in the early hours of Saturday morning.Firefighters arrived at the Staughton St scene at 3.46am, within six minutes, to find a single fronted shop fully ablaze, with a car through the front of the building.Firefighters in breathing…
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Police News
Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged seven people after a man was located with serious injuries in Port Melbourne on Friday morning (May16).The five men and two women have each been charged with the following offences:
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Police News
Police have arrested 20 people and laid 42 charges during a major police operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gang and organised criminal entities across north-west Victoria.The operation – which ran from Monday -Friday (May 12-16)\ – saw Crime Command’s VIPER Taskforce team up with the Mildura Crime Investigation Unit and Divisional Response Unit to track down…
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Police News
Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Waggarandall early Sunday morning (May 18).Emergency services were notified a vehicle had left the road and struck a tree near the intersection of Katandra Main and Evans Rds at 5.48am.Themale driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene.Investigations into the circumstances surrounding…
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Police News
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body at a property in Hamilton on Thursday evening (May 15).The 48-year-old man appeared before court on Saturda(May 17) and was remanded in custody.The charges follow the death of a woman who was found at a property on the Henty…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a serious collision involving a stolen vehicle in Tarneit on Sunday (May 18).Emergency services were called to reports a Haval Jolion collided with a Toyota Camry before crashing into a pole at the intersection of Doherty’s Rd and Werribee-Melton Rd about 1.25am.Two male occupants from the Haval…
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Police News
Police have dismantled a sophisticated cannabis crop inside a Mordialloc factory, seizing hundreds of plants worth $2.5 million.Detectives from Caulfield Divisional Response Unit with assistance from the Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at the rental factory on De Havilland St about 7am on Friday (May 16).It followed a public tip-off.Officers uncovered a…
Read More about KINGSTON: $2.5m dope seized from Moridalloc factory
Politics
Sir,In the early hours of Friday (May 16), Labor and members of the Animal Justice Party, The Greens and Legalise Cannabis Party, colluded with the Allan Labor Government to pass Labor’s big new dog of a tax, the so-called Emergency Services and ‘Volunteers’ Fund.Your readers deserve to know how their local Members of Parliament voted…
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Observer
Director David Dietl’s Long Story Short tracks a group of friends through three years from 2019, through Covid and after. The plot weaves through celebrations: New Year’s Eve, birthdays, parties, a christening, a wedding and a funeral. The turbulence experienced in the wider world is reflected in the complicated relationships between the group.Laura Tonke plays…
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Observer
A massive musical feast of rhythm, song, dance and soul-enriching music awaits audiences at Hadestown the Musical, now playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre.The wonderful show’s lyrics, music and book were created by contemporary American songwriter/musician Anaïs Mitchell, starting as a community theatre project before developing over time to reach Broadway and London’s West End.Presented by…
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