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GREATER SHEPPARTON: Man inside stolen caravan

Friday, March 21, 2025

Shepparton Crime Investigation detectives are investigating after a caravan was stolen while a man was sleeping inside at Shepparton .The 73-year-old victim woke to find he was being towed away from where he had parked outside his son’s house on Broken River Drive and promptly called police about 5.30am on Tuesday (Mar. 18).The unknown offenders…

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CARDINIA: Firearms incident at Beaconsfield

Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a firearms incident in Beaconsfield last month.Investigators have been told a group of males were involved in a physical altercation on Old Princes Hwy about 2.30pm on February 7.During the melee, one of the offenders produced a handgun and fired two shots.No one was struck by the shots…

Observer

OBSERVER: Love Don’t Live Here Anymore, You Do

Live Nation Entertainment presents Jesse Griffin AKA Wilson Dixon’s show Love Don’t Live Here Anymore, You Do from March 27 – April 6 in the Chinese Museum as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.Jesse Griffin is an actor, comedian, writer and director who has worked throughout the UK, Australia and NZ since the mid-1990s….

Observer

OBSERVER: End Game

Katie Reddin-Clancy presents End Game from March 31 to April 20 at the MC Showroom as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.Presenting the big questions most of us are afraid to answer End Game is part The Secret part Warrior of Light part Eat, Pray, Love exploring one woman’s journey at Earth School as…

Council News

GREATER DANDENONG: Progress on Thomas St naming

Greater Dandenong Council says there has never been an official name for the Thomas St precinct.“The name ‘Afghan Bazaar’ or ‘Afghan Cultural Bazaar’ has never been formally adopted on the Register of Geographic Place Names Victoria,” said a Council representative.“This name has only been used as a marketing and promotional name. The area is formally…

Council News

NILLUMBIK: Closures for Monash Bridge at Hurstbridge

Nillumbik Council is undertaking repairs this weekk at Monash Bridge in Hurstbridge. Guard rails will be repaired and moulded concrete posts reinstated. The brick abutment and safety barriers damaged last year will also be repaired during this time.Work was due to commence yesterday (Tues., Mar. 25) and is expected to be completed by Friday, April…

Council News

WHITTLESEA: Dirt Jump Rides at Doreen

The City of Whittlesea is giving dirt jump riders the chance to learn new skills under the watchful eye of experts at its track in Doreen.The dirt jumps track at Painted Hills Recreation Reserve has proved a hit with bike riders of all ages and skill levels since it opened last September.Dirt jumps are jumps…

Emergency Services

HUME: Blaze at Sunbury home

Fire Rescue Victoria crews, assisted by CFA, responded to an incident in Scott St, Sunbury at 1.09pm Thursday (Mar. 20) after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey brick veneer house.Crews donned breathing apparatus…

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MELBOURNE: Visa troubles for Pakistan-born man

A Pakistan-born man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Mar. 19) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The man, 33, was charged after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged he breached conditions of his Commonwealth visa between March 5-19, by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations and…

Police News

BRIMBANK: St Albans scooter rider dies

Police are investigating a collision in St Albans earlier this month which has now turned fatal.Emergency services responded after a vehicle travelling along Main Road East struck the side of a mobility scooter.The impact caused the scooter rider to fall out onto the road, injuring his hip.The 85-year-old was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries…