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STATEWIDE: Tobacco store extortion arrests

Monday, March 17, 2025

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have arrested 12 people and seized four firearms, explosives, knives, looseleaf tobacco and vapes as part of their investigation into alleged extortions of tobacco stores linked to a Middle Eastern organised crime syndicate. Fourteen warrants were executed from 6am on Monday morning (Mar. 17) at residential addresses in Broadmeadows, Donnybrook, Wollert,…

Police News

DAREBIN: Attempted burglary at Preston

A man has been arrested following an alleged attempted burglary in Preston early on Monday morning (Mar. 17). Officers responded to reports of a man allegedly armed with a knife and attempting to gain entry to a house, via the front door, on Burkitt Court about 1.30am. Police swiftly arrived on scene and arrested a…

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FIRST EDITION OUT NOW: Wed., Mar. 19, 2025

The first edition of this week’s Local Paper/Melbourne Observer is published online. CLICK HERE: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._northern_suburbs_e_3b46699e99483e?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ For those following our Whittlesea Council coverage, there are reports on Pages 1, 6 and 10 of the Northern Suburbs Edition. In breaking news, Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon is about to call on CEO Craig Lloyd, and monitors Peita Duncan and Jude Munro,…

Sport

SPORT: Sulky Snippets with Len Baker

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Double Day Highs and lows Friday venue Len Baker

Police News

MELBOURNBE: Man charged as meth seized in Malaysia

The AFP has charged a Melbourne man for his alleged role in an unsuccessful scheme to import methamphetamine infused in paraffin wax destined for Australia. This marks the first charges laid under a new taskforce between the AFP and Royal Malaysian Police to combat international drug smuggling. The man, 31, appeared before Melbourne Magistrates Court…

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CASEY: Homicide detectives investigate Lyndhurst death

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a male following a serious assault in Lyndhurst on Friday night (Mar. 14). Police were called to reports of a group of males seen fighting in the vicinity of Society Avenue about 8.30pm. Emergency services arrived to find a male with serious injuries consistent with a stabbing….

Observer

OBSERVER: The Final Call

Friday, March 14, 2025

The Local Paper/Melbourne Observer music columnist Rob Foenander notes that Whittlesea CEO Craig Lloyd, in his side hustle as a xcountry music entertainer, has released his new single titled The Final Call.

Observer

OBSERVER: MICF comedy for young people

Pilot’ is comedy by young people, for young people at the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.‘Pilot’ is bringing together six of Australia’s most promising up-and-comers to headline their first ever Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows.Producers Ethan Gallagher and Dylan McBurney come from comedy and performance backgrounds, and saw a gap in the festival’s youth programs…

Observer

OBSERVER: OK Column with John O’Keefe

Actor-musician Rick Springfield has announced a MRI scan revealed he has lingering brain damage caused by a fall on stage in LA some 25 years ago. At the time of his fall Rick thought he had hurt his wrist and that cured itself. Onwards and upwards for Rick, aged 76, is keeping up his concert…

Observer

OBSERVER: The Arts with Peter Kemp

Presented by The Signal Curators Group, the show Unreal is concerned primarily with the relationship between perception and reality.Within this overreaching concept lies a particular focus on the politics of perception and reality, system of knowledge and their particular basesexplored, the question “who benefits from this message of the truth” presented by viewer to interrogate.The…