Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Observer
Directed by Amy Sole, The Robot Dog on the surface is an engaging, sweet comedy.Set in Australia in the future world of 2042, the gentle nature of the comedy belies its coverage of multilayered social commentary.Following the death of her mother, Janelle (Kristie Nguy), a woman of Cantonese heritage, together with her First Nations partner…
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Community News
As the city-shaping Metro Tunnel powers towards opening this year, the State Government has revealed the concourse of the new Town Hall Station that sits directly underneath Melbourne’s City Square. The 18-metre-wide concourse will be an extension of the square above and used as a public gathering space in the heart of the city, with…
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Police News
Greensborough Highway Patrol are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal motorcycle crash in Wollert on Thursday morning (Mar. 6). It is understood a male motorcyclist left the roadway and crashed into a barrier on Epping Rd about 3am. The rider sustained life-threatening injuries and later died in hospital.
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Council News
Mitchell Shire Councillors have voted to cancel the contract for restoration of Seymour’s Old Goulburn River Bridge. In a confidential meeting of Council on Monday, February 17, Councillors considered multiple options and determined the project was not in the best interests of the community, the significant cost of the project could not be justified…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a factory fire in Aylward Avenue at Thomastown at 1.47pm Wednesday (mar. 5) after multiple calls to Triple Zero (000). Firefighters arrived on scene within three minutes to find smoke issuing from the factory and workers evacuating. The response was escalated. FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and began searching…
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Police News
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a structure fire at 2.30am Thursday (mar. 6) on Wellington St, Cremorne. following multiple calls to Triple Zero reporting a house fire. Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find a single-storey brick home well alight. Occupants of neighbouring houses were forced to evacuate as the flames threatened their…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a structure fire at 3.22am Thursday (mAR. 6) on Barrie Rd, Tullamarine after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a factory fire. Firefighters arrived on scene within seven minutes to find a two-storey factory, about 350 square metres, fully involved with multiple exposures and the response was escalated to a…
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Police News
Police from the VIPER Taskforce have arrested a man and seized illicit tobacco and cash as part of an investigation into the sale of illicit tobacco in regional Victoria. A warrant was executed at an address on High St, Cobram at 1.35pm on Wednesday (Mar. 5) Over 27,000 illicit cigarette sticks, approximately 7kg of illicit…
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Police News
An alleged serial thief was arrested and had a carful of stolen property seized after being caught up with by Water Police in Queenscliff. The Water Police Squad – which has a new permanent base at Queenscliff – was called to reports of a man behaving suspiciously near the Pilot’s Station foreshore about 9am on…
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Police News
Homicide Squad detectives have released CCTV and appealing for information to establish the circumstances which led to the death of a man in Dandenong last week. The 52-year-old Alexandra man had been staying at a motel in Dandenong with his partner, a 50-year-old woman from Mordialloc. In the first clip, he can be seen leaving…
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