Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
What's On
The centenary of the Castlefield Estate, Hampton, will be celebrated by an event at the Castlefield Oval , Ludstone St, Hampton on Sunday, March 23 at 11am, to be opened by Margaret Gardner, Governor of Victoria.In the 1850s, the Castlefield Estate site was an 87-acre property with a grand residence, ‘Castlefield’, built during Victoria’s Gold…
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Observer
Joanna Murray-Smith’s Honour has lost none of its vitality and relevance in the 30 years since its first performance.The writing is crisp and the examination of love in all its iterations and guises remains timeless.Murray-Smith does not attribute blame when the 32 year marriage of Honor (Caroline Lee) and George (Peter Houghton) unravels.The ambitious Claudia…
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Observer
Described as a ‘character chameleon’, Alanah Parkin brings this debut solo show, Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale to the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival from March 26 – April 6 at DoubleTree by Hilton in Flinders Street, Melbourne.Directed by Isaac Haigh (MICF Best Newcomer 2023, Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy 2022), Parkin has previously graced Melbourne’s festival…
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Police News
A 36-year-old man from Shepparton has had his car impounded after he was allegedly caught drink driving in Stanhope. Officers were patrolling the Midland Highway about 5.20pm Friday (Feb. 28) when they detected a Honda sedan travelling at 150-kmh in a 100-kmh zone. Police intercepted the car and spoke to the driver who underwent a…
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Observer
Readers who enjoyed Maryrose Cuskelly’s bestselling novel The Cane will be intrigued by her latest book, The Campers.It is a story that looks at what happens when the concepts of ‘woke’ and ‘not in my backyard’ collide with each other.Protagonist Leah enjoys her live on The Drove, an inner-city cul-de-sac where the neighbours look out…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal crash in Jeffcott North last year. Emergency services were called to reports a Nissan X-Trail had rolled on Donald-Swan Hill Rd about 2.15am on March 2 last year. The front-seat passenger of the Nissan, a 67-year-old Nyah woman, died at the scene. Two…
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Police News
Detectives from the Homicide Squad are seeking the assistance of two male passengers who are believed to have witnessed the start of the alleged assault that fatally wounded Natan Mwanza (pictured) in Wyndham Vale. Police allege the 24-year-old Werribee man was assaulted by two males as he travelled on the 192 bus, before alighting at…
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Police News
Police have charged three men following a pursuit in an allegedly stolen vehicle in Melbourne’s south-east. Officers caught sight of an allegedly stolen black Volkswagen Golf driving at high speed on the Monash Fwy in Mount Waverley about 11pm on Thursday (Feb. 27). Air Wing tracked the vehicle allegedly crashing red lights and travelling at…
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Police News
A leading senior constable has been charged with one count of unlawful assault after an alleged on-duty incident in March last year. The 51-year-old Western Region officer will appear before a magistrates’ court at a later date.
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Police News
Wyndham Crime Investigation unit detectives along with Werribee Neighbourhood Policing Unit and local members have arrested three people as part of an ongoing investigation into local burglaries. Officers attended a vacant house on Boardwalk Boulevard, Point Cook about 9.30am on Thursday (Feb. 27). Local intelligence led investigators to believe that a number of people were…
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