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GREATER DANDENONG: Arsonsists target acai shop

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information to help locate the getaway vehicle used following a ram raid and suspicious fire in Dandenong. Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at an acai shop on the Princes Hwy about 3.55am on Tuesday, February 18. It isbelieved a stolen grey Hyundai Tucson…

Police News

MELBOURNE: Home invasion in Carlton

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a home invasion in Carlton in the early hours of Saturday morning. It is believed two unknown males riding their pushbikes stopped outside a residential premises on Drummond Street when a verbal altercation occurred between the occupants and the two unknown males about 1.30am. One of the occupants…

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Community News

STATEWIDE: ‘Yes’ to triple storey townhouses

The State Government is introducing a ‘townhouse code’ that will rapidly approve new home buildings up to three storeys tall, so long as they are appropriate for the community that surrounds them and the residents that will live in them. Premier Jacinta Allan joined Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny in Brunswick on Tuesday (Feb. 25) to…

Police News

GREATER DANDENONG: Police uncover 930 edged weapons

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Victoria Police has announced a record number of knives were seized from Victorian streets in 2024, with almost 40 blades found and destroyed each day. This announcement follows the recovery of 930 samurai swords, zombie knives and katana swords from within a Dandenong South factory by the Springvale Divisional Response Unit. The investigation commenced after…

Emergency Services

NILLUMBIK: Fatal collision causes road closure

12 NOON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 A section of Gorge Rd and Kurrak Rd is closed between Riverside Drive, South Morang and Yan Yean Rd, Yarrambat due to a serious collision. Drivers wishing to travel between South Morang and Yarrambat need to allow up to 15 minutes extra using the following detours: Plenty Rd, Bridge Inn…

Observer

OBSERVER: Local Theatre Report

ShowsGilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria: Fledermaus! March 8, 9 at The Round Studio, Nunawading. April 12 at Moe Plaza. Director: Robert Ray; Musical Director: Geoffrey Urquhart. Bookings: gsov.org.auWilliamstown Little Theatre: Wicked Sisters (by Alma de Groen) Until March 3 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Ellis Ebell. Bookings: wlt.org.au/Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Moon…

Observer

OBSERVER: A Nighttime Travesty

The musical theatre show A Nightime Travesty, which played at The Malthouse, was a wild rollercoaster of a ride.It had some great music and songs but, while applaudable for its bold efforts at providing provocative challenging theatre, was ultimately a failed experiment.In an apocalyptic end-of-days scenario two flight attendants, Angel (played by Carly Sheppard) and…

Environment

STATEWIDE: Beware of snakes

Paramedics are urging Victorians to slither safely through the rest of snake season after attending 129 suspected snakebites this summer. Paramedics have responded to 28 incidents in Hume, 24 in Loddon Mallee, 16 in Barwon South West, 33 in Metro, 21 in Gippsland and seven in Grampians, from December 1 to February 18. Ambulance Victoria…

Police News

CASEY: 13-y-o nabbed after Cranbourne carjacking

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested by police following aggravated carjacking in Cranbourne. Police have been told two friends were sitting in their car, in a carpark off Thompsons Rod, when they were approached by a male about 12.10am. The boy engaged the pair in conversation before he made demands for the car and produced…