Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Environment
Air quality in the Yarra Valley was discussed last week in State Parliament by Bulleen MLA Matthew Guy.“I ask the minister to require the Environment Protection Authority Victoria to provide real-time updates to air quality at all the locations along the North East Link,” Mr Guy said.“At the moment residents in both the City of…
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Council News
Rail before Runway – a community movement launched by Brimbank City Council – calls on the State and Federal Governments to urgently deliver the Melbourne Airport Rail before Melbourne’s third runway is built.Brimbank Mayor Cr Thuy Dang (pictured) said: “We’re calling on the Federal and State Governments to build the long-promised Melbourne Airport Rail before…
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Health
Works to upgrade the emergency department of the Austin Hospital are now underway, says Ivanhoe MLA Anthony Carbines (pictured).“The designs for the multimillion-dollarexpansion have been released and once complete will treat 30,000 more emergency patients a year.“At the Austin we already treat over 100,000 patients a year. It has been made possible by a $275…
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What's On
In its early stagings in Melbourne in 1969, Boys In the Band created great controversy. It was presented by Harry M Miller at the Playbox Theatre.Set in a New York City apartment during the late 1960s, this iconic play explores the raw, unfiltered dynamics of a group of gay men celebrating a birthday that unravels…
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Community News
Zali Mifsud is the youngest member of the City of Melbourne’s First Nations Committee.She says that she is thinking ahead to her great, great, great, great, great grandchildren.“We have a principle as Aboriginal people, which is the seventh-generation principle,” Zali said.“The decisions we make today are not for myself, or my children or my grandchildren.“They’re…
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Sport
The Sandringham Family Leisure Centre pool will be closed for essential repairs for 18 weeks from Monday, April 7.There is some corrosion on the pool hall’s steel structure, which requires repair. While the pool is drained and closed, Bayside Council will also be upgrading the pool deck flooring and improving the pool filtration systems.The Council…
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What's On
Applications are now open for Frankston City Council’s 2025-26 Destination Event Attraction Program, providing an opportunity for event organisers to secure funding for their upcoming events.The program offers financial and in-kind support to organisations to deliver high-quality festivals and events that provide remarkable visitor experiences, local engagement and build upon the City’s positioning as a…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a fire at an apartment complex in Brighton at 3.44pm on Saturday (Feb. 22).Crews arrived at the Male St scene within five minutes to find a fence and bushes on fire, with the fire spreading to a three-storey apartment building. Firefighters escalated the response.FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and began…
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Community News
Peri Urban Councils Victoria has taken to Canberra its push to secure government funding to open up land for housing developments and provide community infrastructure in Victoria’s high-growth zones.Led by new Deputy Chair Cr Brett Tessari (pictured), the delegation met with federal ministers and shadow ministers responsible for regional development, local government, infrastructure and housing.Cr…
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Community News
The State Government must appoint a new Chair to the board of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria Trust when the current Chair’s term ends, says Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell.The RPCVT looks after a number of cemeteries including Donnybrook.The current chair of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria was appointed in September 2020, and her term ends on…
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