Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Politics
Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Minister Colin Brooks last week visited the Rinnai factory at Braeside, which is expanding its local operations.New heating, cooling and hot water technologies are being developed.The move will secure 110 jobs and many more across the supply chain.Rinnai employs 442 people across its three Victorian sites.It’s one of Australia’s biggest heating,…
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Court
A US national has been sentenced by the County Court after importing 12 kilograms of cocaine into Victoria in 2025.The woman, 34, was sentenced to eight years and 10 months’ jail, with a non-parole period of five years and eight months, after pleading guilty to one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled…
Read More about MELBOURNE: Jailed for smuggling cocaine
Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Rupicola Court, Hillside, at 2.24pm Saturday (May 30) after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.The response was escalated. FRV crews arrived on scene to find a 20m by 8m tin garage fully involved in fire.FRV crews wearing breathing apparatus established hose lines and began…
Read More about MELTON: Fire at Hillside
Police News
A driver has had his licence suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing four times the limit in Lalor on Saturday (May 30).Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section officers set up an alcohol and drug testing site on Dalton Rd when a driver pulled in and returned an alleged evidentiary reading of 0.211.The alleged reading…
Read More about WHITTLESEA: .211 reading at Lalor
Police News
A P-plater has had his license suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing nearly three and a half times the limit of a fully licensed driver in Mornington.Officers performed a routine intercept on the Holden Commodore utility on Roberston Drive about 12.55am on Monday, May 25.The 18-year-old driver was spoken to by officers before he…
Read More about MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Driver blows .174
Police News
A man has died in hospital following a two-car collision in Narre Warren East on May 22.Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the collision which occurred at the intersection of Berwick and Wellington Rds between a Nissan and BMW about 8.45am.A 78-year-old man, who was a passenger in the Nissan, was taken to hospital…
Read More about CASEY: Collision at Narre Warren East
Police News
Mooney Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a woman following an assault outside a café in Essendon earlier this year.A female staff member was serving food to a table outside the premises on Keilor Rd when she was allegedly assaulted about 1pm on April 25.The victim, a 19-year-old woman, sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the incident.Police…
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Police News
Police issued more than 50 infringement notices and impounded six vehicles in a one-day operation targeting impaired and dangerous driving in Caroline Springs.Operation Max Power, which took place on Friday, May 22, saw general duties police, as well as officers from Road Policing Command’s Drug and Alcohol Section, Highway Patrol and Solo Unit, saturate Caroline…
Read More about MELTON: Police blitz at Caroline Springs
Police News
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a third man following an alleged attempted aggravated burglary in Narre Warren North on Monday morning, May 25.It is alleged three men were seen trying to break into a property on Fontaine Terrace about 2.30am.Officers responded within three minutes and, with assistance from the Dog Squad, arrested two…
Read More about CASEY: Police Dog vs Narre Warren North Thief
Police News
Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash in Yan Yean on Tuesday night, May 26.Emergency services responded to reports of a car leaving the road, into an embankment and crashing into a tree on Arthurs Creek Rd about 10.30pm.The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The crash is being…
Read More about WHITTLESEA: Fatality at Yan Yean