Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Local People
Cr Eric Lording has sent us an update og his condition after emergency open-heart surgery on Friday (Apr. 25): “I have had the operation and they say I am Rex,” Cr Lording said in an email to The Local Paper. “Recovering well, but open heart surgery recovery if darn painful. I will leave hospital on…
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Council News
Whittlesea Council unanimously resolved to appoint Debbie Wood (pictured) as Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective May 21, following Craig Lloyd’s acceptance of another role and his subsequent departure on May 20. Ms Wood joined the City of Whittlesea executive team in 2020 and currently serves as Director of Infrastructure and Environment. “She brings extensive experience…
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Police News
Knox Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a man on Friday morning (Apr. 24) following an alleged car-jacking in Wantirna South on Thursday afternoon.It is alleged a woman was near her vehicle when she was approached by an unknown male at a service station on Burwood Hwy just before 3pm.The 62-year-old was allegedly dragged away from…
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Police News
Police have arrested a man after a Toyota Hilux was allegedly stolen in Aberfeldie.Officers were told about 6.25am the ute had been stolen from Holmes Rd, Aberfeldie, about 3.30am on Thursday (Apr. 23)and was then in South Morang.The ute was spotted near Plenty Rd and Gordons Rd and took off on police.Observations were kept on…
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Police News
Three teenagers have been charged after a stabbing in Oakleigh.Detectives from the Eastern Region Crime Squad executed three search warrants across Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs and arrested three boys.The trio, a 17-year-old from the Stonnington area, a 14-year-old from the Greater Dandenong area and a 17-year-old from the Knox area, were charged with a…
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Police News
Police are investigating a collision in Williamstown North on Thursday afternoon (Apr. 23).Emergency services were called to reports that a car and motorcycle had collided at the intersection of Kororoit Creek Rd and Churchill St, about 4.40pm.The 27-year-old male motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.The driver of the car was not injured…
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Police News
Nunawading Highway Patrol officers are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in Mount Waverley on Thursday night (Apr. 23).A vehicle was travelling along Steph-ensons Rd, near Griffiths Ct, when it struck the male pedestrian on the roadway about 9.20pm.Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the man died at the scene.The…
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Emergency Services
Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a suspicious fire at a Keysborough factory on Thursday night (Apr. 23).Emergency services were called to the large blaze at an alcohol distribution centre on Atlantic Drive about 10.45pm.The building and its contents were completely destroyed.Investigators were treating the fire as suspicious in nature.
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Council News
City of Whittlesea CEO Craig Lloyd’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of a Western Australian Council was decided at the Joondalup meeting on Tuesday, March 24.A subsequent special meeting of the City of Joondalup Council was held on Monday last week (April 13) to vote 9-1 to approve the finalised terms and conditions of a…
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Police News
Benalla Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal collision in Violet Town on Friday afternoon (Apr. 17).Emergency services were called to the Hume Fwy near Harrys Creek Rd following report a B-double truck was involved in a collision just before 1.30pm.It is believed the truck collided with a road workers truck and then veered across…
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