Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Observer
Writer-performer Dayna Fallon, 2025 Victorian State Champion of the Australian Poetry Slam and National Finalist, presents her debut solo theatre work The Manager is Me as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, from October 8-17 at .Directed by Cathy Hunt, the story tells of Dayna Fallon’s husband having a seizure on the bathroom floor.In the…
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Observer
Narrative and theatre collide in this production of Lord of the Flies directed by Steven Mitchell Wright.First adapted for the stage in 1995 by Nigel Williams from William Golding’s novel, the story of English schoolboys going feral has become a classroom classic highlighting how easily the thin veneer of culture is broken.Wright has overemphasised production…
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Observer
Mornington Peninsula Theatre Company presents a new interpretation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, edited, designed and directed by Artistic Director Jonty Reason, from September 30 to October 4 at the Bellamy Hall Theatre, Albert St, Mornington.While retaining its traditional Edwardian setting, this production infuses the classic text with distinctly modern sensibilities, shifting the focus entirely…
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Police News
Fawkner Divisional Response Unit detectives are investigating a firearms incident in Greenvale last night.It is understood multiple shots were fired at a man from a vehicle outside a residence on Galileo Place about 5.50pm.The 28-year-old man was not physically injured, while the offender fled the scene.Officers have been told the victim was exiting his vehicle…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fire in Box Hill South on Wednesday morning (Sep. 23). It is believed three male offenders attended a property in a vehicle on Duncan St about 5.10am. The offenders attempted to set fire to a vehicle and mistakenly set fire to their own vehicle before they fled on foot. Investigators believe…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Campbellfield on Wednesday morning (Sep. 23).Emergency services were called to reports that a Mazda BT-50 and motorcycle had collided at the intersection of Sydney and Glenbarry Rds about 7.30am.The motorcyclist died at the scene.The driver of the Mazda stopped at the scene and was not injured.Anyone who witnessed…
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Court
A Carlton man has been charged by the Victoria Joint Counter Terrorism Team with being a member of a terrorist organisation and accused of sharing thousands of extremist media files and ISIS propaganda.The Victoria JCTT, comprising of the AFP, Victoria Police and ASIO, arrested the man, 65, and executed a search warrant at a Carlton…
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Police News
Police are investigating the death of a woman after three cars collided in Leongatha on Wednesday afternoon (Sep. 23).It is understood a female driver travelling south on the Strzelecki Hwy side-swiped a second vehicle travelling north before colliding head-on with a third vehicle about 1.15pm.The female driver died at the scene.The female driver of the…
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Police News
Brimbank Divisional Response Unit have charged an additional four teenagers after a teenager was stabbed during an affray in Deer Park.The following teens were arrested by detectives on Wednesday morning (Sep. 23):• A 15-year-old Brimbank girl who was charged with affray, intentionally cause injury and violent disorder. She was bailed to a children’s court at…
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Police News
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a carjacking in Narre Warren last Wednesday (Sep. 23).It is alleged a man approached a woman who was standing next to her vehicle on Webb St and pushed her about 10.30am.The man allegedly got inside the victim’s car before members of the public stopped him…
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