Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Local People
A number of grants were due to be presented at the Nillumbik Council meeting due to be held last night (Tues., Mar. 24) as this issue of The Local Paper went to press.Recipients were to be:Paige Lyon (Edendale Ward) receives $250 for being selected to represent Australia at the ICU Cheerleading Championships in the USA.Aaliayah…
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Local People
The annual City of Whittlesea Community Awards were presented at the Community Festival on Sunday, March 15, celebrating the strong sense of community spirit and honouring the exceptional service, leadership and dedication of residents.Five locals were recognised for their outstanding contributions to the community.Citizen of the Year: Dr Swati SharmaSenior Citizen of the Year: Barrie…
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Police News
A Whittlesea woman who was responsible for a daycare fraud ring and trained others in how to perpetrate the scheme has become the fifth and final person sentenced for defrauding the Commonwealth of $800,000.She was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment, which will be added to previously handed-down sentences for related offenses.She will…
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Police News
Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Port Melbourne on Friday morning (Mar. 20).It is understood the victim was walking near Crichton Reserve on Liardett St about 5.20am.The 71-year-old Port Melbourne man was approached by an unknown man and stabbed three times.The victim fled to a…
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Police News
A man accused of heading a significant drug trafficking network across metropolitan Melbourne has been arrested while walking his dog in Balaclava.Investigators from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit made their move on Wednesday morning (Mar. 18), following an eight-month investigation into the alleged trafficking of cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA.Following the arrest, officers raided a…
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Community News
Major construction has commenced on the Boronia Station precinct. There will be important accessibility and safety enhancements for passengers when it is completed in Spring.The upgrade will include a new landscaped community plaza on Dorset Rd – delivering more green open space and seating, and providing a new community meeting place.A new signalised pedestrian crossing…
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Community News
The State Government has approved plans to transform the former George St quarry in Wantirna South into a new community with 1750 homes and 80 hectares of green space.The project delivered by Mirvac will provide homes for around 5000 people, while expanding the Dandenong Valley Park-lands.The redevelopment will be delivered over the next 10 to…
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Community News
Important upgrade works on Melton Hwy are now complete. An extra lane is now open in each direction between Crown Drive and The Regency.New safety barriers and street lighting have been installed along the upgraded section, while shared walking and cycling paths have been extended and connected to the existing path network on the south…
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Police News
Detectives from Taskforce Hawk have today charged a fourth man as part of an investigation into blackmail.With assistance from Tasmania Police investigators and specialist resources, a 42-year-old Maribyrnong man was taken into custody in New Norfolk around 11am on Tuesday (Mar. 17).Detectives from Taskforce Hawk then flew to Tasmania to apply for the man’s extradition….
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Police News
Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after an unidentified man was located deceased in the Maribyrnong River.Police initially responded to reports of a man found unresponsive in the river just off Canning St in Avondale Heights on Saturday 14 February about 11am.Detectives made extensive enquiries into the identity of the…
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