Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, October 8, 2026
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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Observer
The Melbourne Town Hall organ is Australia’s largest romantic pipe organ, meaning it can be used for symphonic works.To Anna Lapwood, the official organist of the Royal Albert Hall, it also has a personality and presence.Together they revealed the capabilities and temperament of such an instrument that ranges from delicate chimes to waves of sound…
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Observer
MILKE presents Gabbi Bolt in Small Poppy as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival from March 26-April 19 at The Malthouse – Playbox.Poppies are tricky. Nurture them too much and they wilt; ignore them and they thrive until they don’t. Harvest too early? Disaster. Grow too tall? Well, we all know what happens to…
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Local People
Melbourne’s iconic Brunswick St cafe in Fitzroy will celebrate with the launch of Marios 40th Anniversary book and all day complimentary prosecco and cake on Tuesday, April 28, from 8am to 10pm.The official launch will be at 10.30am.To celebrate the milestone and express appreciation for the culture and community that’s surrounded it from the beginning,…
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