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Thursday, October 8, 2026
Police News
A man allegedly blew five times over the limit after he fled the scene of a collision in Epping on Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 11).Officers were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Harvest Home Rd on about 3.40pm.A black Holden allegedly fled from the scene before police arrived.The driver of the other vehicle was…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Hoppers Crossing on Friday morning (Mar. 13).It is alleged that a stolen grey Skoda sedan with seven teenage occupants was pursing the occupants of a Toyota sedan, in what appears to be an attempted carjacking along Derrimut Rd just after 12 midnight.As the vehicles…
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Police News
Emergency services responded to a single car collision in Coburg North on Friday night (Mar. 13).It is believedthat the vehicle was travelling on Trade Place about 5pm when it crashed into a pole. One person died at the scene.The other person was taken to hospital in a critical condition.The investigation into the circumstances of the…
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Politics
The Nepean electorate by-election for State Parliament will be held on Saturday, May 2.Legislative Assembly Speaker Maree Edwards issued the writ for the by-election last Friday (Mar. 13).The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Sam Groth (lib.) on Friday, February 13.Voting will be compulsory for all enrolled voters in the Nepean District. Voters must…
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Politics
An undisclosed illness has prevented Indi MHR Helen Haines (pictured) from attending Federal Parliament in Canberra.Dr Haines says that she will need several weeks to recuperate from an illness that she has been managing over the past month.Dr Haines says that she has acted on medical advice to not attend Parliament.“Over the past month I’ve…
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Latest Issues
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Observer
Comedian and actor Richard Mealey debuts a brand new original work at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, critiquing his American homeland for Aussie audiences.In Richard’s words: “When your homeland falls under authoritarian rule, you only have two options: fight the tyranny or … ya know, pretend like you’ve never even been there.’Born to British…
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Police News
Fawkner Divisional Response Unit are investigating after shots were fired at a property in Roxburgh Park.It is understood offenders arrived outside a property on Ravenhill Boulevard in a vehicle about 2.10am Sunday (Mar. 8).Police were told several shots were fired at the house from the passenger side of the vehicle, before it fled the scene.Six…
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Police News
Alexandra Crime Investigation Unit and Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged five men following a series of burglaries, thefts and criminal damage incidents rom November15 and January 12.It is alleged thousands of dollars of equipment and property were damaged and stolen.The burglaries took place in Narbethong, Buxton, Marysville, Taggerty, Devils River, Rubicon, Kinglake…
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Police News
Detectives from the Ballarat Criminal Investigation Unit and Divisional Response Unit have charged a man after seizing stolen goods including copper in Sebastopol.Investigators executed a search warrant at a property on Vale St, Sebastopol, about 8:35am on March 4.They immediately arrested a 38-year-old man who was allegedly in the process of stripping copper from stolen…
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