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PORT PHILLIP: Commercial drug supply ring busted

Friday, March 20, 2026

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…

Community News

KNOX: Boronia Station precinct upgrade begins

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…

Community News

KNOX: 1750 homes for Wantirna

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…

Community News

MELTON: Extra lanes open on Hwy at Hillside

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…

Police News

MELBOURNE: Extradited from Tasmania

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….

Police News

MARIBYRNONG: Body found in river

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…

Observer

OBSERVER: Anna Lapwood

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…

Observer

OBSERVER: Small Poppy

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…

Local People

OBSERVER: 40-years celebration for Marios

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,…

Observer

OBSERVER: Hold Me

A Kissing Booth Productions writer Jake Stewart, staged his Hold Me Hold Me Hold Me at The Mission for Seafarers, Docklands.An historic complex built last century in 1916, being a part of a worldwide support organisation with headquarters in London, while it has four like Mission locations in Victoria and some 30 locations around Australia.Probably…