Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, September 18, 2026
Police News
Southern Metro Region Crime Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance following a frightening and violent aggravated home invasion in Clyde North.Police responded to reports of two unknown men pulling up in a vehicle on Aintree Close about 2.20am on Friday, January 23.It is understood that the pair then gained access to the garage of…
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Court
Southern Metro Region Four Divisional Response Unit members have arrested and charged a man after executing a warrant in Rosebud on Friday morning (Jan. 30).Officers attended an address in Sharen Ct about 9.30am on 30 January as part of an ongoing investigation.They arrested a 53-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman and searched the property.It is…
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Police News
Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit members have arrested and charged a man after executing a warrant in Hastings as part of an ongoing investigation.Officers attended an address in Villawood Drive about 8.45am on Friday (Jan. 30) and arrested a 26-year-old manHe was interviewed in relation to a number of copper thefts from power poles in…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls for a building fire at Winfield Rd, Balwyn North at 7.19am on Wednesday (Jan. 28). The response was escalated.Firefighters arrived within seven minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from a double-storey townhouse.Four people were able to escape the blaze when a smoke alarm was…
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Police News
Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three youths following an alleged spate of offending in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs.The boys, all from the Greater Dandenong area, were arrested on the Princes Hwy in Noble Park on Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 28) about 5.20pm.Police were called to the area following reports the males were acting suspiciously,…
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Observer
Presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company, the award-winning Australian musical My Brilliant Career has made a stunning return to the Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, playing until February 28.Wow, what a show! This reimagined interpretation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel under the direction of Anne-Louise Sarks takes musical theatre to another level.With book by Sheridan Harbridge…
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Observer
A wonderful piece of ensemble theatre, the revival of last year’s production of Blackpill: Redux was a high octane ambitious show which ultimately disappointed due to poor production values and stage craft.A young man Eli (played by Oliver Tapp) is fired from his job due to inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague he met on…
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Observer
The most famous pre-teen boy in history, “apart from Macauley Culkin and not including the 30-somethings masquerading as children from Stranger Things”, is suffering from an existential crisis.Fresh off a sold-out season of #Swifttok at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Peter Pan: A Twinkle in Time is a new, equally silly one-man comedy act by…
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Observer
A Midsumma Festival and Arts Centre presentation, the one-person cabaret-style show Sugar was a wonderful celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ due mainly to the scintillating performance of Tomas Kantor.The play is the story of a sugar baby, a younger person seeking a transactional relationship with a sugar daddy, an older wealthier individual. While starting off…
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Observer
PLOS Musical Productions once again delighted audiences of mixed ages with their holiday production The Wizard of Oz at the Frankston Arts Centre.Malcom Huddle’s superb orchestra instantly transported us into the magical world, beautifully rendering the familiar tunes.Director Michael Mitchell remained faithful to the core message of the show in his interpretation, but writes in…
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