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Friday, October 30, 2026
Police News
A man has been charged after allegedly wielding weapons in Hawthorn on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Police responded to reports of a man walking along Burwood Rd carrying an axe and sledgehammer about 4pm.It is alleged the man smashed a parked vehicle with the weapons before continuing along the street. No one was injured.The man was…
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Court
Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Keysborough on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Emergency services responded to reports of a man allegedly assaulted by another man at a secondary school about 3pm.Police arrived on scene and arrested a 37-year-old Mulgrave man, all within nine minutes of receiving the call.A…
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Court
Police have laid 775 further charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the discovery of an illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals.Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team will lay the additional charges against the 28-year-old man on Wednesday (Dec. 3).The charges are for a range of offences including stalking, produce…
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Police News
North-West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives seized more than $420,000 in cash from a home in Pascoe Vale as part of an ongoing investigation.Officers executed a warrant at a property on Downs St about 9.40am on Wednesday (Dec. 3)The cash was located inside a safe secreted at the property and was seized.The resident, a 73-year-old…
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Observer
Located at 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, Gasworks turns 40 in 2026, with a new vision as a home for creativity under new Creative Director and CEO Sam Strong.Complete with park upgrade, a new brand and a renovated foyer, Gasworks will now be curated in quarterly instalments, with the first season of four shows for…
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Observer
PLOS Musical Productions are preparing for their holiday season musical production of The Wizard of Oz, being presented at the Frankston Arts Centre from December 31 to January 10.Directed and choreographed by Michael Mitchell, with musical direction by Malcom Huddle, The Wizard of Oz not only invites audiences to follow the Yellow Brick Road, but…
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Observer
Some 26 Fine Lines dancers, aged between 45 and 80, will present a new work, Four, in the Sylvia Staehli Theatre in Dancehouse, North Carlton, from December 12 -14.Described as a ‘vibrant and deeply moving new work’, Four is created by Louisa Duckett and Katrina Rank, inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.Four follows the seasons of…
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Observer
Peter Pan: A Twinkle in Time will be presented as part of the Midsumma Festival from January 20 – 24 at the Theatre Works Explosives Factory.The brainchild of writer and performer Dean Robinson, Peter Pan: A Twinkle in Time follows the well-known character in a whole new context, navigating the world of today, in a…
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Observer
The Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026 will be presented from Saturday January 3 – Sunday January 11 in 18 events across the Mornington Peninsula.Attendees can enjoy a Baroque Opera Gala, The Bamboos, Karin Schaupp, David Greco and Chad Kelly, AYO Young Artist Theonie Wang, Cedar Collective, Ensemble 642, Aaron Wyatt, Ensemble Offspring and more, at…
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Observer
An Australian Shakespeare Company production, Peter Quince Presents: Shakespeare’s Best Bits, will take the Bard off the school syllabus and let his fun characters run loose in the Royal Botanic Gardens from December 20 – January 17.Led by Peter Quince (the carpenter), the Atheneum Players – Athens’ premium troupe at the time (1595) unleash their…
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