Man arrested following firearms incident

GREENVALE, VIC. — Police have arrested a 29-year-old Meadow Heights man at about 2pm following a firearms incident in Greenvale this morning.

Reservoir non-fatal shooting

Bullengarook strengthened with new tankers

Glenroy house fire

REGIONAL NEWS

Balliang fatal collision

BALLIANG, VIC. — A woman has died following a three-vehicle collision in Balliang at about 5pm yesterday.

Fatal motorcycle crash

Woman dies following crash

Detectives seeking identity of hit-run driver

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Sixth Victorian man charged with violent extremist material offences

ROXBURGH PARK, VIC. — A sixth Melbourne man has been charged by the AFP’s National Security Investigations (NSI) team as part of an ongoing investigation into a group of Australian men accessing and distributing ISIS propaganda online. 

Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports

UNITED STATES. (AP). — An advertising campaign featuring American actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports.

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by ICE

NEW ORLEANS, USA. (AP) — U.S. Immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Trump hides in catering cart

Murrindindi and YPRL celebrate 30-year partnership

MURRINDINDI SHIRE, VIC. — Murrindindi Shire Council and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL) have celebrated 30 years of partnership - three decades of sharing resources, knowledge and expertise to strengthen library services for Murrindindi communities.

Electricity upgrades at Kingsway

MONASH CITY COUNCIL, VIC. — United Energy will be carrying out essential electrical upgrade works on Kingsway in Glen Waverley next week.

Anger over power poles

CEO speaks out on parking dilemma

Award for Frankston Arts Centre

Eramosa Rd East could be closed until Christmas

Lyle Shelton’s Family First endorses Deeming as leader

SPRING ST, MELBOURNE. — Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has announced that the party’s Federal Executive has endorsed Moira Deeming as its lead candidate for the Western Metro region for the Victorian Legislative Council (Upper House) at the November state election.

Carroll finds an extra $550 million for Western Fwy

Burwood-Waverley Loop works start

Bec Freedom publishes Nazi video on Telegram

One Nation migration plans slammed

CANBERRA, ACT. — Pubs, cafes, hotels, aged care homes, farmers, builders and miners would suffer if a One Nation plan to cut three-quarters of a million migrants comes to pass, business groups have warned. 

September 14, 2015: Turnbull topples Abbott

Carroll finds an extra $550 million for Western Fwy

Burwood-Waverley Loop works start

Former Victorian cop accused of tracking & stalking women

FRANKSTON, VIC. — Former Victoria Police officer, Timothy Wilson, 65, yesterday faced Melbourne's Bail and Remand Court via video link from a police cell on four charges of stalking, along with weapon offences.

Setka bailed again

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Former CMFEU secretary, 61-year-old John Setka, was granted bail on Friday for a third time.

Cop charged with trafficking firearms

Cop charged with sexual exposure

Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports

UNITED STATES. (AP). — An advertising campaign featuring American actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports.

Old Paradians Complete Fairytale Run with NFNL Division 2 Flag

PRESTON CITY OVAL, VIC. — Old Paradians claimed the Northern Football Netball League's (NFNL) Division 2 premiership for 2026, triumphing by 42 points over St Marys at Preston City Oval on Saturday afternoon.

NFNL Division 1 – Preliminary Final Preview

NFNL Division 2 – Grand Final Preview

NFNL Division 2 – Preliminary Final Review

Award for Frankston Arts Centre

FRANKSTON, VIC. — Frankston Arts Centre has been named Australia’s Performing Arts Centre of the Year by PAC Australia, the national peak body representing performing arts centres, presenters and producers.
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Beyond the Baton

Hide + Seek Pathways open to local creatives

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Nordic Film Festival

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Science & Technology

Today Aussie hams pay tribute to the radio ops of WWII

AUSTRALIA. (WIA). — On the weekend closest to the Victory in the Pacific (VP Day), Australian amateur 'ham' radio operators hold the Remembrance Day Contest.

MEDIA MATTERS

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9/11 transformed our relationship with news – and laid the groundwork for today’s crisis of trust

Twenty-five years on, the legacy of the September 11 attacks continues beyond the initial physical and economic effects. The events of 9/11 and the subsequent “war on terror” severely undermined trust in mainstream news media in the US and around the world, laying the groundwork for today’s fractured, hyperpartisan information environment.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Nillumbik’s Great Business Connect is back

NILLUMBIK SHIRE, VIC. — Connect with purpose to like-minded businesses, expand your network and build valuable relationships that support long-term success at this free business networking event.

July 16, 1914: Australia’s first interstate air mail departs Melbourne

AUSTRALIA.  — The first domestic airmail service in Australia departed from Melbourne on July 16, 1914. The airmail was flown from Melbourne to Sydney by French aviator Maurice Guillaux. 

Optus in government’s sights

New play area for Kinglake Pub

COOKERWATCH

Make ‘em laugh: how One Nation uses comedy to normalise harmful ideas

The political firestorm ignited by an episode of One Nation’s satirical animated series Please Explain was one of those rare moments in Australian politics that have brought together Labor, the Coalition, Greens and the crossbench.

Moir’s View …

Stay close. ... beside you I look great ...

One Nation migration plans slammed

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Bec Freedom publishes Nazi video on Telegram

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September 15, 1870: Work commences on the Overland Telegraph

AUSTRALIA. — The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was an electrical telegraph system for sending messages the 3200 kilometres (2000 miles) between Darwin, in what is now the Northern Territory of Australia, and Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.

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