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The Melbourne Press Network is a group of quality weekly local newspapers, offering a large audience across the entire Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula areas. Weekly issues are published on Wednesdays. Weekly online, fortnightly in print. Deadline for advertising bookings, payments and content is 4pm Fridays. Read the latest editions of The Local Paper, free online.Digital editions are
November 29 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – READ HERECovers Healesville, Lilydale, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – READ HERECovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban)
November 15 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – READ HERECovers Healesville, Lilydale, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – READ HERECovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban)
November 1 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – READ HERECovers Healesville, Lilydale, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – READ HERECovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban)
• Eastern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – READ HERECovers Healesville, Lilydale, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – READ HERECovers Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Wallan, Wandong • Northern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Banyule. Darebin (north, south), Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban) • North-West Edition
Covering 40 local government areas in and around Victoria with localised editions.Lots of local news, sport and advertising.The Melbourne Observer appears inside ALL editions of The Local Paper. October 18 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – READ HERECovers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – READ HERECovers Healesville, Lilydale, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Shire Edition – READ
Covering 40 local government areas in and around Melbourne with localised editions. October 4 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn231004z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc231004z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe231004z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc231004z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp231004z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp231004z• Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn231004z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn231004z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp231004z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc231004z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp231004z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc231004z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe231004z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe231004z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy231004z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe231004z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc231004z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm231004z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe231004z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw231004z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp231004z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy231004z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley
September 27 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230927z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230927z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230927z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230927z• Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230927z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230927z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230927z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230927z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230927z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230927z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230927z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230927z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm230927z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230927z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230927z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230927z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230927z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley News): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230927z• Nillumbik (Regional): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230927z• Port Phillip: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Stonnington: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230927z• Strathbogie: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230927z• Whitehorse: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230927z•
September 20 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230920z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230920z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230920z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230920z• Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230920z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230920z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230920z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230920z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230920z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230920z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230920z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230920z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm230920z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230920z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230920z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230920z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230920z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley News): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230920z• Nillumbik (Regional): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230920z• Port Phillip: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Stonnington: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230920z• Strathbogie: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230920z• Whitehorse: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230920z•
The first edition of this week’s Local Paper/Melbourne Observer is published online.
September 6 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230906z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230906z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230906z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230906z• Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230906z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230906z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230906z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230906z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230906z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230906z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230906z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230906z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm230906z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230906z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230906z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230906z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230906z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley News): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230906z• Nillumbik (Regional): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230906z• Port Phillip: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Stonnington: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230906z• Strathbogie: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230906z• Whitehorse: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230906z•
August 30 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230830z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230830z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230830z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230830z• Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230830z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230830z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230830z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230830z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230830z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230830z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230830z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230830z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm230830z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230830z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230830z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230830z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230830z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley News): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230830z• Nillumbik (Regional): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230830z• Port Phillip: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Stonnington: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230830z• Strathbogie: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230830z• Whitehorse: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230830z•
August 23 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230823z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230823z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230823z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230823z• Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230823z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230823z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230823z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230823z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230823z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230823z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230823z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230823z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm230823z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230823z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230823z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230823z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230823z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley News): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230823z• Nillumbik (Regional): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230823z• Port Phillip: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Stonnington: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230823z• Strathbogie: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230823z• Whitehorse: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230823z•
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Matthew Bonham.The 30-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to drug, theft and bail offences.Bonham is described as being approximately 165cm tall, of medium build with short light brown hair and facial hair on upper lip and chin.He has a tattoo on the left side of
Merri-bek Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following an affray in Brunswick.Investigators have been told three people approached three others inside a licensed premises on Sydney Rd, about 9.15pm on July 27.The trio then got into a verbal altercation, before they punched and kicked a 22-year-old Coburg man leading to fight between
Police are investigating after a number of pedestrians were almost hit by a car in Craigieburn.Investigators have been told a 34-year-old male had a verbal altercation with the driver of a car speeding in the carpark at Craigieburn Central Car park on August 5 about 2.50pm.The offending vehicle has then driven north onto Main St
Local Police are better placed than ever before to stamp out illegal dirt bikes in Melbourne’s west, after taking ownership of a pair of new off-road police motorbikes.Following ongoing issues with groups riding illegal dirt bikes dangerously, taunting other road users and causing significant damage to parklands and roads, the Westgate Highway Patrol has bolstered
Westgate Divisional Response Unit officers have arrested a man after he allegedly brandished an imitation firrearm near a school in Manor Lakes.It is alleged the man was seen with a firearm in the vicinity of a school on Mindalee Rd on Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 14-15).He was allegedly seen brandishing the imitation firearm towards students.
Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have charged a man as part of their investigation into reported sexual assaults dating back almost 30 years.A 68-year-old Keysborough man was charged with sexual penetration of a child under 16 years and indecent act with a child under 16.He was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last
Police have charged a man and woman after drugs, cash and cloned plates were seized from an allegedly stolen car in Tullamarine on Thursday morning (Aug. 17).Officers say they spotted the pair travelling south on Sydney Rd with suspected cloned plates about 2.20am.With assistance from the Air Wing, police followed the car through Glenroy and
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following the death of a woman in Hoppers Crossing earlier this month.A 51-year-old Hoppers Crossing man has today been charged with murder.He remains in hospital and a bedside remand hearing was expected to be facilitated last Thursday afternoon (Aug. 17).The charge follows an incident on August 3 where
Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad, on Thursday (Aug. 17), charged a fifth person as part of a yearlong investigation into firearm and drug trafficking across Melbourne’s southeast.A 24-year-old man was arrested at his Frankston South address.He was charged with traffick drug of dependence, prohibited person possess firearm, possess imitation firearm, possess prohibited weapon without
Detectives from the Fugitive Squad are appealing for public assistance to help locate Matthew Johnson.The 28-year-old is wanted on warrant for breaching his parole conditions and removing his monitoring device.Johnson is described as approximately 175cm tall, of medium build with brown hair, green eyes and a nose piercing.He is known to frequent the greater Frankston
Hastings MLA Paul Mercurio has reported to State Parliament on local visits including a tour of Cerberus navy base in Crib Point.“I visited the Bittern and Baxter Men’s Sheds, attended a business lunch with the Treasurer at Cptn Jack’s in Somerville andgave a speech and raised the flag at the Willum Warrain for NAIDOC week.“I
Narre Warren South MLA Gary Maas has told State Parliament that he had the pleasure of attending the CaseyMalayalee multicultural festival on August 12.“I am so proud of our vibrant and very multicultural community and all that they offer my electorate of Narre Warren South as well as the rest of Victoria,” Mr Maas said.“Hundreds
Mordialloc MLA Tim Richardson has participated in the opening of the Elonera kindergarten buildings.“It was great to join with the committee, led by Janique Hankins, and the range of parents that for 60 years have contributed to this wonderful volunteer-led community kinder,” he said.“To Hema Srekrishnan, who is an incredible educator who put her mark
GREATER DANDENONG: Bike theft follow-up Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a teenager following the attempted theft of a bicycle in Springvale South.Police have been told a 16-year-old Kew boy agreed to meet a man at a park on the corner of Springvale and Heatherton roads about 5.30pm on August 8 to sell a
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man who allegedly rammed Police and civilian cars and the front garage of a home last Tuesday night (Aug. 15).The man first came to Police attention following reports he was asleep at the wheel of a parked car in Beilby Court about 10.50pm.Officers checked the car and
August 16 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230816z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230816z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230816z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230816z • Darebin (Northcote Budget): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230816z• Darebin (Preston Post-Reservoir Times): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230816z• Frankston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230816z• Glen Eira: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Greater Dandenong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230816z• Hobsons Bay: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Hume: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Kingston: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Knox: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230816z• Manningham: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230816z• Mansfield: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230816z• Maribyrnong: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Maroondah: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230816z• Melbourne: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Melton: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Merri-Bek: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Mitchell: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpm230816z• Monash: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230816z• Moonee Valley: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Moorabool: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230816z• Mornington Peninsula: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230816z• Murrindindi: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230816z• Nillumbik (Diamond Valley News): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230816z• Nillumbik (Regional): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230816z• Port Phillip: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Stonnington: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230816z• Strathbogie: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy230816z• Whitehorse: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230816z•
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Murrindindi Council has 30 different policies listed at its webnsite. A Public Transparency Policy, voted in by Councillors, is obligatory under the Local Government Act.“Council commits to making information publicly available unless the information is confidential in nature or the information would be considered contrary to the public interest,” says the policy.On three ocassions (July
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a sexual assault at a CBD tram stop last month.Police were told an unknown man was seen loitering around the D15 tram stop on Collins St, Docklands about 2.50pm on June 26.It is believed the man approached a 17-year-old girl and took a photo with her before
Detectives from the Western Region Crime Squad and Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit have arrested nine people as part of an investigation into alleged burglaries and thefts across the west.Officers seized four firearms, ammunition, three stolen vehicles, drugs and a large amount of stolen property.Investigators executed warrants at homes in Mount Pisgah Rd, Bald Hills and
Three people have been charged after police seized firearms, cannabis and several allegedly stolen industrial machines and vehicles in Sunbury.Detectives from the Hume Crime Investigation Unit, Fawkner Divisional Response Unit and Sunbury uniform conducted a series of search warrants at three different properties in Sunbury on Thursday (July 27).Detectives located an alleged cannabis crop house
Brimbank Highway Patrol are investigating a hit-run in St Albans on Friday (July 28).It is believed a 38-year-old Werribee driver was travelling along the Western Ring Road when he was struck by another vehicle, about 12.55pm.The impact forced the man’s car into a concrete barrier, trapping him inside the vehicle.Emergency crews quickly freed the man
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man following an alleged armed robbery and stabbing in Tarneit.Investigators have been told two youths were approached by seven to eight males on Bayden Powell Drive, Tarneit on Thursday (July 27) about 6pm.An altercation occurred and the youths were stabbed a number of times before the offenders left the scene.The
A 34-year-old man was caught drink driving and allegedly eight times over the alcohol limit in Werribee on Saturday night.Werribee Police observed a Nissan Micra sedan being driven erratically on Tarneit Rd just before midnight.Officers intercepted the car and established the driver was unlicenced before he returned a positive preliminary breath test.A Taylors Lakes man
Armed Crime Squad detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary and shooting in Meadow Heights on Saturday (July 29).It is believed three males gained access to a residence on Amarina Court about 9.45pm.After gaining access to the residence, investigators believe an altercation between the occupants and intruders took place.A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital with
Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released vision and images to appeal for information following a burglary at a Moonee Ponds home earlier this month.It is understood the offender slashed the fly screen and kicked in the rear door to gain entry to the property on Hopetoun St between 4.30pm and 6.15pm on July
Westgate Alliance Taskforce detectives have charged three men in relation to an armed robbery in Werribee.It is alleged the male victim was walking along Tower Rd in Werribee at about 10pm on Tuesday last week (July 25), when he was approached by two unknown males.It is alleged the men produced knives and made demands for
Some 16 shortlisted writers were on tenterhooks as the winner and place getters of the 2023 Furphy Literary Award were announced at Shepparton Art Museum on Saturday night (July 29).The winners were:First: Jen Rewell ‘Away to Me’Second: Eugenie Pusenjak ‘The Drey’Third: Natalie Vella ‘The Lucky Country’Jen Rewell’s uplifting and offbeat love story ‘Away to Me’
Melbourne International Film Festival has announced a total prize pool of over $300,000 across a suite of six award categories, together with the juries and nominees for two significant competition awards: the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award in collaboration with Kearney Group, and the return of the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award recognising an
Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award -winner Anthony LaPaglia takes to the Australian stage for the first time, in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.Directed by Neil Armfield (Cloudstreet, The Diary of a Madman, Exit the King), this new production comes to Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre for an exclusive, strictly limited season from September 1.Lauded
In 1967, a mystery unfolds in Ballygar on the outskirts of Dublin.Lily, played by Maggie Smith, tends a small memorial grotto dedicated to her son Declan, who drowned at sea in 1927.A young woman, Chrissie, played by Laura Linney, arrives from America for her late mother’s funeral.Eileen, a mother with six children, played by Kathy
Rough Trade starts as you would expect, given its title, with sex, the surprising sex life of slugs.Directed by Anthony Skuse, this one-woman show, a monologue delivered by its writer Katie Pollock, presents a woman trading away her past life after divorce as she downsizes to her new reality.Within the micro-economy of Facebook group Rough
The energy and passion of all the dancers (too many to name in a brief review) is clear in Burn the Floor. They are dedicated artists and each and every gesture tells a story. They move effortlessly between styles and forms of dance, captivating as they go. The small musical troupe of musicians is equally
The new Australian play Hells Gates premieres at the Geelong Arts Centre from August 10-12. Hells Gates is from the Green Room award-winning team of story makers at The Space Company, created and produced by Joel Carnegie. Drawn from verbatim sources in the wake of a mass whale rescue, Hells Gates follows the remarkable true
Chevalier(M). Opens in selected cinemas August 3.The life and trials of Joseph Bologne, aka Chevalier de Saint Georges, makes for mildly entertaining viewing, but feels like a missed opportunity to examine and explore both a complex central figure and historical material, instead settling for a comfortable skim over a story that deserves far more compelling
for the biggest day of her life. Enter Rosie, a 22year-old makeup artist from the David Jones counter, sent to help Edith get camera ready. In Rosie’s capable hands, this morning will be a breeze. So long as they both stick to the brief.Monument challenges the trivialisation of the hyper-feminine environment of beauty therapy and
Detectives from the Financial Crime Squad have charged a man after he was arrested in Braeside on Thursday (July 27) as part of an investigation into ATM skimming.Police attempted to arrest the man in Glen Waverley just before 9am on Thursday, however he fled from police in a stolen black Audi.The 45-year-old man, who is
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a two-car fatal collision which occurred on French Island.Investigators have been told two cars were travelling along Tankerton Rd about 7.50pm Saturday (July 29) when they were involved in a collision.The driver of one of the vehicles, believed to be a man in his 60s, died at the scene.The
• Victorian Amateur Football Association. Premier Men’s. Old Brighton 14.15 (99) d Old Melburnians 6.8 (44). St Kevin’s 26.17 (173) d Caulfield Grammarians 2.6 (18). Collegians 17.11 (113) d University Blacks 6.6 (42). Old Haileybury 6.8 (44) d University Blues 5.11 (41). Old Scotch 14.14 (98) d Old Xavierians 6.7 (43).Premier Men’s Reserves. University v
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested seven youths on Friday (July 28), following a spate of alleged offences in Melbourne’s southern metropolitan region.The incidents include alleged home invasions and the theft of motor vehicles and petrol, as well as criminal damage, robbery, burglaries, and affrays, in the Chelt-enham, Parkdale and Rosebud areas between Monday, June
Any film that stars Dame Maggie Smith will immediately get a second look from most movie lovers. Add the names Kathy Bates and Laura Linney and it’s starting to look like a pretty spectacular cast.Maggie Smith’s latest film, The Miracle Club, has the veteran in a very different role from the Dowager Duchess in Downton
Melbourne is such a forgiving place for Australian productions to be premiered.The local media reviewers are generally kind, often too kind. It is a traditional Melbourne thing, to encourage theatre producers.Opening night audience membersof 2:22 A Ghost Story were offered complimentary flutes of Chandon champagne as they milled outside Her Majesty’s Theatre in Exhibition St
Clayton Police are appealing for public assistance after a laptop was stolen in Clayton.Officers believe the unknown man and woman entered a store on Princes Hwy about 4.35pm on Wednesday, July 5.The duo walked around the store looking at numerous laptops on display before the man is seen to remove what appears to be bolt
The $72 million contract for a new 42km Dingley pipeline delivering recycled water in Melbourne’s south-east has been awarded to Abergeldie, BMD & KBR (ABK).The new pipeline will unlock 1.8 gigalitres per annum of recycled water supply, enough to fill Albert Park Lake more than two and a half times.The pipeline will deliver recycled water
Television writer-producer and broadcaster Bob Phillips presents his latest novel The Taylors.Ron and Bettina Taylor head an Australian family living on a small, idyllic seaside country property with five children.The oldest child, Trish, blessed with movie star looks and destined for stardom, is guided by her mother to enter various amateur model quests to become
The Thespian Theatre Company presents Love With No Remorse, August 3-13, at the Meat Market Stables, 2 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne.Written by Touka Shokor and directed by James Huang, Love With No Remorse is set in modern-day Australia, post-pandemic and where statistics show that one in six women and men experience domestic violence at the
Essence Theatre Productions have much to celebrate this month – their 20th anniversary and 1000 performances of What Was That?, performed at the historic Werribee Mansion.Tickets are on sale now for audiences to join the Essence Theatre Productions team to celebrate these two special achievements at the ShadowFax Winery, Werribee on Thursday, August 17 from
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Cornelius Brown.The 35-year-old is wanted on warrants in relation to burglary and drug offences.Brown is Caucasian, of medium build, approximately 185cm tall with brown shaved hair and has tattoos on both forearms.He is known to frequent the Moorabbin, Caulfield, St Kilda, Thornbury and Northcote areas.Investigators have
Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following the theft of a vehicle with a child inside in Dandenong on Monday, July 24.It is alleged a black Kia Carnival was stopped on Cleeland St in Dandenong about 3.25pm, the driver got out of the car to speak to another motorist.A man jumped
Detectives from Mitchell Crime Investigation Unit are seeking information into the final movements of Jodus Murphy.The 18-year-old went missing from Frankston on May 12 and investigators believe he made his way to Seymour shortly after.Jodus was located deceased beside the Goulburn River on June 14.Investigators are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen
Wednesday, July 26, 2023Covering 40 local government areas in and around Melbourne with localised editions. • Our next Online Edition will be published on August 2.• Our next Print and Online Edition will be published on August 9.• Our latest Media Kit is available HERE July 26 Editions• Banyule: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpn230726z• Bayside: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230726z• Boroondara (Northern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpe230726z• Boroondara (Southern): https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpsc230726z• Brimbank: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpnw230726z– Cardinia: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230726z• Casey: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp230726z• Darebin
Buck stops with Bonazzi The US President Harry S. Truman placed a sign on his desk that stated: ‘The Buck Stops Here’. It was a signal that he took responsibility for everything that happened – good and bad – on his watch. The same rule applies for Livia Bonazzi who is paid at least $270,000
Victorian Amateur Football Association. Premier Men’s. Old Scotch 14.11 (95) d Old Brighton 9.10 (64). Collegians 16.16 (112) d Old Xaverians 5.10 (40). University Blacks 13.21 (99) d Old Melburnians 5.4 (34). Old Haileybury 14.12 (96) d Caulfield Grammarians 10.9 (69). University Blues 9.13 (67) d St Kevins 9.11 (65).Premier Men’s Reserves. Old Scotch 11.4
Livia Bonazzi is paid at least $270,000 a year ($5192 weekly) to be Chief Executive Officer of Murrindindi Shire Council, and to ensure that paperwork is always of the highest possible standard. Ratepayers are entitled to view the Agenda for the coming Council meeting in a timely way, so they can prepare and research. The
MURRINDINDI: What is Council hiding? Many Councils across Victoria are releasing results of the community satisfaction survey results, but Murrindindi Shire Council has refused The Local Paper’s request to share its results with ratepayers. The Local Paper made a polite written request last Tuesday (July 18), requesting a copy of the Murrindindi Shire report for
A new recreation reserve at Botanic Ridge was officially opened by the City of Casey last Wednesday (July 19).Casey Council’s Chair of Administrators Noelene Duff and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Patterson were joined by Cranbourne MLA Pauline Richards to open Booring Recreation Reserve.Members of Devon Meadows Junior Football Club, Devon Meadows Football Netball Club and
Conservation Volunteers Australia will launch the Urban Shade Forest project, a landmark initiative aimed at greening urban spaces and reconnecting people in cities to nature.The project will commence with a community planting event on National Tree Day, on Sunday (July 30) at Spring Valley Park in Springvale South.The Urban Shade Forest project, a collaboration between
