Section of Melbourne Magistrates Court evacuated after suspected courtroom ... and other top stories

Section of Melbourne Magistrates Court evacuated after suspected courtroom ...

It is believed the fight started when the accused man and another person crossed paths inadvertently after a change of courtrooms at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. The fight was outside the courtroom in a public area on the third floor. Police ... >> view original

Storms move past Melbourne after dumping heavy rain over the city and ...

In Melbourne, however, the worst of the day's storms have passed. Mr McGibbony said Melbourne saw the last of the storms about 2.30pm. "Those storms will clear away to the east and there shouldn't be any more for Melbourne," he said. "There's nothing ... >> view original

White Night 2015: Magical Melbourne lights up for the all-night festival

MEDIA WALL: HOW MELBOURNE SAW WHITE NIGHT. People jammed every vantage point between the Royal Exhibition Building and the National Gallery of Victoria, but congestion was eased this year by a bigger White Night “footprint' that sprawled out of ... >> view original

Severe thunderstorms strike Melbourne's west

Winds exceeding 100 km/h earlier battered Altona, Deer Park, Laverton, St Albans and south of Bacchus Marsh. Advertisement. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flash flooding in some areas. >> view original

Real Housewives of Melbourne: Episode 1 Recap

REAL Housewives of Melbourne is back, with ribbon-twirling, terrified housekeepers and a love triangle involving a pig, all in the first episode. But is new Housewife Gamble hiding a scandalous secret? Strap yourselves in, folks: the second season of ... >> view original

Man's body found on footpath in Collins St Melbourne

A MAN has been found dead on a footpath in Melbourne's CBD. Police said the man's body was found outside 100 Collins St just after 8am. Police spokeswoman Kelly Yates said the man's death was not being treated as suspicious. A police spokeswoman ... >> view original

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2015 preview

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is a 23-year-old fixture in our crowded calendar and deserves attention for being a tasty, fun and increasingly accessible way to chomp on Melbourne (and country Victoria). The only problem with a 17-day feast of ... >> view original

Melbourne becomes Mumbai in a sea of blue

But the number of local and visiting Indian fans at this Cricket World Cup – both in Melbourne today and at the Adelaide Oval a week ago – indicates that, to them, the Tests and ODI tri-series that preceded this tournament were merely the entree before ... >> view original

Soundwave Melbourne Sees 38 Drug-Related Arrests

Police seized drugs including ecstasy, amphetamine and cannabis in Melbourne as part of a Passive Alert Detection sniffer dog operation. The arrests included 37 males and only one female. Of the 38 arrests, only 2 will be charged on summons. 20 ... >> view original