Attacker fled after woman fatally stabbed in Melbourne park and other top stories

Attacker fled after woman fatally stabbed in Melbourne park

A woman has been found dead at a reserve in suburban Melbourne. Police were called to the Stanton Street reserve in Doncaster on Tuesday night where it's understood the woman was fatally stabbed before her attacker fled the scene. "The female has yet ... >> view original

Melbourne weather: chance of storms as severe warning issued

Melbourne's overcast skies could give way thunderstorms and rain on Tuesday evening, weather forecasters say. A severe weather warning has been issued for large parts of Victoria with people being told to prepare for damaging winds. The Bureau of ... >> view original

Melbourne police officers pull up Arnold Schwarzenegger for riding a bike ...

Melbourne police officers succeeded where scores of action movie villains have failed when they stopped Hollywood tough guy Arnold Schwarzenegger in his tracks on Monday. The intervention began after photographs began circulating on social media of ... >> view original

Wasps invade Melbourne backyards

“There seems to be an even spread in both east and west Victoria and to some degree in northern Victoria as well,” Patrick Honan from Melbourne Museum said. The good news is, wasp season is coming to an end and numbers are expected to dwindle in a ... >> view original

Melbourne's new wave of skyscrapers could survive '100 years'

Melbourne's CBD will run out of land for new office and apartment buildings within 35 years as space is gobbled up by skyscrapers, unlikely ever to be demolished in our lifetimes. As they age, older high-rise towers will instead be given new leases of ... >> view original

Plastic surgeon used pornographic images in 'vaginal rejuvenation' talk at ...

The presentation — available to thousands of surgeons and trainees at the 19th Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery staged in Melbourne in 2008 — includes photographs of naked women in pornographic poses and performing ... >> view original

Hearts melt for Melbourne's baby gorilla 'girl'

Keepers at Melbourne Zoo are "99 per cent sure" a baby western lowland gorilla born over the weekend is a girl as they prepare for the newborn's first public outing. The tiny gorilla, born to 10-year-old Kimya on Saturday evening, has been so lost in ... >> view original

Malaria vaccine breakthrough by Melbourne researchers

A vaccine for malaria is a step closer to reality after Melbourne researchers made a significant discovery about how the human body's immune system fights the infection. Professor James Beeson from the Burnet Institute said although malaria was ... >> view original

Din Tai Fung to open in Melbourne's Emporium

Melbourne dumpling fans won't have to wait much longer to try Din Tai Fung's trademark parcels of soupy xiao long bao. The Taiwanese chain will open its first Melbourne eatery in the Emporium development mid-year. The Melbourne restaurant will be the ... >> view original

Three men charged with murder after body parts found in Melbourne river

Three men have been charged over the murder of a man whose body parts were found in a Melbourne river last month. Remains of Brendan David Bernard were found scattered throughout the Maribyrnong River early in February. Victoria Police announced ... >> view original