Diesel spill closes Collins Street in Melbourne CBD and other top stories

Diesel spill closes Collins Street in Melbourne CBD

A large diesel spill at the Reserve Bank has closed Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD. About 3000 litres of diesel has spilled in the basement car park of the building on the corner of Collins and Exhibition streets, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade has ... >> view original

24hr Las Vegas chapel comes to Melbourne

The church, which does weddings, commitment ceremonies and vow renewals, is the brainchild of Melbourne bar tsar Jerome Borazio, whose stamp on the city includes Ponyfish Island, 1000 Pound Bend, Sister Bella and the Laneway Festival. Floriane ... >> view original

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2015: Comedian Ray Badran's rape ...

The social media furore erupted over the first weekend of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where taboo topics were raised regularly. A revival show for comedy troupe Doug Anthony All Stars made a reference to Australian entertainer Rolf ... >> view original

Better late than never: Melbourne's public transport good to go on Google

Melbourne is perhaps days away from being able to use Google Maps to plan a public transport journey across the city - something that can already be done in every other capital in the country - after the Andrews government released key timetable data ... >> view original

Jonathan Thurston the match-winner as North Queensland Cowboys edge out ...

Melbourne's forward pack worked itself to a standstill with Cameron Smith, Jesse Bromwich and Ryan Hinchcliffe leading the way. The Cowboys defence was poor in the opening minutes and their kicking was even worse as fullback Lachlan Coote's mistimed ... >> view original

Alfio Anthony Granata has pleaded guilty to 16 charges. Source: Supplied

The 21-year-old was held hostage in a Melbourne hotel room by Alfio Anthony Granata, 47, who subjected her to beatings, sexual and psychological abuse that only ended when she stabbed Granata while he was sleeping and tried to take her own life. >> view original

Australian cities boom as Melbourne closes in on Sydney

Melbourne is closing in on Sydney as the nation's biggest city, growing by almost 100,000 people in the last year alone, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. But the figures also indicate that Sydney is on track to become the first ... >> view original

Melbourne's 10 best chocolate shops

If you've ordered a hot chocolate in any of Melbourne's best cafes over the past couple of years, there's a good chance it was a Mork hot choc that had you swooning. Meaning “dark” in Swedish, Mork is the product of Josefin Zernell, a trained ... >> view original

Melbourne Easter weather: Showers and storms forecast for long weekend

Up to 10 millimetres of rain is expected to fall over the state's south on Wednesday and about 5 millimetres in and around Melbourne. Light showers are expected to continue on Thursday morning before the sun returns briefly in the afternoon. "But then ... >> view original

Melbourne mulling ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas

Outdoor smoking will be banned at eateries in some Melbourne laneways, but the lord mayor is calling for a city-wide ban. Photo: Wayne Taylor. A bill proposing a statewide ban on on smoking at outdoor dining and drinking venues will be introduced into ... >> view original