Melbourne comedy festival: 10 top tips from Celia Pacquola and Sam Simmons and other top stories

Melbourne comedy festival: 10 top tips from Celia Pacquola and Sam Simmons

Switching back from her onscreen dalliances on TV shows Utopia and Offspring, Celia Pacquola returns to her first love with an encore season of her Amuse Moose award-winning show Edinburgh show in Melbourne. Pacquola tackles her vision of a terrifying ... >> view original

Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat puts faith in youngsters and back up men

The Melbourne Victory boss put his faith last season in youngsters and inexperienced players through the run in to the finals and in the Asian Champions League. They did not let him down then as Victory went close to nailing a spot in the grand final ... >> view original

Body discovered in boot of burnt out car in Melbourne

Firefighters have discovered a body in the boot of a burnt out car at Eumemmering, in Melbourne's south-east, after putting out a fire. Fire crews were called to a reserve on Frawley Road just before midnight. They found the body after the blaze was ... >> view original

Melbourne ballpark idea draws FIT interest, proponent says

MELBOURNE – Florida Institute of Technology President Anthony Catanese is "very interested" in teaming up with the Brevard County Manatees in a downtown dual-purpose football-baseball stadium, said Mark LaRusso, a business consultant who is ... >> view original

TDC: No hotel tax money for Melbourne stadium

Under a proposal presented Tuesday to the Melbourne City Council, the 4,000-seat stadium west of U.S. 1 could be used by the Brevard County Manatees, a minor league baseball team that now play at Space Coast Stadium, and by the Florida Institute of ... >> view original

Belligerent birds chasing people in Melbourne park

Wells Park borders the Melbourne Library, Melbourne Auditorium, Liberty Bell Memorial Museum, Melbourne Military Memorial Park and Fire Station 74. The scenic grounds feature a fountain, walking path, pavilion and numerous benches frequented by ... >> view original

Endgame review: Melbourne Theatre Company production of Samuel Beckett's ...

The Melbourne Theatre Company has shied away from performing Beckett. Apart from one co-production of Waiting for Godot with Anthill, this Endgame is the first time it has programmed a play from one of the towering figures of 20th century drama. That's ... >> view original

Record warmth reported in Antarctica as Melbourne shivers

To call this week's wintry chill across southern Australia a "burst from Antarctica" would be doing a disservice to parts of the usually frigid continent. Melbourne's meagre maximum of 15.3 degrees on Tuesday was actually more than 2 degrees cooler ... >> view original

Melbourne hotels booked out for Cricket World Cup final

Melbourne is facing a weekend room shortage as international sport fans descend on the city for the Cricket World Cup. Most CBD hotels are booked out for the night before Sunday's final, while others are charging up to $810 more than normal rates. >> view original

10 reasons Sydneysiders love Melbourne

Sydneysiders are deserting the sun-drenched city for Melbourne in droves, and who can blame them? In just six months 32,720 Australians moved to Victoria, while New South Wales lost the most people of any state. We at Domain love all of Australia, but ... >> view original