Melbourne Police identify man found dead Saturday and other top stories

Melbourne Police identify man found dead Saturday

She was booked into the jail about 7 a.m. Saturday, an hour before several Melbourne police officers arrived at the concrete block condominium and got inside the unit to find Megathlin dead. Detectives roped off an area around a trash bin with crime ... >> view original

Melbourne's planning disaster: jobs boom in CBD while affordable housing ...

The Grattan Institute's Paul Donegan, a co-author of City Limits, said Australia's economy meant businesses were placing an increasing premium on locating in the CBDs of Melbourne and Sydney in particular. "They want to be able to recruit from the ... >> view original

Melbourne homeless welfare capital as handouts draw interstaters

The Salvation Army, Melbourne City Mission and Hanover say the rising trend is caused by Victoria offering more services than other parts of Australia. In some cases, this has led to resources being stretched and added to the number of people begging ... >> view original

Residents evacuated after Melbourne apartment building fire

Residents have reported hearing explosions moments before a fire broke out in an Asian grocery store on the ground floor of a Melbourne apartment building on Monday morning. Fire broke out in the seven-storey building on the corner of Victoria and ... >> view original

Melbourne storms: The Patch mourns boy killed in wild weather

Melbourne storm: wild weather lashes Victoria. A toddler was killed and the SES responded to hundreds of calls for help as extreme thunderstorms hit Victoria. Photo: Reader Stuart Barnett. The storm over Port Phillip Bay. Fire crews respond to calls ... >> view original

Predicted NRL top eight: Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles miss out

They have lost Sonny Bill Williams and Anthony Minichiello but the Sydney Roosters are still the team to beat, while Manly and Melbourne will be flat out playing finals footy this year. That's the view of The Daily Telegraph's team of 10 rugby league ... >> view original

Jetstar flight returns to Melbourne due to unruly passenger

A disruptive passenger has forced a Jetstar flight to turn back after about an hour in the air. A flight attendant told passengers aboard the Sunday night Melbourne-to-Perth flight that a man had been consuming his own alcohol and was twice caught smoking. >> view original

Melbourne thunderstorms: Toddler killed

A two-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell on his family's house in the Dandenong Ranges during a wild thunderstorm that also hit Melbourne on Saturday night. The tragedy occurred when a tree collapsed on the two-storey house on View Road in The ... >> view original

Melbourne gun range takes aim at new breed of shooters

MELBOURNE – William Orndorf, a 47-year-old Melbourne financial adviser, appreciates guns as well as the practice and discipline it takes to use them proficiently. For years, he found area indoor gun ranges limiting in that the shooter pretty much had ... >> view original

A 79% success rate for Melbourne's first 2015 Super Saturday

There was a 79% success rate in the first big test of the strengthening Melbourne auction property market. Houses achieved a median price of $866,250 while apartments sat at a $590,000 median. The REIV was expecting about 1,530 auctions in 288 ... >> view original