Melbourne road closures: Run for the Kids, Ironman events triggers traffic and other top stories

Melbourne road closures: Run for the Kids, Ironman events triggers traffic

Major road closures have shut down parts of Melbourne as thousands of people head into the city for two running events. Parts of the CityLink, EastLink, the Nepean Highway, the Westgate Freeway, the Domain Tunnel and the Bolte Bridge will be closed at ... >> view original

Melbourne Air & Space Show takes flight Saturday at noon

MELBOURNE – First, the six GEICO Skytyper pilots clambered into the cockpits of their Navy SNJ-2 World War II-vintage aircraft. After buckling in and making preparations, each pilot donned a red fabric helmet liner, signaling that he was ready to fire ... >> view original

Melbourne Storm turn on the tries to punish Cronulla Sharks

Melbourne Storm punished Cronulla's lacklustre defence in a thumping home opener on Saturday night. The Storm took full advantage of the Sharks' defensive disarray, pounding down six tries in the first hour before settling for a 36-18 win at AAMI Park ... >> view original

Police release CCTV in hope of finding Melbourne mum's killer

Police have released CCTV footage of the last time a Melbourne mother was seen in public before she was found dead in her Frankston North home. In the video, Traci O'Sullivan is seen casually shopping at an IGA store about 700m from her home, before ... >> view original

Adelaide United 2-2 Melbourne Victory: Thompson denies Reds

A cool-headed 77th-minute goal from Archie Thompson helped Melbourne Victory escape with a 2-2 draw against Adelaide United at a packed Coopers Stadium on Saturday night. The Reds started well against a scrambling Victory defence but it was the ... >> view original

Marine Corps Ospreys arrive for Melbourne air show

MELBOURNE – First, the six GEICO Skytyper pilots clambered into the cockpits of their Navy SNJ-2 World War II-vintage aircraft. After buckling in and making preparations, each pilot donned a red fabric helmet liner, signaling that he was ready to fire ... >> view original

Hoddle Street and Punt Road 'continuous flow' traffic proposal may help ...

The Victorian Government is looking into a radical $60 million plan to relieve traffic gridlock along Melbourne's notorious Hoddle Street and Punt Road. Roads Minister Luke Donnellan said VicRoads is examining ways to streamline traffic by using the ... >> view original

'Welcome home': Afghanistan veterans march in Melbourne

A parade and memorial service was held in Melbourne as part of the nations activities, commemorating Australia's operation in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Photographs by James Boddington Saturday 21st March 2015. Photo: James Boddington. >> view original

What's on TV Monday: Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala

Every year, for one month, the city of Melbourne becomes a buzzing hive of mirth and merriment, of joy and happiness, of camaraderie and good cheer, of excessive alcohol consumption and frenetic sweaty desperation. For one month Melbourne becomes a ... >> view original

Melbourne Ironman 2015: Luke Bell hopes local knowledge of course will give ...

Bell is based in Melbourne near the marathon course that follows a path along the Nepean Highway and Beach Road from Frankston to St Kilda. The triathlon veteran hoped to exploit his knowledge and experience training on the course in the gruelling race ... >> view original