'Runaway Air Show' sweeps into Melbourne on March 20-22 and other top stories

'Runaway Air Show' sweeps into Melbourne on March 20-22

MELBOURNE – Connecting crooning country singers with fighter jets screaming across the sky, City Hall staffers are referring to this upcoming epic-entertainment weekend with a unique nickname: "Runaway Air Show." Separated by a mere 4 miles as the ... >> view original

Weather Melbourne: Mother Nature blesses weekend of big events

Although there will be plenty of eyes on the track at Albert Park, plenty of other Melburnians will also be out and about enjoying the Food and Wine Festival, the Melbourne Fashion Festival, the Thai Culture and Food Festival, the Melbourne ... >> view original

Family waits on autopsy to explain Melbourne woman Michelle Smith's Bali hotel ...

A heartbroken family is waiting on an autopsy to explain why a Melbourne woman mysteriously died in her sleep at a Bali hotel. Michelle Smith, 54, from St Albans in Melbourne's north-west, was found by her sister, Cynthia Smith, in bed at the Akmani ... >> view original

It's Saturday morning in Melbourne and it's time for the third practice ...

Teams will get their final chance in this 60-minute outing to tweak and refine their set ups before the weekend takes a truly competitive turn. Mercedes looks likely to dominate but it has been close between Rosberg and Hamilton, with the German ... >> view original

F1 driver Giedo van der Garde pulls out of Melbourne Grand Prix despite court win

Dumped F1 driver Giedo van der Garde has won an 11th-hour court case against team Sauber but won't be driving in Sunday's race. The 29-year-old's legal team finalised an agreement with Sauber on Saturday morning, which saw contempt of court ... >> view original

What's on around Melbourne this week: Music, stage, food, festivals, markets ...

MUSIC. BROADWAY. Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel joins one of Australia's most prolific stage stars, Lisa McCune, for a performance of Broadway classics. British pianist and conductor Bramwell Tovey leads the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra through a ... >> view original

'Turtle factor' affects Melbourne air show parking

Gopher tortoises burrowing across a grassy field are creating parking headaches for Melbourne Air & Space Show organizers. The air show's primary parking area, a 14-acre lot off the north side of General Aviation Boulevard, is nicknamed the "turtle lot ... >> view original

Protesters “shut down Melbourne" to fight against closure of Aboriginal ...

More than a thousand protesters shut down traffic in Melbourne's CBD to rally against the planned closure of remote Indigenous communities in West Australia. The group had hoped to confront Tony Abbott at the National Gallery, where he had been ... >> view original

Melbourne Victory thrash Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0 in excellent A-League ...

A weary Wanderers side playing their seventh game in 20 days contained eight changes from the team that beat Melbourne City 48 hours earlier, their lack of quality evident as they struggled to trouble a well-drilled Victory side in front of a crowd of ... >> view original

Grand Prix staying in Melbourne: Ron Walker, Victorian Government

Melbourne Grand Prix organisers and the Victorian government have dismissed the bid, saying the city has signed to host the race until at least 2020, with an option to extend the contract to host the race by another five years. Mr Baird, who faces ... >> view original