Electrical storms light up Melbourne sky ahead of warm day and other top stories

Electrical storms light up Melbourne sky ahead of warm day

Electrical storms lit up the Melbourne sky in spectacular fashion early on Wednesday morning. Lightning strikes were seen over much of the city, as storms delivered about 10 millimetres of rain to the eastern suburbs. The lightning display ended about ... >> view original

Gina Liano of Real Housewives of Melbourne joins Neighbours cast

THE Real Housewives Of Melbourne star Gina Liano has joined the cast of Neighbours. Liano will start filming a guest role on the long running TV soap today, playing Mary Smith, the adopted mother of Olympia Valance's character Paige. Liano has never ... >> view original

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2015 Barry Award nominees announced

FOUR Aussies will take on two international acts for the premier prize of the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Veteran Lawrence Mooney is the best known name in the Barry Award field, given the nod for his vitriol-fuelled show, Surely Not. >> view original

Melbourne's most prestigious address 101 Collins fights view intruder

It's Melbourne's most prestigious and expensive office tower. Luxury retailers Cartier and Harrolds ply their trade next to its famed free-standing Parthenon-sized Doric columns on the plush marble ground floor while high above, well-paid financiers ... >> view original

Midfielder Gui Finkler in doubt for Brisbane clash as Melbourne Victory feel ...

Melbourne Victory look set to face Brisbane Roar without gun attacker Gui Finkler, who didn't train on Tuesday. Nathan Coe could miss the rest of the season, with the keeper seeking a second opinion after scans revealed that his back injury is worse ... >> view original

Police investigating shooting in Melbourne

Melbourne Police were on scene Tuesday evening in an area just north of University Boulevard after a report of shots being fired. According to Lt. Tim Turner with the Melbourne Police Department, the shots were reported fired in the area of Carver and ... >> view original

Boy, 8, stabbed with syringe

An eight-year-old boy who was stabbed with a syringe in a Melbourne park on Monday is waiting for the medical all-clear. Channel 7 reported that the boy was stabbed in the stomach three times while he was playing in a Fitzroy park with friends. The ... >> view original

Match preview: Adelaide v Melbourne

Not since 2002 has Adelaide started a season with three consecutive wins, but it will in 2015 if it can knock Melbourne off at home on Saturday afternoon. The Crows are flying at the minute, having beaten Collingwood in Melbourne last weekend and ... >> view original

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy wades into 'bring back the biff' debate

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has warned against bringing back “the biff” in the NRL. While Bellamy is a fan of old-school rugby league, he also backs the competition's stance against on-field punching. Bellamy said the growing problem of ... >> view original

Red Robin coming to Melbourne

fries, already lists a location at 1900 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, as "Opening Soon." And a letter to the St. John's River Water Management District from the Vero Beach office of design consulting firm Kimley Horn requests the modification of a ... >> view original