New schools proposed in Viera, West Melbourne and other top stories

New schools proposed in Viera, West Melbourne

Dane Theodore, the school district's assistant superintendent for facilities services, detailed for the school board the expected elementary school overcrowding coming in the Viera and West Melbourne areas. Those predictions are based on student ... >> view original

Melbourne university toilet stalker 'waited for 20 minutes' before filming teen

Police believe a man waited in a Melbourne university campus toilet block for up to 20 minutes before reaching over the cubicle wall and filming a teenage woman as she used the facilities. The 19-year-old had just finished studying in the university ... >> view original

Man accused of seven hour Melbourne restaurant siege faces court

A 35-year-old man has faced court today charged over yesterday's siege at a Melbourne restaurant, where he allegedly held a female employee hostage at knifepoint for seven hours. Abijath Desikan, a disgruntled former chef at the Ludlow Bar and Dining ... >> view original

The Royal Exhibition building of 'Marvellous Melbourne': a history of cities ...

The young city of Melbourne had been enriched by the gold rush in the 1850s, and its population had swelled to more than 250,000. The place was buzzing with manufacturers and commerce – there were seemingly jobs and opportunities for everyone. >> view original

'Monstrous' suburban skyscraper planned for one of Melbourne's tallest peaks ...

A "monstrous" suburban skyscraper proposed for Ivanhoe would add almost 80 metres to one of metropolitan Melbourne's tallest peaks. In a plan fiercely opposed by neighbouring residents, developer Caydon wants to build a $100 million apartment, office ... >> view original

Melbourne coach Paul Roos questions AFL's three-strikes drug policy

Melbourne coach Paul Roos had invoked his inner Ronald Reagan, launching his own war on drugs. Substances both illicit and performance enhancing have been in the football news of late. Collingwood pair Lachie Keeffe and Josh Thomas tested positive ... >> view original

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding finds ...

In Melbourne for the Comedy Festival, the coiffed star of The Mighty Boosh and Never Mind The Buzzcocks made his name as a purveyor of the absurd and a modern surrealist, but he's still reeling from the reaction his recent "punk" television series ... >> view original

Footscray restaurant blaze blankets Melbourne's west in smoke

A fire at a Footscray restaurant this morning has caused around $300,000 damage and blanketed Melbourne's west in thick smoke. The fire broke out on the second story of the M Bar and Restaurant on Barkly Street just before 4:00am. It took fire crews ... >> view original

KISS rock band tipped to open restaurant in Melbourne

Bassist Gene Simmons is eyeing of Melbourne, one of the band's biggest markets in the world, as the home for one of their Rock and Brews restaurants. “That is in the works,'' Simmons says. “We're looking at that now.” Rock and Brews serve “American ... >> view original

Melbourne musician Daniel Buccheri's best man speech at brother's wedding ...

A MELBOURNE man wowed guests at his brother's wedding — with a best man speech performed through song. Mernda musician Daniel Buccheri, 25, toasted older brother Adrian and his new wife, Sarah, after the pair swapped vows on March 29. His best ... >> view original