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Female gorilla 'Julia' killed at Melbourne Zoo by young silverback male in ...

Melbourne Zoo's vets were unable to find any wounds on Julia but moved the gorilla to a veterinary hospital on Saturday morning, where she was found to have experienced “extensive trauma and significant complications” resulting from the aggression on ... >> view original

Melbourne private school Scotch College admits to historical abuse claims

Melbourne's prestigious private school Scotch College has admitted for the first time that students were abused on school grounds. In a letter emailed to former students, Scotch said the school had received a handful of abuse claims, all of which had ... >> view original

Melbourne pair jailed for multiple rapes of fourteen-year-old girl

Two men who subjected a 14 year old girl to multiple rapes described by a Melbourne judge as "vile" conduct have been jailed. Judge Frank Gucciardo said on Monday that Daniel Miftode and Ross Jurj had so reduced the fundamental rights of the victim as ... >> view original

Rare albino sparrow spotted in Melbourne's south-west

An albino sparrow, one of the rarest birds in the world, has made Sanctuary Lakes, Point Cook, in Melbourne's south-west, its home. Locals have named it their "little white angel", and the 117 varieties of local bird life drawn to the site's wetlands ... >> view original

Melbourne Rebels lose to Stormers after crucial error

The Melbourne Rebels have failed in their mission to crack their first Super Rugby win on South African soil with a 31-15 loss to the Stormers at Newlands. The Rebels were looking for a break-through win to keep alive a slim mathematical hope of making ... >> view original

Melbourne a different team says Nathan Jones

Melbourne skipper Nathan Jones says Sunday's upset AFL win over the Western Bulldogs is a sign of how far the Demons have come under coach Paul Roos. Melbourne went into the match on the back of successive heavy losses to Fremantle, Sydney and ... >> view original

Auctions: Melbourne home sells $60000 above reserve in 3½ minutes

A Melbourne apartment has sold for $60,000 over its reserve in under four minutes during one of the city's best auction weekends this year. Across the combined capital cities RP Data put the preliminary auction clearance rate at 78.4 per cent for 1981 ... >> view original

State of Origin 2015: Melbourne Storm fans left cold as Blues and Maroons ...

State of Origin 2015: Melbourne Storm fans left cold as Blues and Maroons clash again. by: NICK SMART; From: Herald Sun; May 25, 2015 12:00AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add to del.icio.us · Add to ... >> view original

Ice addict Alfio Granata jailed over six-week rape and torture ordeal at ...

A 47-year-old ice addict who falsely imprisoned and bashed a 21-year-old Dutch backpacker has been sentenced to 17 years in jail. Alfio Granata pleaded guilty to 14 charges, including multiple rapes, threats to kill, and intentionally causing serious ... >> view original

Anything Goes: Why Melbourne is the musical capital of Australia

As well as incredible cast, back stage crew and dedicated producers of all the musicals, the Melbourne crowds deserve some applause. Star of Anything Goes Todd McKenney, who recently announced he would return to Dancing With The Stars, was very ... >> view original