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Jet ski 'hoon' Ivan Maqi jailed over swimmer's death at Port Melbourne

A jet ski driver who was "hooning" in a swimmer's only zone off Port Melbourne when he struck and killed a father at high speed has been sentenced to five years' jail, amid emotional scenes in a Melbourne courtroom. As Ivan Maqi, 24, was led into ... >> view original

Group turns on Labor over huge South Melbourne tower plan approval

Planning Minister Richard Wynne on Thursday approved four towers – two of them 51-storeys high – in South Melbourne's Johnson Street, which forms part of the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area. The project was put forward by developer Maxvic ... >> view original

Is Melbourne pricey? Let's start with coffee

Melbourne remains one of the most expensive cities in the world to live, with soaring costs pushing the cost of living above Paris, Los Angeles, Rome and Barcelona. However the Victorian capital is still cheaper to live in than Perth, Sydney, and ... >> view original

Fired West Melbourne police chief wins $350K settlement

Former West Melbourne police chief Brian Lock, who sued the city in federal court after he was fired in May 2012, has been awarded a $350,000 settlement. But West Melbourne leaders disagree with their insurer's choice to settle the case as "a business ... >> view original

Melbourne public transport demand to surge

Commuters travelling to and from Melbourne's CBD by train, tram and bus will increase by 89 per cent by 2031, a new government report has revealed. An audit of Australia's transport needs by Infrastructure Australia says there will be a large surge of ... >> view original

Orangutan birthday at Melbourne Zoo

Maimunah was born at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland and made the move to Melbourne in 1992 to meet her Canadian mate Santan. Since then she has had two babies at the zoo, Dewi and Menyaru. But it's no party for her orangutan family in the wild, with ... >> view original

Teenager sexually assaulted in her own home in Cheltenham in Melbourne's ...

A stranger who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in her own home in Melbourne's south-east offered her money to compensate her for the attack, police say. It comes as the father of the teenager broke down as he made a public appeal for the attacker ... >> view original

Melbourne fashion mecca QV slated for smoking ban

“QV Melbourne is a hive of activity and is home to shops, cafes and restaurants, large corporate businesses, a supermarket, a gym and residential apartments, all connected by a network of pedestrian laneways leading to an open central square,” Cr Doyle ... >> view original

Rebels snare another Wallaby from Reds

Hanson will join a growing group of former Reds in Melbourne, where Mike Harris, Dom Shipperley and Radike Samo have followed Scott Higginbotham south. While Higginbotham is bound for Japan next season, Hanson will compete for raking duties with ... >> view original

Police release image of Mark Dower who was found dead in unit block's laundry ...

NSW Police have released an image of a Wollongong man whose decomposing body was found in a shared laundry last month. The man has been identified as 56-year-old Mark Dower and police are appealing for anyone who may have information on the ... >> view original