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'The Blob' heads south, turns nasty

No one is suggesting there will be a deluge anything like that in Melbourne over the coming hours or days, but as we say, The Blob has descended on Melbourne this afternoon with the potential for some solid falls for the rest of the day and perhaps ... >> view original

Melb commuters soaked as tram staff strike

Rain-soaked commuters had to trudge around Melbourne's CBD during a four-hour tram strike because replacement buses were too hard to find. Tram workers shut down the network from 10am to 2pm on Thursday over a continuing pay dispute with Yarra ... >> view original

Billy Slater and Melbourne Storm stay loyal to each other with new deal

Billy Slater believes his new two-year Melbourne contract shows there is still room for loyalty in the NRL. Slater announced the deal, which allows him to play out an entire 15-year career with the Storm, in the same week fellow one-club veteran Robbie ... >> view original

Protesters free to demonstrate outside Melbourne Fertility Clinic

The Melbourne Fertility Clinic has failed in its bid to have anti-choice protesters stopped from harassing patients and staff but maintains they have secured a "partial victory". The clinic launched Supreme Court action against Melbourne City Council ... >> view original

Brendan Fevola to leave Yarrawonga Pigeons, returning to Melbourne

After three-and-a-half years donning the boots for Yarrawonga — plus cameos at a couple of other clubs around the traps along the way — former Carlton and Brisbane star Brendan Fevola is set to fly the coop at season's end. The 34-year-old has kicked ... >> view original

Melbourne City turn on the goals to move into FFA Cup quarter-finals

Melbourne City staked its claim as an FFA Cup contender blasting its way into the quarter-finals on Wednesday night. City scored four of their five goals in the first half en route to a 5-1 win over Wellington Phoenix in front of a die-hard crowd of ... >> view original

Melbourne Day 180th birthday special: how city's south has changed

The suburb was a magnet for elite wealthy settlers and became a separate municipality in April, 1957 when the gold rush had helped Melbourne become one of the world's largest and wealthiest cities. St Kilda then declined. Rich residents lost their ... >> view original

Melbourne start-ups risk being left behind in fintech boom

Every month hundreds of locals, founders, staff or just those with an interest, gather to hear from the state's leading fintechs at the Melbourne Fintech meet-up. These voices need not just to raise the roof in heated debate, but to be heard by those ... >> view original

Lord mayor Robert Doyle announces Melbourne's 'Junior Lord Mayor'

She may have lived in Melbourne for less than half of her short life, but 12-year-old Claire McDaniel's knowledge of the city is so impressive she has been crowned this year's "Junior Lord Mayor". The year 6 student from Glen Iris, who attends Loreto ... >> view original

Tigerair to begin operating weekday services between Coffs Harbour and Melbourne

Air services between Coffs Harbour and Melbourne are set to dramatically expand with Tigerair to start three return services a week. The airline this morning announced its Melbourne - Coffs Harbour route will open from December. Qantas and Virgin ... >> view original