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Concrete mix to be pumped beneath Yarra to stabilise ground for Melbourne Metro

Large amounts of concrete will have to be injected into the ground beneath the Yarra River to make it stable enough to build the Melbourne Metro rail tunnel, documents filed with the federal environment department show. The Andrews government wants to ... >> view original

Melbourne school uses neuroscience to boost grades and improve wellbeing of ...

A Melbourne school is using an Australian-first approach based on neuroscience to revolutionise its learning and boost its students' grades. Broadmeadows Primary School in Melbourne's north-west is in the lowest 12th percentile for socio-economic ... >> view original

Sydney house price growth up over August but Melbourne to overtake in spring

There was no growth in Melbourne for dwellings in August and a 0.2 per cent decline for apartment values. Just three capital cities had increases in dwelling values over August. Photo: RP Data. ​Despite this, auction activity tells a distinctly ... >> view original

Melbourne shivers through coldest winter in 26 years, no warm start to Spring ...

It was the coldest winter in terms of maximum temperature in Melbourne for 26 years, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed. The maximum winter temperature was just under 14C for the first time since 1989, about 1 degree Celsius lower than normal. >> view original

Melbourne 7-Eleven underpaid workers $30000 - Yahoo7

A Melbourne 7-Eleven shop owner has admitted to cooking the books and ripping off workers to the tune of $30,000. Kumar Sandarakumar, who runs a store in Melbourne's CBD, told the Fair Work Ombudsman he learned how to manipulate the payroll ... >> view original

Axe-wielding Melbourne man allegedly set three cars and a home ablaze before ...

A man has been arrested after allegedly carrying out a shocking crime spree in Melbourne's north overnight, setting fire to three cars and a vacant home before threatening fire crews with an axe. Fire crews were called to the scene on Papworth Place in ... >> view original

Spring Racing Carnival: Bart's absence telling at Melbourne Cup launch

While the Melbourne Cup promotion looked on the outside to be progressing in a carnival atmosphere and was giving a telling message that the Cup was just eight weeks away, it soon became apparent that the man who made the race his own had left a ... >> view original

Etihad Stadium branding rights up for grabs

Sport fans arriving at Melbourne's Etihad​ Stadium will face a battle both on and off the field as the city's second largest entertainment venue moves to sell branding rights for the arena's seats, footpaths, WiFi and external entrances. In an ... >> view original

Roos to rest senior players before finals

The then 16th-placed Saints won by 71 points with the Dockers returning to Melbourne the following weekend and defeating Geelong in a qualifying final. Lyon employed a similar strategy while coaching the Saints, resting nine players in Round 19 of 2009 ... >> view original

Kidney disease health costs soar: experts

Australia's health bill for chronic kidney disease will reach $12 billion by 2020, say experts who are calling for urgent preventative action. The disease's prevalence has been increasing at an "alarming" rate over the past two decades due to the ... >> view original