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White Night festival to return to Melbourne in 2016, but Premier will not ...

Melbourne's popular dusk-to-dawn arts festival White Night will return next year, but the Victorian Premier will not reveal the cost to taxpayers. The spectacle, which runs from 7:00am to 7:00pm, attracted 1.3 million people over its first three years. >> view original

'Free travel day' for Melbourne commuters as Metro Trains staff vote to begin ...

Melbourne commuters may enjoy a "free travel day" after members of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) employed by Metro Trains voted to take industrial action next week. The union will hold a four-hour stoppage after a meeting next Wednesday, and ... >> view original

Melbourne traffic chaos: Peak-hour pain for motorists as crane collapse closes ...

A crane collapse on a Melbourne construction site is causing peak-hour traffic headaches for motorists on major roads across Melbourne's north and west and authorities are warning it could be the same again on Tuesday. The Kings Way exit ramp off the ... >> view original

Sydney and Melbourne property markets close to peaking: John McGrath

“Sydney and Melbourne are about 80 to 90 per cent near its cycle and it's probably about as hot as I have seen for some time,” Mr McGrath, the chief executive of McGrath Estate Agents, told a conference in Melbourne today. “I would be concerned if ... >> view original

North hold off Melbourne in strong final quarter to register fifth straight win

Shaun Higgins Lindsay Thomas led North Melbourne to a 35-point AFL win after a big scare from Melbourne. Higgins and Thomas kicked two goals apiece in a seven-goal last quarter on Sunday at the MCG as the Kangaroos pulled away for the 19.13 (127) ... >> view original

One-fifth of transport fines dished out at seven Melbourne train stations

Victoria Police statistics show 3243 infringements were issued by PSOs in 2013-14 at Dandenong, Clayton, Noble Park, Springvale, Oakleigh, Cranbourne and Westall stations, that are all along Melbourne's busiest rail corridor. The Andrews Government has ... >> view original

Melbourne researchers propose 'smart' apartment market as developers slam bank ...

This would allow local buyers to have a greater say over the type of apartments to be built. According to the university report, a "sizeable part" of Melbourne's new apartment market is being used as "a channel for the transfer of international capital ... >> view original

Melbourne transgender man AJ Kearns says he is 'blessed' to have become ...

Melbourne man AJ Kearns says he is just an ordinary father living in the suburbs with his two young children. But there are many who would disagree. At 41, he is a transgender man who chose to become pregnant and have a baby. Having lived as a man for ... >> view original

[VIDEO] Melbourne Storm vs Gold Coast Titans: NRL live scores, blog

The seventh-placed Melbourne Storm will play host to the fourteenth-placed Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park Stadium this Sunday afternoon. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary of all the action from 2:00pm (AEST). The Storms' finals run was put ... >> view original

Man dead after gyrocopter hits powerlines near Melbourne

Man dead after gyrocopter hits powerlines near Melbourne. 9NEWS. August 09, 2015: A gyrocopter has plummeted into a waterway south-east of Melbourne, killing the pilot. fteAPGd. A man has died and another has suffered serious injuries after their ... >> view original