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Melbourne weather: Hot burst on way with forecast tops of 30, 32

For the first time since March, Melbourne will experience temperatures over 30 degrees. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Dean Stewart said on Wednesday that the worst of the cold weather was over. "It's less likely that we'll have those really ... >> view original

Sydney, Melbourne house price growth to slow to 5pc

Sydney house prices are in for a bigger slowdown than Melbourne as both settle into a year of 5 per cent growth, property valuer Propell says. The modest pace of growth that Propell predicts in its September residential report for the next 12 months is ... >> view original

AFL grand final public holiday trading Melbourne: What's open, what's closed

This Friday has been declared a public holiday, in honour of the AFL grand final. This means restricted trading hours for many businesses. Here's a list of where and when to shop, how to get around, where to go in case of an emergency and how to keep ... >> view original

Melbourne sides kept apart in FFA Cup semis after City romp through

An all-Melbourne FFA Cup final remains a possibility after the semi-final draw kept the city's two A-League sides apart following the conclusion of Tuesday's quarter-finals. Melbourne City eased through with a confident 5-0 rout of an outclassed ... >> view original

Melbourne snaps up $3.7 billion worth of tourism

Mother of two Helen Barrie, who is visiting from Sydney with her family, said Melbourne ticked almost every box for a quick getaway. “In Sydney everyone is about being seen, everyone in Melbourne seems more self-assured,” Ms Barrie, 33, said. Based on ... >> view original

Melbourne Music Week hub revealed in basement of old Royal Women's Hospital

Melbourne Music Week, a celebration of local and international music, is set to take over the disused and crumbling space, which currently sits under an "innovation hub" run by the University of Melbourne. It will be an ephemeral thing: for one week in ... >> view original

Melbourne apartments sold at a loss because of glut

The supply of new apartments and a retreating, resource-based economy is starting to weigh on the market, with more units selling at a loss in the June quarter than the previous three months. The proportion of apartments selling for less than the ... >> view original

Justin Bieber in Melbourne: Model, 18, claims she was drugged at party

Ms Scarlett said she began to feel strange after her third drink at the studio in Cremorne in Melbourne's inner-suburbs, describing it as a “scary and foreign feeling.” “I've never done drugs before in my life and that's why the feeling was foreign to ... >> view original

Man critical after Melbourne shooting

A MAN found in a Melbourne bayside suburb with a gunshot wound to the stomach remains in a critical condition in hospital. THE man, who has not been identified, was found shot on Edward St in the beachside suburb of Sandringham on Tuesday night. >> view original

Police ask public for help to find missing Melbourne teen

Police are asking the public for help to find a missing Melbourne teenager who has not been seen for more than a week. Jessica Fisher, 15, was last seen at her home on Dendy Street in Sunshine North on September 21. Police said both they and Jessica's ... >> view original