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Melbourne doctors refusing to discharge children back into detention centres

Workers at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge children back to detention centres over concerns for their health. Staff yesterday held a protest to demand the Federal Government halt its policy of holding children in ... >> view original

Melbourne weather: Intense thunderstorms cause fallen trees, power outages

Intense thunderstorms hit Melbourne on Saturday evening, causing heavy rainfall, fallen trees, hailstones and power outages across the city. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Richard Carlyon described the storm as "strong and intense" as it moved ... >> view original

Tim Minchin's Matilda the Musical is moving to Melbourne in March

In news long expected in the theatre world, it has been confirmed that Matilda the Musical, the multi-award-winning stage show adapted from Roald Dahl' children's book, will open at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on March 13, 2016, six weeks after its ... >> view original

Rediscovered images shed new light on 1960s and 1970s Melbourne

In 2009, he spotted one of O'Callaghan's 70s Melbourne photographs at a primary school fund raiser, liked what he saw, and sought out the long retired schoolteacher. The pair struck up a firm friendship with Albrecht not only representing the ... >> view original

A-League: Sydney FC 1-1 Melbourne City - as it happened

It's way too early to talk about grand finals but on the basis of tonight's match both of these sides will be contenders. Hardly a shocking revelation I know, but one that compliments City more than Sydney. This was a bit of a patchwork City team yet ... >> view original

Hoon hot spots: Melbourne's most dangerous streets

The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal Victoria Police confiscated almost 5000 vehicles last year. Melbourne's northwest had the most vehicles impounded, closely followed by suburbs in the city's southeast. A study of Victoria Police statistics shows, in ... >> view original

Cyclist rescued after falling down embankment during Melbourne storm

Melbourne fire brigade's high-angle team were called in to rescue a cyclist with spinal injuries after the woman tumbled down an embankment in the city's north. The woman was riding along Darebin Creek on Saturday evening when she fell and tumbled six ... >> view original

Melbourne to host 2016 World Cup of Golf and 2019 Presidents Cup

Australia has been named as host for the 2016 World Cup and the 2019 Presidents Cup golf tournaments with both events set for Victoria. It will be the third time the Presidents Cup has been played in Melbourne after Royal Melbourne hosted the 1998 and ... >> view original

Mission accomplished: 476 pubs in 32 years. Melbourne's great pub crawl ends

On October 15, 1983, he and friends Mick Stephens, Llewella Bates and Tim Dorgan trooped into the Cricketers Arms in Cruikshank Street, Port Melbourne, and each ordered a 7-ounce glass of beer. Their quest for a certain form of immortality had begun. >> view original

LIVE NOW: Sydney FC v Melbourne City - Hyundai A

City averaged 11.4 shots per game last season; more than any other Hyundai A-League side in 2014-15. Including finals matches, Sydney FC have won 11 Hyundai A-League games in 2015 so far – more than any other side. Melbourne City were given a red ... >> view original