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Melbourne weather: Hot spell hits city in time for long weekend

But Melbourne will still experience a 31-degree day - the first since March. "It's quite a hot day for this time of year," Mr Williams said. Before it's time to pack away the swimsuits, Tuesday will reach 32 degrees. However, a cool change will sweep ... >> view original

AFL grand final parade: Fans line Melbourne streets to support Hawks, Eagles ...

Thousands of football fans have lined the streets of Melbourne's CBD to watch the grand finalists — the Hawks and the Eagles — make their way from the Old Treasury Building to the MCG. Dedicated Hawthorn and West Coast fans donned team jumpers and ... >> view original

26-year-old victim identified in Melbourne shooting

Update, 10/1, 11:20 a.m.: The victim in last night's shooting has been identified as Davorius Levon Smith, 26, of Melbourne. Original story: Melbourne police are in the early stages of a homicide investigation after a man in his 20s was shot to death ... >> view original

Melbourne railway worker hit by train, seriously injured

A Metro Trains railway worker has suffered a serious head injury after he was hit by a train at Laverton in Melbourne's west on Friday morning. External Link: Metro trains tweet. The man was working on the tracks when he was struck by the city-bound ... >> view original

Signs Melbourne's property market is set to fade

Small numbers of auctions will be conducted in Melbourne this weekend following last weekend's record-breaking Super Saturday of September auctions. Just 43 homes are listed to go under the hammer on Saturday, similar to grand final weekend last year. >> view original

Melbourne mural depicting sex and a giant hamburger will be 'edited'

A Melbourne council will “edit” a mural on a building that depicts people having sex in a giant hamburger. The mural, commissioned by a Brunswick business owner, contains bodies in various sexual positions, entangled with lettuce, cheese and tomato in ... >> view original

Melbourne mum fights pregnant woman 'over unflattering Facebook post about son'

Two mothers, one allegedly five months pregnant, have been filmed throwing punches at each other on a Melbourne train in scenes that have become alarmingly familiar on Australian public transport. The altercation started at Watsonia station on the ... >> view original

Melbourne Knowledge Week

Over the week, tech-heads, entrepreneurs and industry professionals will lead conversations and share ideasabout how to built on Melbourne's knowledge sector for the future. The events include an exploration of a chamber ensemble, how to understand ... >> view original

Melbourne home sellers hope for a grand final day win

It's slim pickings for house hunters in Melbourne on Saturday as the city turns its attention to the year's biggest football game. Fewer than 50 homes are up for grabs after last weekend's biggest pre-grand final auction day, when almost 1100 ... >> view original

New report reveals that ACT breast cancer mortality rates are falling

Better early detection and treatment options means ACT women with breast cancer are being diagnosed younger and surviving longer, two new reports indicate. A 15-year report into the ACT and south-west NSW Breast Cancer Treatment Group revealed the ... >> view original