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Melbourne weather: Victoria set for spring scorcher after hottest ever start ...

Victoria is set for a scorcher over Monday and Tuesday, following on from a balmy grand final weekend. Shortly after 2pm on Monday, Melbourne hit 32.8 degrees, making it the hottest maximum temperature at this time of year since records began. But it ... >> view original

Melbourne weather: How to beat the heat

Melbourne is going to be hot and let's face it, complaining takes too much energy. And after the coldest winter in 26 years, you may as well enjoy the warm spell while it lasts. Here are a few of our favourite spots to chill out while the weather's hot. >> view original

Fire engulfs The Albion Rooftop nightclub, formerly The Motel, in South Melbourne

A construction foreman was bashed by two balaclava-clad men shortly before a suspicious fire tore through a newly renovated South Melbourne hotel part-owned by Collingwood star Dane Swan. The York Street hotel was under renovation and due to reopen ... >> view original

Summer Heat to Invade Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney Early This Week

While a brief shot of warmth reached Sydney during the middle of September, the warmth that is coming to Melbourne and Canberra will result in by far the highest temperatures since March. Even the brief glimpses of heat that were felt in Sydney and ... >> view original

Bushfire burning out of control west of Melbourne

A watch and act alert has been issued for an out of control bushfire burning at Wensleydale, west of Melbourne. The fire is moving in a south easterly direction from Casboults Road towards Knights Track and residents are being urged to leave the area ... >> view original

Melbourne horse carriage owner hits back at cruelty claims

A Melbourne horse carriage owner is considering legal action after being accused on Facebook of allowing his horse to collapse because of dehydration. The horse was filmed on Saturday lying on a road surrounded by workers from company Unique ... >> view original

Bank of Melbourne outage: Online, telephone banking out for nearly 24 hours ...

A COMPUTER upgrade has shut down the Bank of Melbourne's internet and telephone banking. The service crashed yesterday after a “regular upgrade” over the weekend. Customers can still use their credit and debit cards, ATMs and EFTPOS. Some have ... >> view original

warm weather keeps hay fever at bay

Good news, hay fever sufferers. This year's hay fever season is shaping up to be an uneventful one, thanks in part to the hot and dry weather we have been enjoying so far this month. Melbourne University botany associate professor Ed Newbigin, who ... >> view original

Melbourne City Council hands $30k to street performers to clear out smokers

In August, the council approved smoking bans in QV Melbourne, Goldsbrough Lane and City Square. Four busy city laneways are also smoke free: Howey Place, Equitable Place and Block Place and the Causeway. A statewide smoking ban in all outdoor ... >> view original

Melbourne's first career expo for working mothers

And so Melbourne's first career expo with a colouring-in competition was born. The inaugural Career Ideas for Mums expo will be held this Saturday, October 10, at Moonee Valley racecourse - chosen for its free parking, change and feeding rooms and pram ... >> view original