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• Big storm hits Melbourne's outer northeast with flood and damaging hail warnings for Victoria

  

  More of this? Oaks Day at Flemington became 'Soaks Day'.Photo: Justin McManusHail stones the size of tennis balls are falling in areas outside of Melbourne but the city is likely to be spared from the wild storms smashing parts of the state, the weather bureau says.The Bureau of Meteorology has recorded hail as large as 2.5 centimetres falling near the town of Marysville, northeast of Melbourne."It could have been hail sized as big as tennis balls, according to the radar, but we don't know if th..

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• Melbourne's best suburb? Predictably, nobody can agree

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Melbourne's most liveable suburbIt's knocked South Yarra off its perch, and now residents of East Melbourne can claim to live in our city's most liveable suburb.PT1M35S620349The survey got it wrong. That's what our readers have told us, in no uncertain terms.We recently released the results of theMelbourne "liveability" study,whichranked every suburb from 1 to 321.In top place:East Melbourne.East Melbourne: not our readers' favourite suburb?Photo: SuppliedBut our read..

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• Melbourne launches new logo | AFL | Fox Sports

  

  Melbourne launches new logo with coffee giveaways, Jesse Hogan kick-to-kickRiley BeveridgeFOX SPORTSNovember 12, 20159:25AMMelbourne has launched its new logo.Source:SuppliedMELBOURNE has launched its new logo with a series of viral marketing campaigns around the city on Thursday.A flashy new sign on the corner of Flinders and Swanston St. announced the simplified new crest, while coffees and water bottles handed out in town were printed with the club’s new logo.The logo is set to officially be ..

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• Melbourne Monopoly board makers accused of taking 'cash for spots'

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Unboxing Monopoly Melbourne editionIt's Melbourne all right, but not as locals may know it, with Monopoly's classic street format replaced by the biggest tourist spots in the city.PT2M40S620349Sponsorship deal in your favour, collect $15,000.A Melbourne laneway bar says it was offered a spot on the board of the city's new edition of Monopoly if it paid a substantial fee to the game's regional licensee.The Melbourne Monopoly board mock-up sent by licensee Winning Moves..

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• Etihad Stadium will be gone in 20 years: Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle

  

  Etihad Stadium will be gone in 20 years: Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert DoyleEtihad Stadium in 2009. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle says the stadium will be gone in 20 years' time.Photo: Luis Enrique AscuiMelbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle predicts Etihad Stadium will be gone in 20 years.Doyle said the stadium cuts off the Docklands precinct from the CBD and it would be better to build an AFL-sized venue at nearby Western Park.The AFL is due to take over ownership of the stadium in 2025."In the time-frame ..

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• moment that floored Ronda Rousey

  Ronda Rousey was overwhelmed by her reception in Melbourne yesterday.THERE was a neat moment during Ronda Rousey’s open workout at Federation Square yesterday which highlighted how ready Melbourne is for its first UFC event.As the best female fighter on the planet and a rising Hollywood star, Rousey is used to dealing with adoring crowds — but this was something else.As she was taken through her paces by coach Edmond Tarverdyan, Rousey tried to maintain a businesslike approach. She had the words..

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• 'I was in disbelief': Apple ejects six black students from Melbourne store | SBS News

  

  One of the students turned away from a Melbourne Apple store because a staff member was afraid he and his friends "might steal something" has told SBS he wants a formal apology from the company.A video posted on Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday night showed the staff member telling the boys, who were wearing Maribyrnong College uniforms, "we're just a bit worried about your presence in our store"."We're just worried you might steal something," the staff member said."Why would we steal something?"..

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• What to Try at the Night Noodle Markets

  

  Bao-nuts and deep-fried mealworms. Melbourne’s Night Noodle Markets are back – and here’s what to try.Stand on the banks of the Yarra and slurp up the last of spring, one bowl of ramen at a time.The Night Noodle Marketsreturn to Melbourne tonight.Over 18 nights, 56 stalls and three bars will occupy Birrarung Marr to deliver an eclectic selection of dishes that are sweet, savoury and downright bizarre.There’ll be noodles in their oodles, but what else? Here’s what to look out for this year. BYO s..

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• Vandals who stole Melbourne train may have bought keys online - 9news

  

  Vandals who hijacked and derailed a train in Melbourne overnight may have purchased the required keys online, according to police.The crash caused $3 million of damage and led to major delays for commuters.Multiple offenders broke into the train at the Hurstbridge depot about 2am, and drove it about 80m towards the city before it derailed and crashed, damaging a pole, fence, another train, the track and overhead wires. “This is bad; this is a malicious, vicious attack on our assets,” Me..

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• 'I dressed like Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction'

  

  UFC 193: Ronda Rousey’s on dressing up and secret 10 day Melbourne training campNathan Ryan ExclusiveFOX SPORTSNovember 12, 20154:12PMHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.SHE’S one of the most famous faces in the world today yet Ronda Rousey amazingly managed to stay hidden in Melbourne for 10 days before she was scheduled to arrive in Australia.In the country for UFC193 on Sunday, when she’ll defend her bantamweight championship against un..

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