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• Melbourne weather: Cool change revives sweltering city

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Climate change is 'exacerbating bushfires'2015 is going to be Australia's hottest year on record, with the Climate Council saying it's increasing the likelihood of natural disasters. (Courtesy ABC News 24)PT1M16S620349A cool blast hit Melbourne in the late morning on Thursday, and sent the temperature in what had been, until then, a hot and sticky city, plunging by almost 10 degrees within half an hour.Things warmed up a bit later on in the afternoon, with the tempera..

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• An orange tinge to Melbourne's sky, and state's north prepares to roast

  

  Blood red sun over St Kilda PierPhoto: Leigh HenninghamAn unusual orange tinge in Melbourne's sky on Wednesday night is the result of the fires in Western Australia, almost 3000 kilometres away.Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Peter Newham said the orange haze was caused by smoke blowing across the country."It's been blown all the way from WA in the last day or so," Mr Newham said.At least four people are dead and 300 more have been evacuated after bushfires continue to burn out of control ..

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  Using themes from The Economist World's Most Liveable City rankings, Deakin University and the Committee for Melbourne surveyed more than 1000 people to ...

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• AFL: Melbourne CEO Peter Jackson recommits to Demons

  

  AFL: Melbourne CEO Peter Jackson recommits to DemonsMelbourne CEO Peter Jackson.Photo: Michael DodgePeter Jackson, the veteran club chief executive seconded to rebuild Melbourne in 2013, has recommitted to the Demons for another two seasons.With the club due to announce a profit of more than $500,000 in the coming days, Jackson announced to staff at lunchtime on Thursday that he had extended his contract until the end of 2017 "because I think this club is on the right path".Melbourne president G..

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• Todd Goldstein signs three-year contract extension with North...

  

  North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein.Photo: Getty ImagesStar North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein has turned his back on the prospect of becoming a free agent and signed a new contract extension with the Kangaroos.Goldstein had another year to run on his current deal and had the option of pursuing free agency at the end of the 2016 season, but the Roo ruckman has reportedly signed a three-year extension.The 27-year-old has committed his long-term future to North and will now remain at Arden ..

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• Private sector called on to fund multibillion-dollar Melbourne Metro rail tunnel

  

  The Melbourne Metro rail tunnel will mostly be built as a public-private partnership, with the state government on the hunt for investors willing to finance much of the $9 billion-$11 billion project up-front.In exchange, they will get service payments from the state government for operating and maintaining the nine-kilometre rail tunnel once it opens in 11 years.Availability payments have recently been used in Victoria to build Peninsula Link, a 27-kilometre freeway south-east of Melbourne, the..

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• Melbourne City admit pitch and older players may be reason for injury crisis

  

  Pitch not-so-perfect: Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip has plenty of injury concerns.Photo: Getty ImagesMelbourne City may have a state of the art training centre with some of the most expensive pitches in the country, but it hasn't stopped the club suffering an extraordinary run of soft tissue injuries, which have kept key players out of action for months.The hardness of the surface at the City Football Academy has been cited as one of the mitigating factors, while others have pointed to ..

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• Kendall and Kylie Jenner tour: fan faints at throbbing Melbourne appearance

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Kendall and Kylie Jenner greet thousands in MelbourneScreaming teens squeeze into Chadstone Shopping Centre for a glimpse of the Kardashian heirs.PT1M9S620349Chanting, screaming, fainting - Kendall and Kylie Jenner's appearance at a Melbourne shopping centre had it all.The heirs to the Kardashian crown (or is that krown?) can certainly draw a crowd, with fans lining up as early as 9am to get a glimpse of the famous sisters in the flesh.Kylie Jenner adjusts her hair.Ph..

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• Scott storms to early lead in Melbourne | SBS News

  The former world number one made the most of benign conditions on a muggy, overcast morning and rolled in five birdies on his last eight holes to take an early three-stroke lead.Local professionals Peter Wilson and Matthew Stieger were joint second on four-under after shooting matching 67s on the storied sandbelt course.Gusty winds came late in the morning and are likely to make hauling in Scott difficult for the chasing pack in the afternoon.For Scott, now world No. 12, it was a pleasing return..

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• Melbourne Design School building wins international architecture award

  

  Melbourne Design School building wins international architecture awardArt and DesignThe University of Melbourne's School of Design, by John Wardle Architects & NADAAA.Photo: John Gollings The University of Melbourne's School of Design (MSD) building is among 14 buildings worldwide to win a prize at the Structural Awards in London.The Institution of Structural Engineers event recognises excellence in structural engineering across all aspects of architecture and construction, from major p..

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