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• Station Pier, Port Melbourne: bomb response unit called | HeraldSun

  

  Two boats were evacuated as a precaution after an incident at Station Pier. Picture: Jake NowakowskiA SECURITY scare at Station Pier in Port Melbourne is over with experts giving the incident the all-clear.Passengers evacuated as a precaution will be allowed to re-board at 4.30pm.Police are yet to reveal what triggered the drama, which began about 12.15pm when a sniffer dog alerted its handler to a suspicious smell on the pier.The evacuations were sparked by a suspicious scent. Picture: Channel ..

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• Victorian weather: Thunderstorms strike across Melbourne

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Storms spark noxious fire overnightThunderstorm strikes across Melbourne are believed to have a sparked noxious fire in Somerton, closing roads and forcing residents inside. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.PT0M36S620349Startled Melburnians awoke to loud thunderous bangs as a storm rolled through parts of the state early Friday morning.The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm started around Geelong at about 12.30am before making its way to the city between 1am and 2am."We ..

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• Super-size my tram: 45-metre trams foreshadowed for Melbourne's busiest routes

  

  The new E-Class trams are still being rolled out across Melbourne.Photo: Adam ChandlerMelbourne's future will be one in which giant trams almost as long as Olympic swimming pools glide along crowded inner city streets where tram tracks were first laid for streetcars no bigger than an ordinary bus.The next generation of trams will be an imposing 45 metres in length - 12 metres longer than the new E-Class trams that are being steadily rolled out and more than three times longer than the old W-Clas..

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• Spectacular lightning storm hits Melbourne | HeraldSun

  

  Herald Sun reader Michael Maxwell captured a series of amazing images of the lightning storm.LIGHTNING struck several times over Melbourne overnight, lighting up the night sky.A storm rolled across the city getting some readers out of bed to snap nature’s light show.Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Richard Carlyon said the storm hit just after midnight between 1am and 5am.“It was a very active night for thunderstorms,” he said.“There was not much rain recorded, not much wind measured, that’..

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• Melbourne trio dramatically arrested after shot fired at police car - 9news

  

  Heavily armed officers have swooped on a Melbourne car park and arrested three people after a shot was fired at a marked police vehicle.A man and two women were cornered in the car park of the Werribee Plaza shopping centre at around 6pm last night.The arrest was captured by an onlooker and showed a swarm of officers surrounding the car. The 23-year-old man is under police guard in hospital and an 18-year-old woman has been charged and bailed on unrelated matters.A 21-year-old woman has..

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  And vendors in the city should also be buoyed by the fact Melbourne recorded its highest clearance rate since mid-October last week, despite the rate remaining ...

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  To give a glimpse into the high life, we went in search of penthouse apartments on the market in Melbourne that set new heights for luxury. Here are five of the ...

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• Melbourne Grammar School

  

  Advertising FeatureHistoric buildings contribute to the rich sense of tradition at Melbourne Grammar School.Photo: James Grant Photography 2014Melbourne Grammar School has offered scholarships since the 1880s, as a way of attracting academically talented students, and headmaster Roy Kelley believes the practice is just as important now."The pursuit of excellence is an important part of our approach to education," he says. "A key part of this is building a culture within the school that celebrate..

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• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra review: Rare opportunity to hear Nordic notes

  

  Melbourne Symphony Orchestra review: Rare opportunity to hear Nordic notesMusicThe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs Sibelius' Finlandia.Photo: Tim O'Connor MUSICMELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★★★☆Hamer HallThursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20Reviewed by Martin DuffyThis year marks the 150th anniversary of two late-romantic Scandinavian composers, Finland's Jean Sibelius and Denmark's Carl Nielson. Joining the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in this celebration of things Nordic were ..

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• Melbourne Victory beats Central Coast Mariners 2-1 thanks to Gui Finkler double in A-League clash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Melbourne Victory beats Central Coast Mariners 2-1 thanks to Gui Finkler double in A-League clashUpdatedNovember 19, 2015 22:16:39 A delightful Gui Finkler brace has put Melbourne Victory back on top of the A-League.SCOREBOARD: MELBOURNE VICTORY 2-1 MARINERSVictory 2-1 Marinersat AAMI Park, November 19, 20155Shots on target310Shots off target459%Possession41%5Corners64Offsides0Melbourne Victory: 2(G Finkler 16', 19')Central Coast Mariners: 1(M Sim 89')View full stats sheetOn the evidence of ..

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