Friday, January 22, 2016

Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ... and other top stories.

  • Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ...

    Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Storm creates 'shelf clouds' west of Melbourne Bacchus Marsh residents captured clouds as storms headed toward Melbourne. Weatherzone meteorologist Guy Dixon explains what causes the formations and looks forward to the rest of Friday's wet weather. PT0M57S 620 349 After a dark and rainy Friday, Melbourne's skies have begun to clear, with light showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm forecast for this evening."There's still some showers arou..
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  • Flammable cladding on Melbourne skyscraper

    Flammable cladding on Melbourne skyscraper
    Flammable cladding on Melbourne skyscraper The MY80 tower on the corner of Elizabeth and AĆ¢€™Beckett streets has been installed with non-compliant cladding. Photo: James Boddington A 55-storey skyscraper and a hotel have been added to growing list of Melbourne buildings installed with flammable cladding.Late on Friday afternoon the state's building regulator announced another seven buildings with non-compliant cladding were recently identified as part of th..
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  • NBL: Melbourne United's last-term jitters gift Adelaide 36ers win

    NBL: Melbourne United's last-term jitters gift Adelaide 36ers win
    Jump shot: Adelaide 36ers star Jerome Randle shoots over Melbourne United's Nate Tomlinson. Photo: Deb Curtis/NBL  Melbourne United's chances of claiming top spot for the NBL finals took a blow against Adelaide 36ers in Adelaide on Friday night.Melbourne led for much of the match, but lost their offensive cohesion in the final term as Sixers import and NBL most valuable player favourite Jerome Randle caught fire to give a sold-out home crowd a 90-81 win.Adela..
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  • Melbourne Stars beat Perth Scorchers in BBL semi-finals thanks to ...

    Melbourne Stars beat Perth Scorchers in BBL semi-finals thanks to ...
    Melbourne Stars beat Perth Scorchers in BBL semi-finals thanks to Kevin Pietersen heroics Updated January 22, 2016 23:03:38 Melbourne Stars will host Sunday's Big Bash League decider after Kevin Pietersen helped them finally shed the tag of semi-final flops.The Stars recorded a seven-wicket win over Perth at the MCG on Friday night, hauling in a target of 140 with 11 deliveries remaining.The franchise qualified for the finals in all four previous editions of the BBL, on..
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  • Melbourne weather: Rain and clouds but the Australian Open will go ...

    Melbourne weather: Rain and clouds but the Australian Open will go ...
    It is a cloudy and wet weekend in Melbourne. Photo: Wayne Taylor It may not be all sunshine and blue skies in Melbourne but tennis buffs need not fear: the play will go on.Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Dean Stewart said Saturday's morning drizzle and cloud would clear by the afternoon. But, he said, Melbourne would remain mostly cloudy with an occasional glimpse of the sun. Rain-soaked spectators wait for the Rod La..
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  • A tale of two cities and crossing the divide: how Melbourne shapes ...

    A tale of two cities and crossing the divide: how Melbourne shapes ...
    Melbourne's cafe scene was one attraction to new arrival Monica Dux. Photo: Rodger Cummins If you'd told me when I was a child that I would live most of my adult life in Melbourne I would have been devastated. Back then, Melbourne was the place we Sydneysiders mocked. Any classmate who was dragged there on holiday was considered unlucky, while those heading north to the exotic wonderland of Queensland were envied. The consensus was that Melbourne was daggy, a city where it rained a lot, cut ..
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  • Live Big Bash League semi-final: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers

    Live Big Bash League semi-final: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers
    Live Big Bash League semi-final: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers Kevin Pietersen Photo: Michael Dodge Follow live coverage as the Melbourne Stars host Perth Scorchers. The winner earns a spot in the Big Bash League final. Advertisement
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  • Police investigate fire at popular Melbourne gelato bar, one of two ...

    Police investigate fire at popular Melbourne gelato bar, one of two ...
    Police investigate fire at popular Melbourne gelato bar, one of two suspicious blazes Posted January 23, 2016 10:01:05 Two suspicious fires in Melbourne overnight have partly destroyed a gelato bar on Lygon Street in Brunswick East and a house in Malvern East.Trams were stopped from running along Lygon Street for several hours after fire crews were called to Gelobar about 2:40am.The Metropolitan Fire Brigade's (MFB) Paul Eckholdt said the blaze was contained to the se..
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  • Gavrilova into fourth round in Melbourne

    Gavrilova into fourth round in Melbourne
    Fist-pumping fan-favourite Daria Gavrilova has continued her dream summer to bound into the Australian Open fourth round at Melbourne Park. The 21-year-old ball of energy upended seeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 4-6 11-9 in a Friday night thriller to reach the second week of a grand slam for the first time. Gavrilova backed up her stunning second-round win over dual Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to take out Mladenovic, the tournament's 28th seed, in a rollercoaster encounter at His..
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  • Crash victim to Melbourne for treatment

    Crash victim to Melbourne for treatment
    A BURNIE man is being transported to a Melbourne hospital after breaking his pelvis in a motorcycle crash overnight. The rider, 32, apparently failed to negotiate a bend on the Bass Highway at Parklands, near Russ St, about 4am today, police said.Alcohol was a factor in the crash, police said.The man was taken to the North West Regional Hospital but would be sent to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital for further treatment, police said.His injuries were not life threatening.It’s not clear why the man ha..
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