Monday, May 9, 2016

Melbourne weather: Heavy rain, storms, flash flooding sweep ... and other top stories.

  • Melbourne weather: Heavy rain, storms, flash flooding sweep ...

    Melbourne weather: Heavy rain, storms, flash flooding sweep ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Melbourne weather: flash flooding Wild weather hits Melbourne, with a deluge of rain and winds of 80km/h expected to hit again this evening. PT1M6S 620 349 Thunderstorms, gusty winds and fierce rain thrashed Melbourne and surrounding areas on Monday, causing minor flash flooding and traffic chaos.A low pressure system started moving eastwards from Adelaide early on Monday, dumping heavy rain over much of Victoria, from Port Campbell to Falls Cre..
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  • Election 2016: Labor's Melbourne candidate Sophie Ismail ...

    Election 2016: Labor's Melbourne candidate Sophie Ismail ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Bill Shorten's election campaign vision The Opposition Leader says education, health care and climate change are key areas he will fight for during the 2016 election campaign. Vision courtesy ABC News 24. PT2M21S 620 349 Labor candidate Sophie Ismail has contradicted her party's asylum seeker policies, outlining concerns about boat turnbacks and offshore detention on Manus Island and Nauru.  I have concerns about turnbacks, I don't think they s..
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  • $1b development to plant three tree-topped towers on Melbourne's ...

    $1b development to plant three tree-topped towers on Melbourne's ...
    An artist's impression of the plan for the old trade and convention centre site on Flinders Street. Melbourne's former convention centre - built adjoining the World Trade Centre by the Victorian government amid great fanfare in the 1980s - is to be replaced by three apartment towers topped with private gardens.Planning Minister Richard Wynne on Monday announced he had approved the master plan for North Wharf, a project that will be worth more than $1 billion...
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  • Towards a collaborative city: the case for a Melbourne Metropolitan ...

    Towards a collaborative city: the case for a Melbourne Metropolitan ...
    City and local governments anchor our democracy. They do so by providing opportunities for local communities to address their interests and needs of living in the 21st century. To prepare for the next decade, the City of Melbourne has undertaken public consultations to refresh its strategic goals. Melbourne City Council has a responsibility beyond those who live and do business in the city. Its capital city role and status have direct impacts across metropolitan Melbourne. Future Melbourne 2026..
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  • Melbourne Demons celebrated wins too much in the past, says ...

    Melbourne Demons celebrated wins too much in the past, says ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. AFL plays of the round Puopolo flies again, Geelong building momentum, Ablett attempts to cool tempers, Stringer is the main Doggie, and North celebrate Petrie's 300th with a seventh consecutive win. PT1M36S 620 349 Having celebrated past victories "a bit too much," Melbourne captain Nathan Jones says it's "business as usual" for the Demons following their 73-point victory over Gold Coast on Saturday.Melbourne bounced back from their round six lo..
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  • An insider's guide to Melbourne

    An insider's guide to Melbourne
    Melbourne at dawn. Leigh Henningham by Tonya Higgins and Eleani Purcell Most mornings we get a flat white at Axil on Flinders Lane or head to Andrew McConnell’s brekkie stalwart Cumulus Inc. The bar above, Cumulus Up, is great for an after-work wine but, when the weather is good, Arbory – right on the river – has a great atmosphere and pours Brooklyn lager. Due warning: if you want a seat later in the week, you need..
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  • Ski shop in Melbourne gives second-hand jackets to the homeless

    Ski shop in Melbourne gives second-hand jackets to the homeless
    Alan Dower from XTM (left) during delivery of jackets with Sean from organisation Anonymous X and a recipient of the Heat the Homeless initiative. (Chris Cincotta/Humans in Melbourne) A Melbourne ski shop has devised a selfless initiative to keep the homeless warm in the city’s bitterly cold winters – by giving them second-hand ski jackets.The initiative, dubbed Heat the Homeless, was officially put in place last week by XTM Melbourne and aims to “collect as many of these warm, technical jacket..
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