Monday, August 22, 2016

Melbourne's laughable Times Square and other top stories.

  • Melbourne's laughable Times Square

    Melbourne's laughable Times Square
    Times Square in New York City. Can Melbourne recreate this?COME on Melbourne. This has got to stop. Maybe you should just be Melbourne, and not try and become all these other cities.First you tried to develop a project that would rival Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge climb and now you’re planning to create your own Times Square?Sure Melbourne, you have a certain charm, but you’re a far cry from Manhattan.Times Square is a major pedestrian plaza in the middle of New York City, with billboards, adv..
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  • Melbourne signs former Australian under-23 basketballer amid stiff ...

    Melbourne signs former Australian under-23 basketballer amid stiff ...
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  • Man fights for life after stabbing

    Man fights for life after stabbing
    A man suffered life-threatening injuries after a fight broke out in Ascot Vale.A MAN is fighting for his life after a brutal stabbing in Melbourne overnight.Police said the 27-year-old remains in a critical condition after he was attacked during a fight in Ascot Vale.Police arrived at the unit block in Melbourne’s north about 9.20pm and found a man bleeding profusely.He was rushed to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.Police said the man was injured after a fight b..
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  • Fringe art fairs take over the town in the wake of Melbourne Art Fair's ...

    Fringe art fairs take over the town in the wake of Melbourne Art Fair's ...
    In February, the Melbourne Art Foundation announced that after 28 years and 14 biennial events, it was cancelling the Melbourne Art Fair, a marketplace for contemporary artists and galleries from the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement came in the wake of some high-profile galleries withdrawing from the event in recent years, among them Melbourne's Anna Schwartz Gallery and Tolarno Galleries. The costs of exhibiting at the event and a preference for showing at international fairs were cited ..
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  • Melbourne man sentenced to 25 years jail for ex-partner's stabbing ...

    Melbourne man sentenced to 25 years jail for ex-partner's stabbing ...
    Mel Buttigieg - Yahoo7 News on August 17, 2016, 11:17 am A Melbourne man who stabbed the mother of his four children to death in frenzied daylight attack, after she had taken out an intervention order against him, has been sentenced to 25 years.Melbourne man Craig McDermott is behind bars after the stabbing death of his former partner of 18 years Fiona Warzywoda (pictured) in a shopping centre car park. Picture: 7 NewsCraig McDermott, 39, was found guilty in May of stabbing ..
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  • Anti-bikie police charge man over drugs, firearms after Melbourne ...

    Anti-bikie police charge man over drugs, firearms after Melbourne ...
    Anti-bikie police charge man over drugs, firearms after Melbourne raids Posted August 17, 2016 20:56:50 Anti-bikie police have charged a man with firearm and drug offences after raids in Melbourne's west.Echo Taskforce detectives searched a house on Beverley Street, Kings Park, and a factory on Derrimut Drive, Derrimut, on Wednesday morning.A 31-year-old Kings Park man was charged with multiple firearms offences, including possessing a trafficable amount of firearms a..
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  • Port of Melbourne investors nervous as legal disputes grow

    Port of Melbourne investors nervous as legal disputes grow
    Legal action by stevedores at Port of Melbourne is worrying bidders for the port's lease. Craig Abraham Bidders for the $6 billion Port of Melbourne lease are becoming increasingly nervous as two of the three stevedores at the port are engaged in legal action weeks away from when final bids are due.Patrick, which is a subsidiary of Asciano, is the latest to be engaged in legal action against the Port of Melbourne Corporation over a wording in ..
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Man who took taxi from Sydney to Melbourne to avoid arrest over ... .Nauru files: how you can help people held in detention by Australia .
Police search for missing Melbourne mother Natasha Polevoy .Fatal selfie: Melbourne man dies taking photo of friend holding ... .

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