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Portarlington ferry service to Melbourne begins trial period
Portarlington ferry service to Melbourne begins trial period Posted July 29, 2016 15:34:25 A ferry service from Portarlington to Melbourne has set sail on its maiden voyage, almost a decade after people on the Bellarine Peninsula started campaigning for it.Almost 400 passengers were sent off with waves and cheers goodbye from dozens of locals, as the ferry left Portarlington.Port Phillip Ferries is trialling the service until the end of August, to see if making a perm..>> view originalProperty values treble over a decade in Melbourne's eastern suburbs
Victorians were the lucky recipients of a 22.4 per cent rise in the total value of their properties over the past two years and, over a 10-year period, the homes of a select few have trebled, according to the state's Valuer-General.Every two years the valuer-general takes a snapshot of property values across the state, which are then used by local governments to calculate rates and land taxes. More Property Videos Previous slide Next slide Revival of investor activity ..>> view originalPolice crime maps reveal youth gang hot spots in Melbourne
Police maps revealing high-risk youth crime areas across the city have been revealed, and show violent robberies, car-jackings and assaults are most likely to occur in south-eastern suburbs.Carnegie, Gardenvale and Murrumbeena are among the worst hit areas last year, and crimes appear to also follow the Frankston, Sandringham and Cranbourne train lines.The documents have been released under Freedom of Information laws, and come just a week after Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton held a youth cri..>> view originalMelbourne street artist behind racy Hillary Clinton mural has ...
Lushsux's giant mural of Hillary Clinton has sparked controversy. (Facebook) Controversial Melbourne street artist, Lushsux, has been removed from Instagram following a provocative mural of Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Lushsux reportedly awoke this morning to find his account had been wiped from the popular social media site.He had more than 100,000 Instagram followers and has been painting for around 16 years. The local artist told 9NEWS he suspected “bias” because of the “Hillary Clin..>> view originalDating app Happn used to shine a light on Melbourne's homeless
Dating app Happn used to shine a light on Melbourne's homeless Posted July 29, 2016 14:24:07 A new campaign to raise awareness about homelessness through location-based dating app Happn has been launched by the Council to Homeless Persons. Happn uses mobile location data to match users with others who have been in the same area.But instead of seeing the profile of a potential date, users walking down one Collingwood street in Melbourne's inner north will be introduced..>> view originalPush for mandatory palm oil labelling as Melbourne Zoo highlights ...
Push for mandatory palm oil labelling as Melbourne Zoo highlights plight of orangutans Updated July 29, 2016 15:20:11 Melbourne Zoo's newest teenager, Malu the Sumatran orangutan, has marked its 13th birthday with cupcakes made of its favourite fruit, vegetables and sweet potato puree.The adventurous teen sparked a lockdown last year when it escaped from his enclosure, forcing the zoo's evacuation as keepers tranquilised it and returned it to its night quarters.But on i..>> view originalSecret Victoria Police crime maps show where in Melbourne youth ...
Melbourne Express: Friday, July 29, 2016
That's all for the blog today. Have a great day and an awesome weekend. For more information on the 19-year-old who crashed into an empty school classroom while playing Pokemon Go, check out the full article here. There are some massive delays on the Cranbourne/Pakenham lines this morning, primarily affecting outbound trains, because of a track fault at Murrumbeena. Metro says there are delays of 40 minutes but I'm hearing from people who have been stuck for more than an hour. Here are th..>> view originalMost complained-about toilets on Melbourne train network get ...
Most complained-about toilets on Melbourne train network get welcome revamp Posted July 29, 2016 06:22:54 Public transport authorities have thanked Melbourne's train commuters for "holding on" while the main toilets at the city's iconic Flinders Street Station underwent an extensive revamp.The old toilets serving the main concourse area were the most complained about on Melbourne's train network.Public Transport Victoria (PTV) said the lavatories were upgraded in resp..>> view original
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