Category Archives: Story

A SOUTH Melbourne-based firefighter has been chosen as one of eight monarchs to head this year’s Moomba celebrations. Scott McGraw, 39, was crowned as part of Melbourne City council’s move to recognise community and emergency service workers as the true … Continue reading →

PORT Phillip council will ask the state government to take swift action to stop high-rise development at St Kilda Junction. The council will this week write to Planning Minister Matthew Guy asking him to impose maximum eight-storey height restrictions in … Continue reading →

A rare gem of a Brighton beach box is still on the market after its auction was cancelled and a prior offer failed to stack up. The February 17 auction of No. 72 box at Dendy Street Beach, advertised for … Continue reading →

PORT PHILLIP council has spent more than $1.25 million creating a park in the backstreets of South Melbourne which has been branded a waste of money and a magnet for vagrants. The park, in Emerald Hill Place behind the Clarendon … Continue reading →

THE ARU was told a year ago by ASADA, while the Australian Crime Commission’s secret investigation into doping and match-fixing in Australian sport was gathering pace with its investigations and phone-tapping, that its players were clean. Why then was the … Continue reading →

ALWAYS wanted to drive an electric car but never had the chance? The Port Phillip EcoCentre’s Electric Vehicle Festival is your chance to get up close and personal with this new driving technology. Free test drives are available in the … Continue reading →

THE surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI – the first by a pontiff for almost 600 years – has led to calls for his replacement to be the Catholic Church’s first black leader. In a letter to his Catholic brethren … Continue reading →

THE resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has surprised the Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell, who will travel to Rome to take part in the election of a new pope. Oaths of secrecy and smoke signals: how the new pope will … Continue reading →

Claims that dogs in the Victorian town of Ballarat are being stolen for use in illegal pitched fights are being investigated by police. Senior officers have confirmed that police are probing allegations of the theft of several dogs from the Ballarat area … Continue reading →

City of Port Phillip mayor Amanda Stevens says residents have had enough of the Melbourne grand prix. IT’S D-Day for the grand prix and it’s about time. Victorians have forked out close to half a billion dollars to host the grand … Continue reading →