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Grace is a breaking news reporter, editorial assistant and columnist for the Herald Sun. She enjoys irony and conversations with interesting people.

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Victoria

MELBOURNE, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024: Data has shown that more and more couples are opting for no-fuss, low-budget elopements due to the current cost of living crisis. In response, Poodle Bar and Bistro are putting together an elopement day called Love On The Run. It will see 6 couples through their own 20-minute ceremony with their choice of celebrant, and a private 90 minute celebration with 10 of their nearest and dearest at the restaurant. Pictured are Emilio Scalzo and Zoe Rubino Ã the husband and wife owners of Poodle Bar and Bistro. Picture: Mark Stewart

Why more couples are choosing to elope or throw micro-weddings

Couples are increasingly turning to elopements and micro-weddings instead of throwing a classic big white wedding. Poodle Bar & Bistro in Fitzroy want to make it even easier.

VWeekend

Skylos Ecology conservation dog handler Fiona Jackson and her conservation detection dog Sonny look for fox scat and fox dens in Anglesea. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Meet the special working dogs protecting Victoria’s wildlife

Conservation detection dogs play a critical role in protecting Victoria’s wildlife and environment. These are some of the hardworking pups putting their nose to the grindstone.

Victoria

A bizarre, futuristic-looking device has appeared in suburban Croydon, leaving many locals puzzled as to its arrival and location. Picture: Reddit

Bizarre cybertruck-like object appears in Croydon bike lane

A futuristic-looking device has appeared in a Croydon bike lane, with many pointing out its likeness to the Tesla Cybertruck.

Victoria

Footage of a sunset car crash in Oakleigh has people divided over who is to blame. Picture: Facebook

Who’s at fault? Sunset crash divides motorists

Who is at fault? A sunset crash on North Road, Oakleigh, has motorists questioning whether the dashcam driver was in the wrong or the car they collided with.

Opinion

Rachael “Raygun” Gunn breaks her silence on her infamous performance at the Olympics on The Project . Picture : Channel 10

Raygun did not deserve such a barrage of hate

Being casually cruel and deeply vitriolic to a breakdancer is not the flex you think it is. Raygun has dealt with more hatred in a month than most people do in a lifetime, and that’s not OK.

Opinion

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Third placed Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren attends the Drivers Press Conference during the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 01, 2024 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Opinion: Salty Piastri needs a lesson in how to lose graciously

To be a good sport is to raise your chest proudly and bow your head humbly. Oscar Piastri struggled to do either when he placed second at the Italian Grand Prix.

ExclusiveVictoria

Generic and stock images around Melbourne CBD. Taxi rank outside Flinders Station - 13 Cabs

‘Really unsafe’: Sickening sexual violence in rideshares revealed

A female-only rideshare company founded in Melbourne is experiencing a surge in demand, as Victorian women bravely share their terrifying ordeals while riding in taxis and Ubers alone.

Victoria

A torched van outside a tobacconist shop on Belair Ave, Glenroy. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Man charged over series of fires in latest tobacco war crackdown

A 20-year-old man has been arrested over numerous tobacco shop fires this month at Melton, Glenroy and Wonthaggi. It comes as a supermarket was firebombed for the second time this morning.

Victoria

Australian pianist Jayson Gilham will perform with Sydney Symphony and Vladimir Ashkenazy in a Beethoven concert in October 2016.

MSO’s unusual next step in pro-Palestine pianist saga

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has quietly removed their phone line from their website, as well as the details of their board members, as the fallout from cancelling a pro-Palestine pianist continues.

Victoria

Melbourne’s early taste of spring explained

Another balmy weekend is on the way for Melbourne with unseasonably warm temperatures settling over the state. But is it too early to put away the winter clothes?

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