An ultra-Orthodox Jewish group is continuing to hold meetings during tough Stage 4 restrictions, sparking accusations that health officials have accepted it is OK despite fears it runs the risk of coronavirus “wildfire”.
More than a dozen people have been arrested in drug raids on properties across Melbourne’s inner south this morning. See the dramatic footage as police swoop on clandestine labs.
Could this be the most “un-Australian” act ever? A Melbourne council is seeking feedback on a controversial plan to ban backyard barbecues but the proposal has been slammed by meat smokers and wood-fired pizza lovers.
Firefighters and hazmat crews are on site fighting a massive factory blaze in Keysborough. People are advised to avoid the area.
Thinking of ducking down to the beach during the lockdown period? You’d better think again because the police have got a friend up on high helping them track down law breakers in Port Phillip and Stonnington.
A popular Melbourne cupcake chain has been accused of wage theft, with the workplace watchdog taking legal action over the alleged underpayments which total more than $57,000.
A small sports field in Melbourne’s inner east is attracting groups of soccer players and personal trainers, who could be breaching the State Government’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
An inner-city councillor has been forced to repay childcare expenses after documents revealed he had claimed for hours of private babysitting when his son was at a cheaper council-run daycare centre.
Bizarre religious tweets using the official AFL hashtag for Monday night’s St Kilda and Geelong game didn’t go unnoticed by footy fans. The flood of tweets would’ve made Terry Wallace proud.
A Melbourne council chief executive has come under fire for fleeing Victoria in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, swapping Stage 4 lockdown for South Australia. And the mayor has defended his remote working arrangements.
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