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The Victorian councils with the most obscure sister city ties

Victorian councils have more than 500 sister cities, with the agreements a way to “create opportunities for cultural, educational, and economic exchange”. See who your council’s sister city is.

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Heidelberg United and Box Hill United will kick off the NPL and NPLW seasons.

Champions to kick off NPL, NPLW seasons

Reigning champions Heidelberg United and Box Hill United will kick off the new NPL and NPLW season but one powerhouse club has been left torn in two.

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Zain Ali Babar and Anas El-Halabi. Picture: Erin Constable

All the action from the Monash University graduations 2025

Parents, friends and family will flock to Clayton this week as the next wave of Monash graduates celebrate the end of uni. Check back here for our exclusive picture gallery.

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This electric bike was seized this week by Victoria Police after it was found being ridden by a 12-year-old through the streets of Earlwood. This is not a standard e-bike. It’s a high-powered bike capable of speeds up to 60km/h—without pedal assist. The bike has been seized and a Forfeiture Order is currently before the courts. Picture: Vic Pol

Police and government reject ‘radical’ call for e-bike rego

A coroner’s “radical” suggestion to introduce a registration scheme for e-bikes has been rejected, as fatalities pile up.

All the latest NPL and VPL recruits.

Locked in: every NPL, VPL off-season signing

The new NPL Victoria and VPL seasons aren’t far away and clubs have been busy strengthening their lists for 2026. Check out all the confirmed signings at every club.

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Detectives have released CCTV footage in an attempt to find the driver who fatally hit and killed a 28-year-old man in Mooroolbark in the early hours of Friday morning.

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Man charged after fatal crash in Mooroolbark

Police have charged a driver who handed himself in following an alleged hit-run in Mooroolbark on Friday.

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The iconic Melbourne shopping centre that got a major revamp

A beloved Melbourne shopping centre has unveiled its dramatic redevelopment with 13 new food offerings — and centre management says this is just the beginning.

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Comic Con Xmas Edition 2025.

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Comic-Con Xmas edition turns city into a festive fan haven

From superheroes with Santa hats to elves with lightsabers, thousands packed into Oz Comic-Con’s Xmas edition. Check out our exclusive picture gallery below.

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Photo: Hamish Blair A jet ski during a ride along with the Maritime Safety Officers on Port Phillip Bay on Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.

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Melbourne’s war on jet skis just escalated. There’s an easy fix

Jet ski hoons have been terrorising marine life and putting swimmers at risk around Port Phillip Bay for at least a decade. It’s time they were banned from our beaches.

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Christmas lights are displayed in Strongsville, Ohio, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Mapped: Your ultimate guide to Victoria’s best Christmas lights

Christmas lights have been switched on and Victorian homes and streets are now glowing with Santa and his reindeer. See our interactive map of the most dazzling displays near you.

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100 top-performing NAPLAN schools in Australia. Glen Waverley Secondary College is the only non-selective public high school to make the top 100. Mary Elise Cheach (15), Alizeh Agha (15), Francesco Pizzingrilli (16), Giorgia Pizzingrilli (16) and Akein Dombepola (15). Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Eastern suburbs schools dominate top NAPLAN rankings

Schools in Melbourne’s east ranked among the top NAPLAN performers in Victoria, with 11 of the top 20 scoring high schools hailing from the eastern suburbs. See how your child’s school ranked.

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State braces for summer scorcher with ‘high risk’ day predicted

An image released on the 2nd of February, 2025 showing a bushfire burning in the Grampians region in Victoria on Saturday. Strike Team 2090 spent the day in the Grampians assisting with back burning and monitoring tree crowning and spot overs. Picture: Facebook / Kerang Fire Brigade

Bone-dry conditions have set the stage for a potentially explosive fire season, with a “high-risk” day on Thursday as the temperature is tipped to pass 30C.

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Children, staff evacuated from childcare centre after gas leak

Children evacuated from Bloom Early Learning Glen Iris childcare centre after major gas leak

Children and staff were forced to evacuate after a driver crashed into the front of a Glen Iris childcare centre, rupturing a gas main.

Local cricketers to be at forefront of tech ‘gamechanger’

The Str8Bat technology sticks to the back of the cricket bat.

Backed by Cricket Australia, Greg Chappell and Ravi Ashwin, Str8bat sensors could put the next Test aspirant – or the average Saturday slogger – at the forefront of cricket’s newest technology.

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Northcote stunner lands top weekend result

A move in ready Northcote stunner has surged to the top of Melbourne’s weekend auctions as two downsizers battled for a rare Ruckers Hill prize.

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19: Kate Moss attends the Dior Homme Menswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)

Star in planning row over neighbour’s house plans

Supermodel Kate Moss has been stuck in a planning row with her neighbours in a swanky village.

More Aussies are turning to a simple strategy to save thousands off their mortgage.

Simple move saving Aussies thousands before rates lock in

Aussies are flocking to a simple money move that’s saving thousands as the Reserve Bank gets set to lock in rates for summer.

The son of an ailing veteran embroiled in a $US5 million lawsuit with popstar Katy Perry has opened up about the brutal emotional toll the yearslong lawsuit has had on his father. Picture: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize

Family speaks out on Perry’s $22m home battle

Pop star Katy Perry’s $22 million home battle in the US has taken another turn after the family she is at loggerheads with spoke out.

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Everybody appearing at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court, Monday, December 8

Here is a list of matters listed at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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REVEALED: Latest business liquidations in Casey

ASIC and ABN Lookup data reveals the full list of companies to close down in your area.

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REVEALED: Latest business liquidations in Casey

ASIC and ABN Lookup data reveals the full list of companies to close down in your area.

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Everybody appearing in civil matters at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court, Friday, December 5

Here is a list of civil matters listed at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Local Sport

AFL Round 9. 15/05/2021 . Richmond vs GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Richmonds Riley Collier-Dawkins during the 3rd qtr. . Pic: Michael Klein

Named: The biggest and best Eastern league recruits of 2026

There’s been no shortage of top-drawer recruits putting pen to paper at Eastern league clubs this off-season, from ex-AFL stars to state league talents and more. We’ve named the best.

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The NFNL's new CEO, Daniel Kelly.

Telstra, BP exec takes local footy job

A metro local footy league has locked in a former Telstra and BP exec as its new CEO, who has also worked as a journalist for the AFL.

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Aden Quirk is tackled during the EFL (Div 1): Upper Ferntree Gully v Croydon football match in Upper FTG, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Picture: Andy Brownbill

OEFN recruiting tracker: Every signing, every move

Footy never sleeps and Outer East FN clubs are already wheeling and dealing for 2026, making some huge signings — track every in and out right here.

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St AlbansÃ Matthew Gundry celebrates kicking a goal during the EDFL: Rupertswood v St Albans football match in Sunbury, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Picture: Andy Brownbill

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Locked in: every West Gippsland off-season signing

Big moves in West Gippsland: VFL and WAFL stars, goalkicking machines and a 209cm ruck monster. See all the confirmed signings, club-by-club.

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Victoria News

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Hawks suffer finals blow as star ruled out

Despite joining his teammates on the track for a session under lights on Friday, Hawthorn has made a call on star midfielder Will Day ahead of the elimination final.

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Underworld figure Tony Mokbel is lead into a prison van at the Supreme Court in Melbourne, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011. Mokbel has applied to change his plea on drugs charges from guilty to not guilty. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

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Prison officials blamed for stab attack on Mokbel

Prison officials have been blamed for a nearly fatal stabbing attack on drug kingpin Tony Mokbel, that left him with an acquired brain injury.

Aussies’ ‘best hour and a half of Olympic achievement this century’

NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: Gold Medalist Cameron McEvoy of Team Australia poses following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Men's 50m Freestyle Final on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 02, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

After night seven’s Aussie ‘gold rush’ in Paris, Matty Johns, James Magnussen, journalists Robert Craddock and Brent Read break down the incredible hour of Aussie history-making moments.

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Woman walking pram mauled by pack of dogs in Sunbury

A photo uploaded to a Sunbury Community Facebook group of three dogs on the loose Thursday afternoon

A woman has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being knocked to the ground and mauled by three dogs, as she walked her baby in a pram in Sunbury on Friday afternoon.

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King’s joy with new royal baby on the way

Prince George and Princess Charlotte with King Charles , The never-before-seen family pictures were aired in the new BBC documentary, Charles R: The Making of a Monarch. Picture: BBC

King Charles has excitedly announced a new royal baby will be joining the family early next year.

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National

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Sourasis’ company only has $224; Pies star’s huge blow

A $3 million legal fight has turned into a financial nightmare for AFL great Scott Pendlebury as his former business partner’s empire crumbles with $80 million in debts.

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‘Horrible’: NAB customers threaten to switch over new update

NAB has defended its updated trading platform against scathing reviews as it brings in a Commonwealth Bank veteran to rebuild its brand.

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One of Australia’s newest university chiefs once headed a “special zone” licensed to take “unconventional measures” inside a top Chinese military technology university.

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Top Aussie university boss linked to China defence ‘special zone’

A leading Aussie academic — previously honoured by former PM Tony Abbott — has had an unexpected connection to China come to light.

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Let Them Be Kids

Moment that sparked the social media ban

A unique alliance of grieving parents, journalists and politicians achieved what tech giants thought impossible — the world’s first ban on social media for children under 16.

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Porn star Bonnie Blue to be quizzed after Bali raid

Controversial adult content creator Bonnie Blue will be interrogated by Indonesian immigration officials following a raid on her and a group of Australians.

Flames are seen engulfing a nightclub early Sunday, in Arpora, in Goa, India, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo)

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WATCH: Horror moment deadly blaze rips through nightclub

Wild footage has captured the moment a massive fire engulfed a packed nightclub within minutes in a popular tourist area in Goa. SEE THE VIDEO

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US President Donald Trump listens to officials during a roundtable discussion on community safety, at Mary D. Bradford High School in in Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 1, 2020. - Trump said Tuesday on a visit to protest-hit Kenosha, Wisconsin that recent anti-police demonstrations in the city were acts of

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Trump lashes ‘disloyal’ politician after surprise pardon

Donald Trump has slammed a Texas politician for ‘lack of loyalty’ after his presidential pardon was rewarded with the representative’s new run for office – as a Democrat.

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‘Against hate’: Sydney Sweeney addresses ad controversy

Bombshell star Sydney Sweeney has spoken out on the fallout from the controversial jeans campaign that sparked accusations of racism.

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