Cowes
Billionaire splashes $15 million to buy all five houses on The Block
The deep-pocketed property buyer made a knockout bid of $3.5 million to crown the youngest-ever winners of the reality renovation TV show.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Latest
The Block’s next location has beach holiday vibes
A company linked to the reality renovation TV show has snapped up a resort in a tourist hotspot, ready for contestants’ island dreams.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Convicted murderer Adrian Basham fighting to keep house he killed his wife in
Basham told a court via videolink on Tuesday that he needs to sell the Cowes property to help pay his legal bills.
- by Erin Pearson
Where rents have risen most as Melburnians chase a sea or tree change
Some regional areas saw rents soar by $80 per week over 2021, as Melburnians looked for lifestyle options, and to escape lockdowns, without the huge price tag.
- by Melissa Heagney
Mildura case puts in doubt lockdown reprieve for regional Victoria
Victoria has recorded 16 new local cases after a number of Melbourne CBD bars and Bacchus Marsh school bus lines were declared exposure sites late last night.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘This lockdown was needed’: 18 of 19 new local COVID cases were infectious in Victorian community
Eighteen of Victoria’s latest COVID-19 cases were infectious in the community for an average of 1.7 days, vindicating the state government’s “go hard, go early” lockdown strategy, but health authorities have refused to rule out an extension of the five-day snap lockdown.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Calls for SES help climb as damaging winds lash Victoria
Parts of Melbourne experienced 95km/h wind gusts on Saturday, but some warmer weather is on the way.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Nicole Precel
Much-loved mother Samantha Fraser farewelled at Phillip Island memorial service
More than people turned up to a local auditorium to pay tribute to the 38-year-old.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Updated
Courts
Samantha Fraser killing: Slain mum's ex-husband fronts court
Adrian Basham, the man charged with the murder of his ex-wife Samantha Fraser in Cowes last week, has faced court in eastern Victoria.
- by Anthony Colangelo & Anna Prytz
Breaking
Crime
Samantha Fraser death: Ex-husband avoids court due to 'threats'
The ex-husband of a woman found dead in her Cowes home avoided court on Monday as he says he's being threatened.
- by Tom Cowie & Cameron Houston
Camera footage key to investigation into Samantha Fraser's final hours
Dash cam footage and CCTV video from seaside homes may be key to the investigation into the suspicious death of a Cowes mother-of-three.
- by Erin Pearson
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