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Woman arrested after cash, drugs, and luxury cars seized in raids
A CBD woman is among nine people to be charged after $750,000 in cash, drugs, and swords were seized in a wave of suburban raids including at Southbank properties, conducted by Victoria Police.
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Man hands himself in after alleged sexual assault
A man has come forward to Victoria Police after a sexual assault occurred at a shopping centre in the CBD on July 2.
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Fifteen arrested as police swarm city in safety operation
A woman wielding a knife is among 15 people to be arrested following a three-day police safety blitz in the city.
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Resident taken to court over burnt toast
A high-rise apartment tenant accused of “tampering” with their smoke alarm after burning toast is now facing legal action in what he says is “unnecessarily stressful”.
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Market’s historical integrity at risk over development, residents and heritage advocates fear
Residents have voiced strong opposition to a plan to build three large buildings on the southern side of Queen Victoria Market (QVM), arguing such a move would compromise the market’s rich heritage status.
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Site of former historic Kilkenny Inn hits the market
Developers behind a proposed $350 million revamp of iconic former Kilkenny Inn are “considering their options” after the prominent corner site hit the market.
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CBD author releases new novel: “nothing feels better than just being engaged with the story”
CBD author Laura Elizabeth Woollett is baring it all in her latest novel West Girls as she confronts themes she has grappled with for a long time, and uses real-life inspiration to explore them.
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Violin virtuoso and piano prodigy join forces at Melbourne Recital Centre
Feted for his effortless renditions of the otherwise impossible – from Paganini and Locatelli to Brett Dean – Ilya Gringolts’ performances and recordings have established him as one of the quintessential violin virtuosi of our time.
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Late library book returns 68 years later
A library book borrowed in 1955 has finally made its way back to the State Library of Victoria, in what senior librarian Tom Vasey described as a “big surprise”.
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2:22 - A Ghost Story: A real theatrical event “unlike any production in the world”
Supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story is making its way to Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre after creating much buzz on London’s West End and in Los Angeles.
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Council tackles city flood risk
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