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24/04/2024

Watch the live stream of the Anzac Day March and Commemoration Service.

Honour and recognise those who have served and who currently serve in defence of Australia and its interests.

The march commences on Swanston Street (near Federation Square) along St Kilda Road to the Shrine of Remembrance.

The march is normally complete by midday, and is followed by a commemoration service at the Shrine of Remembrance

24/04/2024

Watch the live stream of the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance.

In solemn tradition, Victorians gather to commemorate those who served and died in defence of our country.

The service is held at dawn to coincide with the time of the Gallipoli landing in 1915—the first major military action by Australian and New Zealand forces (ANZACs) during the First World War.

The event includes recitations, hymns, wreath-laying and an address by the Governor of Victoria.

31/05/2023

This commemoration honours the service of First Peoples men and women, past and present.

First Peoples have served in conflicts and peacekeeping missions involving Australia for more than a century. This is despite the fact that First Peoples were not allowed to enlist until the Second World War and their service was not recognised for many years.

This all changed in 2006, when Indigenous elder the late Aunty Dot Peters AM and retired RAAF Flight Sergeant Sam Halim - then president of Healesville RSL Sub-Branch - held the first Remembrance Service to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island soldiers.

The Service is now an annual Victorian event held during National Reconciliation Week.

24/04/2023

Watch the 2023 Anzac Day March and Commemorative Service to honour all those who served both past and present.

27/07/2022

🚨 NRL'S BEST MULLET VOTE 🚨 Does Tuilagi, Big Tino or Papenhuyzen take the crown? One Storm player made the longlist! Vote here for your favourite 👉 https://bit.ly/3cJCTbU

The mullet is as rugby league as tattoo sleeves, complaining about the referee, and warm beer and cold pies at Leichhardt Oval. The staple short top, trimmed sides and long, free-flowing back is a mainstay of the sport. A Papenhuyzen long-range try, Papali’i bone-rattler and Fa’asuamaleaui headl...

18/04/2022

BIG WIN: You've got to hand it to this group of determined Melburnians, the picked a fight with a retail giant and came out on top.

Brunswick residents are celebrating an enormous victory over a national retail giant after VCAT ruled in their favour over a contentious Bunnings proposal.

18/04/2022

COLOURFUL HISTORY: Whatever the future holds for this Melbourne market, its past is certainly colourful. Keep up to date with the latest here.

A historic Brunswick market is for sale and is expected to fetch somewhere in the region of $20 million.

29/01/2022

'DADDY, DON'T LET ME DIE': A young truckie who lost her legs in a harrowing crash in south-west Victoria still wakes from nightmares, screaming for help.
📍 This is her extraordinary story of a fight back from hell ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KWZkHh

Michelle Pillar spent her childhood in her dad’s truck.

28/01/2022

SCOOTER SCOOP: City commuters will have a chance to test out Melbourne’s new e-Scooters for free when they launch next week. CHECK OUT THE DETAILS: 👇

Melburnians will be able to scoot to work for free when the city’s newest transport option arrives on Tuesday.

18/01/2022

📍A popular South Melbourne cafe has come under fire for offering customers ‘free’ rapid antigen tests – with a significant string attached. FULL STORY: 👇

A popular South Melbourne cafe is facing fierce public backlash after offering “free” rapid antigen tests to customers who spend more than $150.

13/01/2022

📍Short on time? See the list of places to get a Covid test in 15 minutes across Melbourne here 👉 https://bit.ly/3trp602

05/01/2022

Dozens of testing sites have reached capacity just after opening this morning, with health authorities warning long waits will continue — here’s a list of the lines still open and those to avoid.
👉 https://bit.ly/3G1omSX

05/01/2022

It’s Victoria’s most popular drug feeding a $1.5 billion per year industry police have long called a scourge on society.
📍 These are the biggest m**h lab busts of 2021 👉 https://bit.ly/3mWqKTi

01/01/2022

📍As we welcome in a New Year, what better time to look back on stories from 2021 that made us shake our heads in disbelief. We present to you our list of the dumb and dumbest criminals of 2021. CHECK THEM OUT: 👇

Crooks are not generally regarded as the sharpest tools in the shed but some of these boneheads take the cake for their di**itted offending.

31/12/2021

📍Time to start thinking about your New Year's resolutions? To help you out we have found the likely 2022 fitness trends, identifying the Top 10 ways to stay in shape in the new year. 🤸‍♀️🧘‍♂️🏋️

Demand for flexibility and fresh air will play a big part in shaping our sweat sessions in 2022.

27/12/2021

REVEALED: Amazing aerial photographs reveal how much Melbourne and regional cities have boomed in the past decade. See how suburbs have replaced bushland and farms.

These are the stunning images that show just how much Victoria has changed over the past decade.

23/12/2021

📍It was a deal-breaker for these wannabe bigtime Melbourne drug traffickers whose rackets went kaput in 2021. See the full list: 👇

It was a deal-breaker for these drug traffickers whose rackets went kaput in 2021.

21/12/2021

📍If you want an injection of Christmas spirit before Santa arrives here’s our interactive map of where to find the best festive lights. 🎄

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and there’s no shortage of spectacular light displays across the state to get you in the festive mood.

03/12/2021

📍A devoted son tearfully told his ailing dad he loved him, before closing his eyes, pulling a trigger and granting him his final wish. FULL HEARTBREAKING STORY: 👇

A devoted son who tearfully told his elderly father he loved him, before granting his final wish and shooting him, has been praised as a selfless “hero”.

01/12/2021

📍 Heartfelt tributes have poured in for trailblazing wheelchair sportsman Brendan Stroud, remembered for his ‘profound legacy’. 🏈🎾🏀 FULL STORY: 👇

AFL Victoria has added to the stream of tributes for leading Victorian wheelchair sportsman Brendan Stroud, who has died at the age of 56 after a battle with cancer.

29/11/2021

📍A Melbourne glamour girl was allegedly nabbed dealing the deadly drug GHB at Southbank. FULL STORY: 👇

A Melbourne glamour girl has allegedly been caught dealing a dangerous party drug linked to overdoses.

25/11/2021

PICTURE SPECIAL 📷: Images of the Queen Victoria Market car park in and out of lockdown reveal just how much the pandemic impacted Melbourne.
📍See our stunning aerial photo series 👉 https://bit.ly/3nOxW4L

These are the stunning images that show just how much Covid lockdowns changed the lives of Victorians after Melbourne claimed the title of being the world’s most locked-down city in October.

19/11/2021

From the Monash carpark to a “roundabout of death”, Melbourne motorists have unleashed on the city's most hated roads. Is yours on this list? 👇

Furious motorists have unleashed on their most hated roads across Melbourne, with some familiar bottlenecks making the list.

24/10/2021

The COVID crisis has caused a perfect storm of squatters around . You wouldn’t wish your worst enemy to live in these filthy hellholes from suburbs right across the city. Here are some of the most squalid abodes. ⬇

Melbourne’s world record COVID-19 lockdown has spiked homelessness and left properties usually habited by travellers and international students empty, causing a perfect storm of squatting.

23/10/2021

A border family is in shock tonight after a young boy died in a freak crash involving his father and grandfather at Lucyvale, near Albury-Wodonga. FULL STORY ⬇

A young boy was killed in a horrific road accident in the state’s northeast on Saturday morning.