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Third teen charged after boy critically injured in firebombings

TAYLORS HILL, VIC. — Arson and Explosives Squad detectives have charged a third teenage boy following an incident in which two cars were firebombed and a boy sustained life-threatening burns in Taylors Hill on Monday, October 5.

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Harrow bolsters defences ahead of fire season

HARROW, VIC. — Strategic mulching works aimed at reducing fire risk and protecting vulnerable residents have been completed around the small town of Harrow ahead of what is expected to be a challenging fire season.

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‘Shine’ to show at Adelaide Film Festival

ADELAIDE, SA. — The compelling and poignant story of a young man who defies his father’s wishes to pursue his dreams. Shine is a story of rebellion and individuality through the eyes of a pianist whose only form of self-expression is found in the keys of his instrument.

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Eighth person charged with 2025 fatal stabbing

WYNDHAM VALE, VIC. — Detectives from the Homicide Squad arrested and charged an eighth person, a 23-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, in Gisborne yesterday as part of their investigation into the death of Lino Atem in Wyndham Vale in January 2025.

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Search for white truck after motorcyclist dies in suspected Yarck hit-and-run

YARCK, VIC. — Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a truck in Yarck after emergency services were called when a motorcyclist was found unresponsive on Maroondah Highway near Parsons Road at about 11.30am yesterday.

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC

MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA. — A federal judge on Thursday (Friday Australian time) ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11 (December 12 Australian time).

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Collision and attempted carjacking in Campbellfield

CAMPBELLFIELD, VIC. — Police have arrested a man after emergency services were called to reports of an eight-vehicle collision at the intersection of Sydney Road and Bolinda Road, Campbellfield, following an attempted carjacking about 7am yesterday.

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October 23, 1823: Oxley departs Sydney to search north for a site for a new settlement

SYDNEY, NSW. — On October 23, 1823, John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley set sail from Sydney to travel north along the coastline. He aimed to find a suitable settlement for convicts who had not been reformed, but continued to re-offend. Reaching Port Curtis (Gladstone), Oxley rejected the harbour as unsuitable due to its many shoals and mangrove swamps.

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Learner learns the hard way

LAVERTON NORTH, VIC. — Melton Highway Patrol officers caught sight of a blue Yamaha allegedly weaving through traffic and exceeding the speed limit and charged the rider, and impounded his vehicle after his motorcycle was sighted reaching alleged speeds of up to 170km/h in Melbourne’s Northwest on the Princes Freeway, Laverton North at about 3.45pm yesterday.

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SES Gisborne Unit calls for caution in wake of flood rescue surge

GISBORNE, VIC. — Macedon Ranges communities are being urged to exercise additional caution throughout the spring and summer months, as Victoria’s higher-risk weather season increases the likelihood of damaging storms and flash flood conditions across the state.

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Five people charged with more than two dozen thefts

CRANBOURNE, VIC. — Police have charged five people after officers executed a search warrant at a property on Lyall Street, Cranbourne, yesterday as part of an investigation into a series of thefts in the Cranbourne area in the first three weeks of October and arrested and charged three men and two women.

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Diamond Creek teen charged after Broadmeadows pursuit

BROADMEADOWS, VIC. — A 17-year-old Diamond Creek teenager has been charged after officers were notified that the trio of teens was witnessed talking about setting a vehicle on fire while sitting in a Subaru outside an address on Blossom Grove, Greenvale, just before 12.50am yesterday, following an extended police pursuit that ended in Broadmeadows.

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Seasonal firefighters boost bushfire response capability

VICTORIA. — Forest Fire Management Victoria’s (FFMVic) newest recruits are gearing up for the bushfire season, undertaking intensive training at camps across the state.

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Seven charged as part of investigation into 2025 fatal stabbing

WYNDHAM VALE, VIC. — Detectives from the Homicide Squad charged seven people yesterday morning as part of their investigation into the death of Lino Atem in Wyndham Vale in January 2025.

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Two airlifted following life-threatening collision

KAARIMBA, VIC. — Detectives are investigating a collision after emergency services were called to reports that a Ford Ranger and Mazda had collided head-on on Barmah-Shepparton Road, near Purdies Road, Kaarimba at about 7.20am yesterday.

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October 22, 1872: The first overseas telegraph messages are received in Adelaide

ADELAIDE, SA. — The Overland Telegraph Line was a major feat of engineering that connected Australia to the rest of the world via a single wire. The motivation for building the Overland Telegraph Line came from the fact that a submarine cable already reached from England to Java, and the British-Australian Telegraph Company was prepared to lay a submarine cable from Java to Darwin.

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Straight to the Her Majesty’s Theatre pool room

MELBOURNE, VIC. — One of Australia’s most beloved films, The Castle, is taking to the stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre in March 2027. Here’s who has been cast as the Kerrigans, including the all-important ‘tell him he’s dreamin’ Darryl role.

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Teens arrested in Broadmeadows

BROADMEADOWS, VIC. — Three teenage boys have been arrested after officers were notified that the trio of teens was witnessed talking about setting a vehicle on fire while sitting in a Subaru outside an address on Blossom Grove, Greenvale, just before 12.50am, following an extended police pursuit that ended in Broadmeadows.

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Commitment for Beveridge

BEVERIDGE, VIC. — Mitchell Shire Council has welcomed a Victorian Greens commitment of $15 million to plan and design a train station at Beveridge, the first commitment from any party to the project ahead of the November 28 state election.

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Charges follow series of robberies and burglaries

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Southern Metro Region Crime Squad detectives have charged a fourth teenager and laid several further charges against another as part of their investigation into a series of robberies, armed robberies, aggravated burglaries, petrol drive-offs and other offences allegedly committed by a group of youths over five days in September.

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Charges follow erratic driving and multiple collisions

KEILOR, VIC. — A 35-year-old Meadow Heights man has been charged following a series of incidents across Keilor and Airport West about 12.30pm on Sunday, October 18, where car windows were smashed and cars ran off the road.

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Strong family connection at Upwey

UPWEY, VIC. — Upwey Fire Brigade has been a second home for the Pancutt family for decades, and that legacy is set to continue well into the future as a third concurrent generation joins the brigade.

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Brendan Nugent to face Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court today

WANGARATTA, VIC. — Brendan Nugent remains in police custody at Wangaratta Police Station and will appear in person today at the Wangaratta Magistrates' Court.

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Youths arrested following Springvale and Noble Park incidents

SPRINGVALE, VIC. — Four youths have been arrested and interviewed after investigators were told that four youths, one allegedly wearing a balaclava, approached three teenage boys near a secondary college in Springvale at about 7.30pm on Monday, October 19.

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