Berwick
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- Education
Schools in Melbourne’s growth corridor have become hotspots for violence
Schools in Melbourne’s outer suburbs are recording disturbing numbers of assaults and sexual offences, according to new data.
- Caroline Schelle
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- Schools
Eight-year-old stabbed by student wielding a kitchen knife and toy gun
Two schools were plunged into lockdown during the incident at a Berwick primary school that left a student and staff member injured.
- Jackson Graham, Noel Towell and Isabel McMillan
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- Education
Quotas urged to fix the gender gap in state’s select-entry schools
One of the country’s top scientists says gender quotas are the answer to getting more girls into sought after select-entry schools.
- Bridie Smith
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- Crime
High-speed police chase ends in dramatic arrests on Monash Freeway
Police have arrested six males aged between 17 and 21 following an aggravated home invasion in Rosebud and police pursuit.
- Hannah Hammoud and Alexander Darling
When Mary Iviglia was struck outside hospital, her family’s world almost ‘fell apart’
The 66-year-old was rushed to The Alfred hospital, where her condition has improved to serious, but stable.
- Cassandra Morgan and William Ton
Man charged after woman struck by car thief outside Melbourne hospital
A 66-year-old woman was walking with her husband to a hospital entrance when a man allegedly stole their car and struck her with it.
- Cassandra Morgan
Melbourne hiker’s belongings found as alpine search enters seventh day
Rescuers are holding out hope of finding Berwick bushwalker Hadi Nazari, who was last seen a week ago near Australia’s highest mountain.
- Angus Delaney
- Opinion
- Life in the ’burbs
My suburb used to be a country town that looked down on its neighbours
The country town feel of our suburb still survives, even if we’re surrounded by sprawl instead of farmland these days.
- Clancy Briggs
Is this tucked away buffet the cheapest feast in the south-east?
In a time when many people are watching pennies, Sri Lankan buffets offer extraordinary value and great variety.
- Dani Valent
Traffic jams and potholes: See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area
Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.
- Angus Delaney and Nathanael Scott