Maribyrnong
Man allegedly found with gun down pants, soliciting urine from teenagers
Police were called to Highpoint Shopping Centre after the man allegedly asked teenagers for urine. Officers claim they found a loaded gun down his pants.
- Angus Delaney
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- Property development
It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use
Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.
- The Age's View
‘Looking for real estate’: Even seals are searching for a place in Footscray
Elise Doyle from Zoos Victoria’s marine response unit said the Australian fur seal population around Port Phillip was currently strong.
- Lachlan Abbott
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- Victoria floods
Retirees launch class action over ‘rushed and flawed’ flood modelling
The legal action alleges the Rivervue Retirement Village never would have been inundated by the Maribyrnong River in 2022 if Melbourne Water had done its job.
- Rachel Eddie
This prime inner-city site could house 6000 families, but it’s a toxic mess
A former ammunition factory site on a riverside slice of Melbourne’s inner west is riddled with chemicals almost two decades after plans were made for a new suburb.
- Sophie Aubrey
Three men charged over firebombing in building sector corruption probe
Police have charged three men over a firebombing linked to the construction industry in Melbourne’s west.
- Hannah Hammoud
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- Building Bad
Victims of threats, violence fear coming forward, say police probing construction corruption
Police say they believe the firebombings of two properties linked to the construction industry in Melbourne’s west were acts of intimidation.
- Kieran Rooney and Alexander Darling
Renter beats three others to pay $1.65m for large Maribyrnong family home
Dozens of bids were traded over the four-bedroom, parkside house, and a recently evicted renter from the neighbourhood won the keys on Saturday.
- Jim Malo
Third Melbourne council to hire private security guards as ‘safety issues at their worst level’
An inner-west council has become the third Melbourne municipality to hire private security to patrol its streets, but critics say the approach is ineffective and highlights a wider policing issue.
- Sophie Aubrey
Yarraville home sells for $2.62m in ‘auction of the year’ as Avondale Heights record falls
Two fierce bidders stole the show in Yarraville, trading more than 100 bids between them, while a $3,025,000 sale set a new record elsewhere.
- Alexandra Middleton