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Victoria's desalination plant finally delivers as Government places order for more water
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Water begins flowing from Victoria's desalination plant more than four years after it was completed, as the Government moves to reassure Victorians that water bills will not go up as the result of a new regular water order.
Topics: water-supply, water-management, water, environment, state-parliament, wonthaggi-3995, vic, melbourne-3000
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Melbourne council announces plans to swap parking for paradise
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A $60-million multi-functional park in Melbourne's inner south-east promises to provide desperately needed open space as the city grapples with population growth.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, local-government, government-and-politics, environment, environmental-policy, prahran-3181, vic, melbourne-3000
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Cahill, Fornaroli shine as Melbourne City thumps dismal Jets
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Bruno Fornaroli doubles up while Tim Cahill proves his worth in City's 4-0 demolition of the Newcastle Jets.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Demons keep GF dream alive with Dockers belting
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The Demons needed a win to keep their AFLW grand final dream alive, and they deliver in spades with a 54-point belting of Fremantle.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Stephen Asling found guilty of Graham Kinniburgh's 2003 murder
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Stephen Asling is found guilty of the murder of the gangland figure known as 'The Munster', an act the court heard was ordered by underworld kingpin Carl Williams.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, kew-3101, vic, melbourne-3000
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Geelong to drop directly-elected mayors in wake of council dysfunction
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The troubled Geelong City Council is likely to go to election in October and elected councillors will nominate a mayor, after the Victorian Government announced it supported recommendations from a group of local residents.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, state-parliament, corruption, geelong-3220, vic, melbourne-3000
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Simple test could replace invasive biopsies for people with blood cancer
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Developed by researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the test could eliminate the need for invasive bone marrow and lymph node biopsies.
Topics: doctors-and-medical-professionals, health, medical-procedures, medical-research, diseases-and-disorders, cancer, melbourne-3000
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Rebels up for the fight, but fall short of Chiefs
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The Melbourne Rebels stand up to the challenge, but are eventually defeated 24-17 by the unbeaten Chiefs at AAMI Park.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Westpac raises interest rates for home borrowers Video
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Variable mortgage rates for both owner occupied and investor loans have gone up with the bank blaming higher funding costs.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, melbourne-3000, australia
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Restraints leave teenage inmates with broken bones (photos)
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The "clumsy" use of restraints and handcuffs have injured children in Victoria's troubled juvenile jails, a parliamentary committee is told, while lockdowns were so frequent some detainees were uncertain when they were allowed to leave their rooms.
Topics: states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, youth, community-and-society, melbourne-3000
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Anglican Church 'ashamed' about 1,000 complaints of child sex abuse
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Every Anglican Church diocese in the country bar one has received complaints of child sexual abuse in the past 35 years, a report finds.
Topics: royal-commissions, child-abuse, sexual-offences, religion-and-beliefs, anglicans, australia, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000
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Victoria Police accused of 'North Korean' tactics to detain man
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Victoria Police is accused of defying magistrates' rulings and misusing the state's new night court system amid revelations a man is unlawfully held by police for a week on an unlicensed driving charge.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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NZ man jailed for killing pedestrian in Melbourne hit-and-run
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A man who sped through a red light in a stolen car and fatally ran down 24-year-old Tanami Nayler (pictured) is sentenced to 11 years in jail, with a non-parole period of seven years.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, west-melbourne-3003, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, vic
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Horse trainers Kavanagh, O'Brien have cobalt doping bans overturned
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Leading horse trainers Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh win an appeal against their doping bans as a Victorian tribunal rules Racing Victoria did not follow proper testing protocols.
Topics: horse-racing, sport, courts-and-trials, melbourne-3000, vic
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Cameron Smith's winning conversion for Storm a childhood dream
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He has played 338 NRL matches but kicking the winning conversion never gets old for Melbourne captain Cameron Smith, as he ices the Storm's victory over the Broncos.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, melbourne-3000
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Victorian Government considers Heyfield mill takeover
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says his Government could take the "unconventional" step of taking over the Heyfield timber mill to save more than 250 jobs, after months of uncertainty about the mill's future.
Topics: timber, industry, states-and-territories, parliament, regional, community-and-society, unemployment, unions, heyfield-3858, melbourne-3000
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Melbourne Storm steal victory with lucky last-gasp try
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A fortuitous pin-balling try in the 77th minute sees Melbourne edge the Broncos 14-12 at AAMI Park.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Melbourne Storm steal one from Brisbane, NRL scores and stats
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Look at all the stats and scores as Storm superstar Billy Slater returns to the NRL in Melbourne's 14-12 win over Brisbane.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Nant's Melbourne bar staff walk off job saying they've not been paid
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Staff working at the Nant whisky bar in Melbourne walk off the job, saying the company has failed to pay them more than $10,000 in wages.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, work, melbourne-3000
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Aussie dollar surges after Fed's rate hike Video
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The Australian dollar jumped sharply as the Federal Reserve's rate hike last night took the wind out of the US dollar.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, currency, company-news, banking, australia, melbourne-3000
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Victoria's Rubicon Valley image
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Topics: vic, melbourne-3000
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When less is more: AFL clubs could be downsizing leadership groups
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Are large leadership groups a thing of the past in the AFL? Some clubs are looking to downsize ahead of the 2017 season.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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EU chemical watchdog finds weed-killer glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer
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The European Union's chemical regulator finds not enough evidence to say popular agricultural weed killer glyphosate causes cancer.
Topics: agricultural-chemicals, chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals, cancer, european-union, melbourne-3000
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Glen sleeps rough but has his American bulldog for company Video
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Homelessness is not a choice for Glen, who can't get accommodation with no rental history.
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Penny's kids found out she was homeless by seeing pictures in the media and online Video
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Penny's kids found out she was homeless by seeing pictures in the media and online.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, family, homelessness, melbourne-3000
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