That's all for the blog today - have a great day!
I'm about to wrap up the blog now, but before I go, I'm putting in a blatant plug for a project I've been working on.
Regular readers of the blog will know that I'm a fan of puzzles and quizzes, and so developer Soren Frederiksen and I have decided to turn the census into a bit of a game show.
You can now test yourself on how well you know your area. Check out the interactive quiz here.
Quiz: How well do you know your suburb?
We put a few newsroom brains to the test to try out the Fairfax suburb quiz... think you could do better?
How did you go with today's brainteaser?
The answer is below:
Susan L was first to email me the answer, while @ski_thomas was first on Twitter.
Some answers got very technical for this question:
Traversable Lorentzian wormholes? Or possibly the "stopping in each station" thing. But most likely the wormholes.
— Pina Colada Cockatoo (@pinacockatoo) July 26, 2017
Today's Mystery Melbourne stumped a lot of readers.
It is not the Orthodox Church in East Brunswick, but if you had that as your answer you were certainly on the right track.
The correct answer is that it is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Buckley Street, Essendon.
I've been receiving a dishearteningly large number of emails from people who correctly got this morning's nine-letter word.
For the life of me I couldn't arrange T O O H P L E L C into a credible word so, in desperation, put out a callout to blog readers.
The answer was PHOTOCELL, as dozens of people figured out.
I rather feel like the contestants in this BBC game show, who seemed to be the only people in the room unable to work out this nine-letter fictional character.
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Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Maidstone Tuesday evening.
A Toyota Prado 4WD was travelling east on Ballarat Road, between Bosquet and Short streets, when a man ran in front of the vehicle just after 6.10pm on 25 July.
The driver, a 74-year-old Footscray man, was unable to stop his vehicle in time and struck the pedestrian.
He then pulled over immediately to render assistance.
The pedestrian, a 69-year-old man, was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.
Police from Westgate Highway Patrol are investigating and are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the pedestrian in the lead up to the incident to contact police.
The pedestrian was wearing thongs at the time of the collision and police believe he was alcohol affected.
Warning: Spoilers for Episode Two of 'Game of Thrones' in this post.
A short 30-second preview for next week's 'Game of Thrones' episode has been posted online:
I wonder what Euron Greyjoy's gift to Cersei will be. He seems to be getting a rockstar reception in King's Landing. What do you reckon will happen in the episode? Let me know.
How are you going with today's brainteaser?
Here's a hint from our homepage editor: it was a very stop-start journey for Clarissa
Reviewer Jake Wilson was not impressed with the artsy children's film 'A Monster Calls', giving it a paltry one-and-a-half stars.
"Celebrations of the power of storytelling are almost never powerful stories in their own right," he writes.
Trailer: A Monster Calls
A boy who is experiencing trauma from his single mother's terminal illness seeks the help of a tree monster.
Here's what was in The Age on this day in 1940:
On the front page was the latest on the war effort. The paper reported Nazi leaders were divided on whether Germany should attempt a full-scale invasion of Britain.
In Queenstown, neighbours saved a 18-month-old child front a burning house. Unfortunately, the blaze had started further back in the building and they could not reach the child's mother in time.
And Australian workers at the Commonwealth's munitions factory in Maribyrnong were making grenades and shells for the troops.
From The Age, July 27, 1940 Photo: Microfilm
As an aside, I forgot to put the review of Christopher Nolan's new film 'Dunkirk' in the blog last week. Check out Jake Wilson's review here.
Recap: Overseas scammers have swindled a 74-year-old Hawthorn woman out of more than $46,000.
The scammers had cold-called the woman, pretending to be representatives of a major telco.
They claimed she had a security problem and asked her to transfer money to various bank accounts in India to fix the issue.
Over a seven day period, they also got her to purchase more than 330 iTunes gift cards and relay the codes over the phone so they could claim the money.
Yarra Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Cameron Mitchell said it was a cruel, targeted attack which took place over seven days.
"It has been a traumatic experience for the victim and there is a message everyone can take from this."
Residents are urged to report any scams of this nature to the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) at www.acorn.gov.au and to ensure they do not buy any vouchers.
It appears a pigeon has made itself at home at Parkdale Station and has even made itself a nest there.
The persistent #Parkdale pigeon: now with even bigger nest. pic.twitter.com/M2yvp3U19f
— Michael Bell (@Xtrackka) July 26, 2017
Route 72 trams have resumed following that disruption on Malvern Road earlier.
On this day
On this day in 1940, Bugs Bunny made his first official appearance in a Merrie Melodies cartoon.
While a similar-looking character appeared in a previous Warner Bros. short, cartoon historians say this was the first cartoon in which he exhibited the laid-back Bugs Bunny attitude, uttering his "What's Up, Doc?" catchphrase for the first time.
A screenshot from the first ever Bugs Bunny short. Photo: Craig Butt
A crash on the Western Ring Road exit ramp has closed the middle lane closed Altona-bound at the Tullamarine Freeway.
Delays are building. I'll see what else I can find out.
Route 72 trams towards Melbourne University are delayed on Malvern Rd due to a tram fault, YarraTrams reports.
I'm afraid there isn't a new brainteaser today, so I'm using one from last year.
Can you get the answer? Send me an email or a tweet if you've solved it.
I cannot figure out today's nine-letter word, and it is really irritating me.
The letters are: T O O H P L E L C.
Even after three generous hints from the homepage editor (who is practically a savant when it comes to these puzzles), I still can't figure it out.
Let's take a look at today's paper:
Page one of The Age, July 27, 2017. Photo: Craig Butt
- Fears are growing that the dual citizenship crisis that already cost two senators their political careers and forced cabinet minister Matt Canavan to resign could take down more MPs.
- The Strathmore house from 'The Castle' has sold at auction for $40,000. The house actually lacks a pool room.
- Cardinal George Pell has faced court for the first time on sex offence charges,with his lawyer saying he will plead not guilty.
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