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A police officer investigates a fire in Mill Park that hurt 11 people overnight.

Chemical poured on fire sparked Mill Park explosion

A man is fighting for life after a garden fire in Mill Park, an illegal firework exploded in a woman’s face in Altona and a flare set a home alight on the Mornington Peninsula.

  • by Lachlan Abbott and Caroline Schelle

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History buff Elio Sarpi outside the childhood home of Hollywood mogul Al Daff, which is on Sarpi’s Instagram page.

The fruiterer’s son who became a Hollywood mogul, and other hidden Melbourne histories

North Melbourne IT professional Elio Sarpi runs a popular Instagram account documenting local landmarks and personalities.

  • by Carolyn Webb
Steph Catley playing for the Matildas at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The Matilda, the developer and the golf course ‘green wedge’ bid

Community advocates claim Matildas defender Steph Catley is being used as a pawn in a developer’s bid to rezone Melbourne’s green wedge for housing.

  • by Najma Sambul

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