Tag: Melbourne 3000

Aloisi ready for Heart debut

September 3, 2010 16:21:00

Former Socceroo John Aloisi is set to make his first appearance for the Melbourne Heart, but the club has decided against risking Michael Beauchamp in its A-League clash with North Queensland at AAMI Park on Saturday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Allenby hunting Tiger's gold jacket

September 3, 2010 12:26:00

Hometown star Robert Allenby has agreed to head the challenge to defending champion Tiger Woods at the Australian Masters.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Australia waits for Comm Games security report

September 3, 2010 12:26:00

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association is still awaiting a security report on the Delhi Games.[MORE]

Tags: commonwealth-games, melbourne-3000

Frenchmen accused of assaulting schoolgirls

September 3, 2010 12:11:00

Two French men will face court next month accused of indecently assaulting five Victorian schoolgirls during an excursion to Sydney this week.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Amendment o protect live music fails

September 3, 2010 08:16:00

The Victorian Greens have failed in their bid to enshrine the protection of live music into the state's liquor licensing laws.[MORE]

Tags: music, laws, melbourne-3000

Police concern for missing Melbourne woman

September 3, 2010 03:19:00

Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing woman last seen at her home in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood East early yesterday morning.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, missing-person, vic, melbourne-3000

Gallop meets with Storm players

September 2, 2010 20:13:00

NRL chief executive David Gallop has described his meeting with Melbourne Storm players for the first time since their hefty salary cap penalties as a "worthwhile exercise".[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Govt in talks over station security cameras

September 2, 2010 14:49:00

The State Government has confirmed it is in discussions with the operators of Southern Cross train station over the adequacy of security cameras.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, melbourne-3000

Lenders ridicules Opposition costings

September 2, 2010 14:49:00

The Victorian Government is trying to link a blowout in the Federal Opposition's election costings, to the State Opposition.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, melbourne-3000

Man escapes jail because of gender disorder

September 2, 2010 12:33:00

A 21-year-old man who killed his teenage girlfriend in a car crash has escaped a jail term because he has a gender identity disorder and wants a sex change. [MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, traffic-offences, melbourne-3000, seville-3139

Federal govt should spend more on roads: report

September 2, 2010 11:08:00

A Victorian Parliamentary committee is recommending the Federal Government fund a bigger share of rural road spending. [MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, melbourne-3000

Buskers worried about audition plan

September 2, 2010 11:08:00

The Melbourne City Council wants to make streets more hospitable to visitors. [MORE]

Tags: local-government, melbourne-3000

Baillieu mum on state preference deals

September 2, 2010 09:48:00

Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu says he is keeping an open mind about whether to preference the Greens at the November state election. [MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, liberal-party, greens, melbourne-3000

Racing Victoria considers future of jumps racing

September 2, 2010 08:47:00

Racing Victoria will meet today to decide on the future of jumps racing. [MORE]

Tags: horse-racing, melbourne-3000

Fatal crash driver may have been high, court told

September 1, 2010 17:50:00

A teenager may have been coming down from a drug high when she crashed a car near Shepparton in northern Victoria, killing three people, a court has been told.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, accidents, road-accidents, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, vic, melbourne-3000, shepparton-3630

Opposition call for crackdown on taxpayer-funded ads

September 1, 2010 14:18:00

The Victorian Opposition is seeking to embarrass the Brumby Government, by proposing a crackdown on taxpayer-funded political advertising.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, advertising, melbourne-3000

Response to Pakistan flood disaster 'pitifully slow'

September 1, 2010 14:18:00

Delegates at a United Nations conference in Melbourne have called for the international community to do more to help Pakistan deal with its flood crisis.[MORE]

Tags: charities-and-community-organisations, floods, relief-and-aid-organisations, melbourne-3000, pakistan

Phoenix add Ward to attacking weapons

September 1, 2010 11:00:00

Wellington Phoenix have bolstered their A-League title aspirations with the signing of Melbourne Victory midfielder Nick Ward.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, new-zealand

Call for urgent review of cricket betting

September 1, 2010 10:55:00

Victoria's Gaming Minister Tony Robinson has called for an urgent review of cricket betting, in the wake of match-fixing allegations against some Pakistan cricket players. [MORE]

Tags: gambling, cricket, melbourne-3000, pakistan

No threat to lollipop crossing program: Pallas

September 1, 2010 10:03:00

The Victorian Government is assuring local councils they do not need to find private funding for their school crossing programs.[MORE]

Tags: schools, primary-schools, state-parliament, melbourne-3000

Melbourne's water restrictions eased

September 1, 2010 08:23:00

Water restrictions in Melbourne will be eased from today, allowing residents to water their gardens and wash cars at home for the first time in four years. [MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, rainfall, water-supply, melbourne-3000

Taxis crash into Forum Theatre

September 1, 2010 08:16:00

A crash involving two taxis has damaged Melbourne's historic Forum Theatre.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, traffic-offences, melbourne-3000

Ceremonies remember Battle for Australia

September 1, 2010 08:10:00

Ceremonies will be held around the country today to mark the Battle for Australia during World War II.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, history, world-war-2, australia, nt, darwin-0800, melbourne-3000

Online scammers turning to pedigree dog ads

September 1, 2010 00:32:00

The ACCC is warning would-be dog owners not to be fooled by advertisements offering pedigree dogs at bargain prices.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Call for tough sentences for aggravated burglary

August 31, 2010 14:52:00

The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jeremy Rapke QC, will push for tougher sentences in all aggravated burglary cases.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, crime, courts-and-trials, burglary, vic, melbourne-3000