Giant American-style utes and SUVs may soon be charged higher parking fees in a dozen Melbourne suburbs after a council threw its support behind plans to tax the controversial vehicles off city roads. Super-sized SUVs and pick-up trucks like the Ford F-150, RAM 1500 and Land Rover Defender have explodedContinue Reading
Gambling giant Tabcorp and eight Melbourne venues have been charged after allegedly allowing a 16-year-old to gamble at their venues almost 30 times in 2022. The venues charged include the Endeavour Group-owned Doncaster Hotel in Doncaster, Albion Charles Hotel in Northcote and Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel in Reservoir. OthersContinue Reading
A woman has died after her car collided with a ute north of Goulburn. She had been driving a hatchback northbound towards Sydney when she collided with a ute travelling in the same direction. Emergency services rushed to Boxers Creek – 10km northeast of Goulburn – about 6.45am. However, theContinue Reading
Police are hunting for a man who was captured on surveillance footage near where a cyclist was left fighting for his life after being hit by a car only moments earlier. On Saturday, Victoria Police released CCTV footage of a man who they want to speak to following the hit-and-runContinue Reading
One-a-penny they’re not, alas, but bakeries across Australia are releasing their take on Easter’s hot cross buns and it’s time to get strategic about where you will get yours. Good things come to those who wait. Or, to those who have bypassed the supermarkets’ too-early January releases in a bidContinue Reading
Victorians will no longer be able to purchase single-use plastics, with the state government’s ban on the items coming into effect today. Under the new rule, disposable plastic drinking straws, cutlery, plates, drink stirrers, cotton bud sticks and expanded polystyrene food and drink containers are prohibited from being sold orContinue Reading