Victorians have tens of millions of dollars sitting unclaimed on the state government’s books. Some eye-watering sums have been revealed, as the state government combs through the Victorian Unclaimed Money Register ahead of the state budget next month. Treasurer Tim Pallas said everyone should check the State Revenue Office registerContinue Reading
AUSTRALIANS from all corners of the country – and those living overseas – have joined the growing chorus of people coming out in support of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Leaders from the world of politics, sport, business and journalism have penned letters to Mr Gershkovich, who onContinue Reading
A controversial Harry Potter themed lightscape experience will be relocated, following a decision by a council to re-evaluate its sensitive location. Organisers faced global backlash and threats of a boycott for planning the Forbidden Forest Experience inside a wildlife sanctuary at the Briars on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. FollowingContinue Reading
A Harry Potter-themed event is facing a major backlash if it goes ahead with its controversial plan to turn an area of remnant forest into a fictional wizarding world. From April, a fenced wildlife sanctuary south of Melbourne will be transformed into the magical world of Harry Potter, but notContinue Reading
Swimmers have been warned to take more care at a dangerous swim spot in Melbourne after two young women were seriously injured. Emily Strickland, 22, was swimming in the water at The Pillars in Mount Martha last week, when a person dived from the cliff edge and landed on topContinue Reading
A deadly plane crash over Port Philip Bay followed a last-minute decision to run through a mid-air manoeuvre for a second time to get a better film shot, a new report has found. Two military-style jets were performing an aerobatic manoeuvre over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay when they collided mid-airContinue Reading
Despite nearly 5000 people signing a petition against a Harry Potter experience that many believe will have a negative impact on the environment, a local council still plans to push ahead with it. The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, southeast of Melbourne, is set to host the Harry Potter: A ForbiddenContinue Reading
A man has died and four people were hospitalised following car rollover along a popular beach north of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Police have begun an investigation into how a Toyota Prado lost control and rolled multiple times along Teewah Beach. A tourist driving the car, a man in his 20s,Continue Reading
Police have pulled a large piece of wreckage from the water in Port Phillip Bay after a fatal plane crash that rocked Mount Martha last weekend. Stephen Gale, 56, and James Rose, 30, died in the crash after their military-style jet collided with another off the shore of the MorningtonContinue Reading
The wreckage of an ex-military fighter jet which plummeted into the coast off Melbourne with two people on board has been found. A wide-scale search for the wreckage continued into its third day on Tuesday, with police saying the hunt for celebrated cameraman James Rose and pilo Stephen Gale wasContinue Reading