Sydney will take centre stage at Rugby World Cup 2027 while a embarrassing situation where Melbourne could have been completely overlooked for even a single match was only avoided by late night talks 48 hours out from the deadline.

There’s new pressure to replace a soup kitchen and start building apartments for the homeless. In Melbourne, where helping the homeless has become a big issue in recent years, the city council is calling on the Daily Bread outreach center to close within months,

Fire Rescue Victoria is anticipating delays around the Cheltenham area as crews continue to battle a monster factory fire in the area. Assistant Chief Fire Officer Barry Gray told Tom Elliott it was still being determined how the fire started inside the building.

The firefighters union said pumper-tanker failures seriously hampered firefighting efforts “and the result could have been catastrophic”.

MELBOURNE, Fla. — In a five-hour meeting filled with complaints from some community members, The Daily Bread proposed to Melbourne city leaders that it would close its soup kitchen to stop the draw of the homeless to downtown. The group also proposed it would focus its efforts on solutions to affordable housing.

Left-arm quick joins Renegades on a three-year deal after he was not guaranteed a contract with Perth Scorchers

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Left-arm seamer Jason Behrendorff has signed a three-year contract with Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL). Behrendorff, 34, was the leading wicket-taker in the 2024-25 season with 17. He has won four titles with Perth Scorchers and has taken 140 wickets in 106 games.

A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women's Ashes test on Thursday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.

Providence Place ― the Daily Bread's proposed housing complex aimed at providing shelter and independent living for homeless people and putting a dent in Melbourne's homeless population ― is one step closer to becoming a reality. But for Melbourne's ...

Suspended Richmond star Noah Balta has admitted an assault following an incident that left a man in hospital with a head injury. As the AFL season nears, Balta's case came before a court at Corowa today, when a guilty plea was entered over the violent attack in the NSW-Victoria border town of Mulwala on December 30.

The study found that household wealth or the use of menstrual products, such as sanitary pads or tampons, were not related to menstruation-related absence.