The Melbourne Snap⚡- Thursday 10 July
World's largest beauty store opening soon, 100 families prepare to sue childcare providers, cult recruiters, movie star-backed soccer club comes to city and the hidden alpine-themed cocktail bar.
G’day and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap. It’s a busy edition today with quite the mix of stories. If you’re new here, the Melbourne Snap aims to give you all the latest local news for the city in one two-minute burst. You can read it all or skim read the parts that jump out at you. When you reach the end, you’re up-to-date. No endless scrolling required. Here’s Thursday’s edition.
🛍️ Mecca will open the world’s largest beauty store on Bourke Street Mall on 8 August, transforming a heritage building into a 4,000sqm retail flagship. - meccabeauty (Instagram)
🌦️ Thursday weather
🙏 Cult recruiters believed to be linked to the controversial group Shincheonji have resurfaced in Melbourne, with reports of members approaching students and pedestrians in the CBD and North Melbourne. - r/Melbourne (Reddit)
➡️ Shincheonji, also known as the Church of New Heaven and New Earth, is a secretive South Korean religious group often described as an apocalyptic cult. - ABC News
🧑🍳 Nagi Maehashi, bestselling author and creator of RecipeTin Eats, says she’s deeply upset that her beef Wellington recipe was linked to Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder case, asking media to respect her privacy. - recipe_tin (Instagram)
📱 Influencer Constance Hall has questioned the evidence used to convict Erin Patterson of triple murder, arguing Facebook messages cited in court didn’t prove intent. It comes weeks after she received a legal warning about her commentary. - Caleb Taylor, 7 News
➡️ She isn’t alone. The trial triggered multiple media law breaches with Kiis FM and the ABC among those referred for potential contempt. - Vivienne Kelly, Mumbrella
🍺 A bitter lease dispute is threatening the future of Hobson’s pub in Sandringham, with publican Andrew Watson launching a petition to save the venue after the landlord declined to renew the lease. - Maddison Leach, 9 News
⚫ A four-vehicle crash on Epping Road in Wollert led to one person being airlifted and three hospitalised, shutting the road down and causing major delays. - Demi Huang, 7 News
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