The Melbourne Snap⚡- Thursday 5 June
Erin Patterson latest, ski season opens, mini golf art exhibit at Flinders, access to city's hidden spaces, film fest reveal, humpback whales off the coast and one resident's novel approach to dating.
G’day and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap. There’s so much happening at the moment in terms of cultural events I ran out of time to fit it all in, so tomorrow I’ll make sure to have a bumper edition with lots of things to do to set you up for the long weekend. If you’re new here or had this email forwarded to you, sign up to the Snap for free here. Here’s Thursday’s edition.
🍄 Erin Patterson told a Victorian court she panicked and dumped her food dehydrator after her estranged husband accused her of poisoning his parents, as her murder trial over the deadly 2023 mushroom lunch continues in Leongatha. - William Ton, AAP (via 9 News)
🌦️ Thursday weather
🏔️ Victoria’s ski season opens with fresh snow and two cold fronts sweeping across the state this long weekend, with up to 50cm expected by Tuesday. Resorts will also fire up snow machines as temperatures plunge to -7°C midweek in alpine regions. - Ben Domensino, Weather Zone
🍂 A bitter tree dispute in Strathmore, north-west Melbourne, has cost neighbours more than $100,000 and exposed legal gaps in how Victoria handles residential rows over trees. - Tom Cowie, The Age
🗑️ After more than a decade without them, rubbish bins have finally returned to Southern Cross Station platforms - an odd delay at Melbourne’s only privatised train station. - Marcus Wong, Waking Up In Geelong
⛳ RISING’s ‘Swingers’ mini golf exhibition teed off inside Flinders Street Station yesterday. It’s the nine-hole mini golf course designed by female artists from Australia and beyond. - _artshub, Celina Lei (Instagram)
➡️ More on what’s on at the RISING Festival here.
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