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⚫ A Melbourne DJ has died after falling from a balcony at a hotel in Bali's popular Kuta district. Courtney Mills, 37, was found critically injured on Friday morning. The Frankston woman’s death has been ruled a tragic accident. - Eleanor Wilson, Nine News
🚓Victoria Police is grappling with a scourge of violence among its ranks, with a new report revealing hundreds of members are being probed over alleged rapes, family violence and sexual harassment. ➡️Victoria Police’s Sexual Offences and Family Violence Unit (SOFVU) has investigated more than 680 of its own officers in the last five years – an average of almost 140 a year and up to three a week. - Olivia Jenkins, Herald Sun
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Crime Watch
This section is dedicated to crime news. Scroll on if you want to skip to lighter news.
🔪More info has come out about Sunday night’s machete attack in St Kilda. A 15-year-old boy was arrested yesterday following the armed robbery that left a man with serious injuries. The victim, a 39-year-old St Albans man, is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.- Victoria Police
👮Police charged two teenage boys (17) after they were caught with drugs, ammunition and a gun in Narre Warren on Sunday. The boys were picked up at Fountain Gate shopping centre around 1pm in the city’s south-east. - Victoria Police
🚑A 93-year-old has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a reversing car outside a doctor’s office in Mulgrave on Monday afternoon. - Victoria Police
🪦The father of the man killed in an ambush at a park in Wyndham Vale (reported yesterday) has paid tribute to his son, revealing the tragedy comes after losing another of his sons to violence. - Alexandra Feiam, news.com.au
🏛️A barrister and former state prosecutor has been hit with dozens of fresh criminal charges linked to allegations of drug dealing at Crown casino and retaining stolen luxury goods. - Aneeka Simonis, Herald Sun
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Victor The Goat. Gone but not forgotten.
🐐Those of you not in Frankston may scratch your heads at this one but stick with me. A local hero and the true GOAT of Frankston has died: Victor the goat. Why am I writing about a goat passing? Because Victor was no ordinary goat. He was a mainstay of the community after ‘inheriting’ a plot of land. A property on Cliff Road burned down years ago, killing the goat’s owner and wasn’t rebuilt. But Victor remained and lived there becoming a local legend as he would stick his head out a gap in the fence and gawp at passers-by. - Victor The Goat (Facebook) ➡️Victor’s Facebook page announced his death yesterday. ➡️In the past, newspapers urged people to visit Victorso he didn’t get lonely. ➡️Victor was listed as a tourist attraction on Google (with a 4.9-star review score). ➡️Since his death, his Google Map site has been updated as a “place of worship”. RIP Victor.
🎤For those of a certain vintage (millennials), news of The Offspring and Simple Plan coming to town is big news. The 00s punk-rock bands announced new shows after huge demand for their Australian tour. They will do a second date at the Rod Laver Arena on 8 May. - Beat
🏡A former Kew guesthouse where a man was killed more than a decade ago, remains up for sale more than 100 days after it was listed. The 41-room heritage property is on the market for over $6m - realestate.com.au
🍸Mid-Air, located on the 12th floor of Melbourne Place, Russell Street, is one of the city’s newest rooftop bars. Beat Magazine skipped the queues and took a look inside the Mediterranean-inspired rooftop venue helmed by Young Chef of the Year Nick Deligiannis. - Kaya Martin, Beat
🌊Let’s talk about jet-skis. Current marine laws dictate jet-skis must operate at least 200 metres out from the shoreline, and while travelling through the 200-metre zone they must slow to five knots. But there have been increasing complaints from beachgoers this isn’t happening. ➡️Video sent to 3AW’s Jacqui Felgate shows jet-ski hoons participating in “potentially deadly” behaviour close to the shore at Dromana on the Mornington Peninsula yesterday - Instagram ➡️In the first week of 2025 Victoria Police responded to over 100 water incidents, many caused by jet-skiers. ➡️Horrific injuries to the reproductive systems of young women thrown from the back of jet-skis are increasing, with some losing the option of vaginal birth. - Wendy Tuohy, The Age
🚧There was a serious car crash on Barry Road in the north of the city yesterday, near Coolaroo. Two cars were pictured with smashed fronts and fire crews had to rescue people from vehicles - Broadmeadows Crime (Facebook)
🥎Popular sandwich bar and viral hit Piccolo Panini Bar made waves in the winter thanks to its strong social media presence and massive queues in Hawthorn. Now the much-hyped eatery is returning for two weeks only…but only within the Australian Open grounds. If you’re at the Open you can see if the paninis live up to the hype - Piccola Panini Bar (via Melbourne 417)
🎾Tennis stars Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios and Frances Tiafoe launched a pop-up pickleball court at a rooftop bar in the CBD last week. - Nicole De Souza, Secret Melbourne
👂Yarra Council is partnering with Hearing Australia to hold free 15-minute hearing tests for adults aged 50+ in Abbotsford this month. - Yarra Council
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📌”Kylie and Dannii Minogue are Melbourne-born global icons who have significantly shaped the entertainment industry for decades. Sign this petition to support the naming of ‘Minogue Lane’ in the Melbourne CBD.” - More details [Editor’s note: this isn’t a new petition but it was submitted so I’m happy to include it.] 📌”Twilight Sounds returns to Heidelberg on Saturday, 15 February. Join us for our annual summer music event, featuring live entertainment under the stars. This year, enjoy performances by Mitch Tambo, The Bamboos , Shaun Kirk , Gusto Gusto, and many more!” - More details
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🚗And finally…Learner drivers and their supervising parents or guardians can now access a free 60-minute professional driving session in a new state initiative. With the average one-hour lesson costing around $100 that’s a nice little saver. Those interested can book their lesson on MyLearnersDrive
Thank you for reading edition 40 of The Melbourne Snap. If you missed Monday’s edition you can read it again here. This newsletter is 100% independent and free for all. It’s written in the early hours every weekday morning. I look at over 100 sources of news so you don’t have to. Thank you for your continued support. See you tomorrow.
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