Pair charged over Boronia kidnapping

Mex Cooper A man and woman have been charged with kidnapping, robbing and threatening to kill an elderly man in Melbourne's east in March.

Jail for teen who killed his dad's attacker

Mark Russell A Supreme Court judge has today questioned why a teenager who killed a man fighting with his mentally-ill father on a Boronia street had been allowed to live with him at the time.

Burglar whacked on head with shovel

Jared Lynch It might seem like a scene from the film Gran Torino, only this was no Hollywood script and it happened in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

Kidnappers saw gardener, 74, as an easy target, court told

Mark Russell To the woman he paid $150 for sex after a cup of tea, the 74-year-old gardener was a 'quick money earn'.

Green wedge at risk, along with the farmers' pride

Henrietta Cook A community farm run by disabled people and nestled among kilometres of valuable green space in Vermont is at risk of being sold by VicRoads to make way for housing.

A bit of vitamin C gives rise to a career making plenty of dough

Daniella Miletic Ms Crane couldn't have known the impact her hot cross buns cooking tips would have.

No fries with that

Chris Johnston The battle to stop McDonald's opening an outlet in the Dandenongs may appear to be lost, but in Tecoma they're not giving up.

Petition to change street named after paedophile priest

Goya Dmytryshchak, Hobsons Bay Weekly A mother and daughter are petitioning to change the name of an Altona Meadows street named after paedophile Catholic priest Victor Rubeo.

Boy's defensive homicide plea over fatal machete blow

Andrea Petrie A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to defensive homicide over a machete attack on a man in Melbourne's outer east during a 2011 neighbourhood dispute.

Train drivers blame motorists ignoring signals

Adam Carey Reeling from the first train crash on Melbourne's railway network in which a passenger has died in more than 30 years, Metro's drivers are angry at motorists who try to out-race the boom gates at...

Shocked public shows its grief

Nino Bucci, Megan Levy and Warwick McFadyen Amid the outpouring of grief, floral tributes have today been left outside the bridal shop in Sydney Road, where Gillian Meagher was last seen.

Possum mutilation on rise: RSPCA

Alexandra Bolkas Fifty-three ringtail possums and three brushtail possums have been mutilated in the past 10 months, as the RSPCA says that cruelty towards possums is rising.

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On $160 a week, Mokbel amassed millions: documents

Ben Butler and Andrea Petrie In 1995, Tony Mokbel was a humble pizza shop owner with total assets of $128,000. Six years later, the drug lord had somehow amassed a $15 million fortune, court documents show.

Gardener's kidnap ordeal began with sex

Mark Russell An elderly gardener's kidnapping ordeal began when he was mowing a woman's lawn at a block of flats in Ferntree Gully and she asked him in for a cup of tea, a court heard today.

Elderly gardener's cuppa led to sex and kidnapping, court hears

Mark Russell An elderly gardener's alleged kidnapping ordeal began when he was mowing a woman's lawn at a block of flats in Ferntree Gully and she asked him in for a cup of tea, a court has heard.

Elderly gardener grabbed by men in balaclavas, court hears

Mark Russell Wearing black balaclavas and hiding in bushes, the kidnappers targeted a 74-year-old gardener, a court heard today.

The worst anniversary: desperate measures as Bung mystery drags on

Megan Levy The family of missing Boronia schoolgirl Siriyakorn 'Bung' Siriboon will renew their appeal for information about their daughter today, one year after she vanished while walking to school.

Double the speed limit ... on one wheel

Brittany Shanahan Police are shaking their heads following the “despicable” behaviour of some motorists over the long weekend, including one man doing a wheelie on his motorcycle.

'Local' person behind Bung mystery

Dan Oakes Police have announced a significant development in the disappearance of Boronia schoolgirl Siriyakorn "Bung" Siriboon.

Local link to missing girl

Dan Oakes Police may have made a breakthrough in the case of Siriyakorn 'Bung' Siriboon, the Boronia girl who disappeared last year while walking to school.