Port Phillip
The utmost of privacy is reserved for fly-ins to an exclusive Port Phillip resort
Darren Gray It is in the Melway - but you would never try to drive there. It is home to thousands of part-time residents who travel from around the world to spend summer there - but few Melburnians have ever...
Hot-air balloon comes down in Port Phillip Bay
Thomas Hunter A hot-air balloon with 10 people on board has landed in Port Phillip Bay near Port Melbourne.
Melbourne late night booze ban extended
A late night booze ban across inner Melbourne has been extended again.
Thousands rubbish plans for Arthurs Seat dump
Aisha Dow Council pushes ahead with plan for a rubbish and asbestos tip near Arthurs Seat despite fervent opposition.
Porn charges could get artist 10 years' jail
Dewi Cooke, Aisha Dow and Sonia Harford Melbourne artist Paul Yore could face up to 10 years in prison for possessing and producing child pornography after the seizure of artwork from a St Kilda gallery.
Ombudsman asked to probe jail deaths
Andrea Petrie Ombudsman asked to investigate the 'unprecedented number' of prisoner deaths.
Hoddle Street killer wants PlayStation: court
Hoddle Street mass murderer Julian Knight is fighting for access to a Playstation in prison and is making yet another attempt to get access to a personal computer in his cell.
Earthquake shakes Geelong, surrounds
Jared Lynch A magnitude-3 earthquake has been recorded near Geelong, with residents living from Werribee to Clifton Springs on the Bellarine Peninsula feeling the shock.
Minister receives proposal for 49-storey tower
Jason Dowling A proposal for a 49-storey tower in Ferrars Street, South Melbourne has been sent to Planning Minister Matthew Guy.
Once bargain land now worth millions
Carolyn Webb, Chris Vedelago Doctor who bought site in the city's north for $175,000 stands to make up to $8 million if it sells.
Doyle wants to expand city limits
Jason Dowling Lord mayor Robert Doyle will push to massively expand the City of Melbourne boundary with the annexation of the Fishermans Bend development area.
Doyle misses boat
Jason Dowling and Josh Gordon Melbourne City Council will not be expanded deep into the City of Port Phillip as requested by lord mayor Robert Doyle.
Height fears for Point Nepean plan
Farrah Tomazin A new jetty, restaurant, luxury hotel and tertiary campus could soon be built inside Point Nepean National Park, and the state government has refused to set height limits on future development.
Free helmets in bid to jump-start bike share plan
Jared Lynch and Adam Carey The state government hopes handing out free helmets will breathe life into its failing bike-share program, which is yet to break even in three years of operation.
Cave push to put St Kilda music legend on the map
Cameron Houston Australian music legend Nick Cave is calling for a St Kilda laneway to be renamed in honour of his friend and former bandmate in The Birthday Party, Rowland S. Howard.
Insurers price householders out of cover
Peter Hannam Thousands of people have ditched insurance even as the risk of extreme weather increases.
Moomba honours Victoria's unsung heroes
Victorian police officer Karla Challis's four-year-old daughter's dream of becoming a princess has been granted, now her mum has been crowned a Moomba monarch.
Hot weather shrouds city as storms roll in
Adrian Lowe The Country Fire Authority has upgraded a bushfire alert for Mirranatwa, in Victoria's west.
Death of inmate raises concerns
Goya Dmytryshchak Questions have been raised about conditions at Port Phillip Prison after an inmate hung himself in his cell on Sunday.
'I promise to give you a bullet to the head': 3AW manager threatened
Steve Butcher A supporter of Derryn Hinch outraged by 3AW's decision last year to sack him later threatened to seriously injure the station's general manager, a court has been told.
