Southbank
Happy, witty Jill was the glue that held it all together
Mark Russell It was the end of a normal working week when Jill Meagher left the ABC radio office in Southbank on Friday, September 21 last year with friend and work colleague Sky Condon.
Restaurateur snared in credit card scam
Steve Butcher A London restaurant manager’s plans to open a site in Melbourne is off the menu after his arrest for alleged involvement in a credit card skimming scam.
Hackett at centre of run-down claim
Steve Butcher Australian champion swimmer Grant Hackett will front a Melbourne court to deny he tried to run down his former brother-in-law behind the wheel of a black Mercedes-Benz.
Capital Gain
No mobile phone at Crazy John's site
Marc Pallisco The first of two skyscrapers has been unveiled for the Southbank site, which in 2004 late Crazy John founder John Ilhan wanted to replace with a radical high-rise in the shape of a mobile phone.
Telstra mobile services down
Stephen Cauchi Telstra's mobile network is down in central Melbourne and the inner suburbs.
'This breaks the rules': Doyle condemns tower
Jason Dowling and Michelle Griffin Proposals for a 404-metre office tower have been condemned by Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.
Tower may throw shadow on Yarra
Jason Dowling A massive new Collins Street tower could cast a shadow over the Yarra River and Southbank.
Perfect red uncorks price war
Eli Greenblat The release this week of Australia's most prestigious wine, Penfolds Grange, has become a plaything of cut-price online sites, which are pitching to sell the iconic red at the cheapest possible price.
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.
Motorcyclist in high speed police chase
Deborah Gough Port Melbourne police chase ended when a motorcyclist tried to dump his bike in a multi-level car park and escape on foot only to be nabbed by waiting police.
'Elusive' minister here all the time - and ready to talk
Farrah Tomazin Heidi Victoria had no sooner been sworn in to Denis Napthine's cabinet than she earned a reputation as an elusive media performer.
Parents' plea over killer punch
Stephen Cauchi The parents of Eltham man Shannon McCormack – killed six years ago by a single punch to the head outside a nightclub – are 'astounded' that no one has recognised the recently released image of the...
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.
Planning expert blasts legacy of 'Mr Skyscraper'
Marika Dobbin Planning Minister Matthew Guy has been dubbed ''Mr Skyscraper'' after approving 20 high rises.
Man with a plan
Farrah Tomazin and Josh Gordon Matthew Guy isn't one to walk away from a blue. Not when he reckons he's been misrepresented, not when there is a tall building involved and not when it involves his politically fraught planning...
Tallest tower nearer
Michael Sweet Minister Matthew Guy is expected to sign off on a permit amendment for Australia 108 this week, according to sources close to the project, giving the green light to Fender Katsalidis' 388-metre tower...
Camera clue to killer punch
Dan Oakes Police believe CCTV footage might hold the key to catching the killer of a man felled by a single punch outside a city nightclub more than five years ago.
Suspended sentence for ex-policeman's terror leak
A former Victorian police officer who leaked details about a counter-terrorism raid to a journalist has avoided jail.
Sounds like a celebration
Annabel Ross With a three-day weekend starting on Australia Day, there are bountiful options for music fans.
Street tree dying after illegal chop
Marika Dobbin Police investigate destruction of a large street tree worth $42,000 outside proposed site for Melbourne CBD's 'tallest residential tower'.
