Yarraville
Yarraville mum lay on floor after 'vague' emergency call
Megan Levy A triple-0 caller who alerted authorities about a woman lying in a Yarraville flat was "very vague" and provided conflicting information to that observed by paramedics when they arrived at the scene,...
Village choice: Yarraville takes road less travelled in pop-up park
Grant Reynolds It's one of the inner west's most popular shopping and dining precincts and soon cars will make way for even more tables, chairs and grass.
Five WWI Diggers identified
Carolyn Webb Five Australians have been newly identified among soldier remains recovered from the World War I Battle of Fromelles.
Woman sexually assaulted in taxi-rank terror
Adrian Lowe A woman was sexually assaulted while she waited for a taxi in Melbourne's inner west last weekend, police say.
Shrine charges dropped
It is understood charges have been dropped against a man accused of twice extinguishing the eternal flame because he has mental health issues.
Legionnaires' outbreak claims man's life
Adrian Lowe Health authorities are examining cooling towers in Melbourne's inner west after five cases of legionnaires' disease broke out in the past two months.
One punch can kill
Dan Oakes It's not like in the movies where people simply walk away from fights. Street violence kills and maims, and leaves families inconsolable, writes Dan Oakes.
Man charged with murder
Benjamin Preiss Police have charged a 24-year-old Sunshine West man with two counts of murder and one of arson following the death of a Yarraville couple on Saturday.
Spotting the next hip hub
Craig Mathieson Melbourne's evolving landscape continues to throw different areas into the spotlight. Here are the suburbs to watch.
Be vigilant, not afraid
Rachel Wells The mother of Jill Meagher has visited the site in Sydney Road where her 29-year-old daughter was last seen alive.
It could have been any one of us: A city unites in grief for Jill
Rachel Wells They came in droves: 30,000 men, women and children - all as shocked and confused as each other.
Man 'twice extinguished Shrine flame'
Mark Russell A man accused of using a fire extinguisher to twice douse the eternal flame at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance has appeared briefly in court today.
Pepper spray has little effect on mentally ill: coroner
Mark Russell A coroner who investigated the death of a knife-wielding man shot dead by police outside his Yarraville home said today the use of capsicum spray to try to subdue the mentally ill often had little...
Virtual office makes traffic hassle much less of an ordeal
Carolyn Webb Growing home computer links to the office and flexible hours mitigated the impact of the CityLink debacle for some workers.
Baby found trapped in house with dead woman
Megan Levy and Nino Bucci A baby boy may have been left alone with the body of a woman for up to two days before he was rescued from a unit in Melbourne's inner west last night.
Police probe random box-cutter attack
Jane Holroyd Investigations continue into an unprovoked knife attack on a man in South Yarra in the early hours of Sunday.
Port tax 'unfair' for besieged sector
Josh Gordon Plan to claw back $1 billion will hurt state's beleaguered manufacturing sector, secret documents warn.
Drug find: Laos couple may have been dead four days
Megan Levy A young Australian backpacker found dead in a Laos hotel room has been identified as Yarraville man Alexander Lee.
Former policewoman on trial over rape claim
Adrian Lowe A former policewoman concocted a story that a colleague had raped her after her husband found out about their affair, a court has heard.
Mobil years behind on fuel spill clean-up
Mark Russell Oil giant admits the clean-up is years away from completion, despite a court assurance it would be finished last year.
