6 d. ago He was in Daniel Levy’s shoes 30 years ago. Instead of sacking Ange, he called in sick

South Melbourne’s board wanted Ange Postecoglou gone, just five games into his first season as coach. But president George Vasilopoulos had other ideas.

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2 w. ago Wild police chase after man's car stolen from car park during gym session

A group of teenage boys have been arrested after they allegedly stole a gym patron's car and led police on a wild chase through Melbourne's south-east.

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3 w. ago ‘Get the car off me’: Witnesses describe fatal police shooting after driver rams officer

South Melbourne residents are on edge a day after gunshots shattered the peace in a suburban street where a woman was killed after ramming a policeman with a car.

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3 w. ago ‘All hell broke loose’: Locals describe fatal police shooting as officer released from hospital

South Melbourne residents are on edge a day after gunshots shattered the peace in a suburban street where a woman was killed after ramming a policeman with a car.

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3 w. ago Woman dead, man injured in police shooting in South Melbourne

A woman has been shot dead by police and a man has been injured and taken to hospital after an incident in South Melbourne.

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3 w. ago Police yet to talk to critically injured mother after Chadstone blaze, man ruled out as suspect

Two young girls severely injured in a suspicious blaze in Melbourne’s south-east are now in a stable condition in hospital.

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4 w. ago ‘We’ve been a part of his journey’: Goosebumps in South Melbourne as Ange makes history

Ange Postecoglou’s home club South Melbourne were basking in the glory of Ange Postecoglou’s history-making Europa League win with Tottenham, while local Spurs fans cried and shouted as their side broke its trophy drought.

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4 w. ago The school kids left in the rain for seven years and counting

As winter sets in, students at a school in Melbourne’s inner-south will continue to shiver through assemblies despite promises of state government funding for a replacement hall.

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4 w. ago Seven winters with no school hall: Pupils face another year of shivering through assembly

As winter sets in, students at a school in Melbourne’s inner-south will continue to shiver through assemblies despite promises of state government funding for a replacement hall.

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4 w. ago Council officer tells court he scoured grocers for mushrooms after people fell ill

A council officer has told a court he searched Asian grocery stores across south-east Melbourne in an attempt to identify the source of a suspected outbreak of mushroom-related “illness”.

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4 w. ago Two children and a woman pulled from a burning home in Melbourne

Police investigate suspicious fire at double-storey townhouse in Melbourne's south-east overnight.

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