LATEST MELBOURNE NEWS, WEATHER AND AFL TEAM UPDATES

Peak-hour traffic chaos for drivers after a truck smashes into a Melbourne bridge leaving the driver trapped 

27/05/16 00:49

27/05/16 00:48

The Montague Street bridge (pictured) in Melbourne had a gantry of rubber paddles installed metres from it. When the paddles hit a vehicle it alerts the driver that their bus or truck is too tall.

27/05/16 00:47

The husband of an Australian woman who died on Mount Everest says she was without oxygen tanks for 20 hours as sherpas desperately tried to save her life.

26/05/16 20:55

An international student who was fatally bashed in Melbourne's Chinatown after meeting a younger boy was arguing before he was assaulted, a court has been told.

26/05/16 16:16

The owners of Bookhouse in Melbourne's St Kilda will be forced out next month after local art dealer Chris Ogden complained the second-hand book store was trading illegally on a residential street.

26/05/16 10:33

Craig McDermott, 39, stabbed his ex-partner, Fiona Warzywoda, 33, six times in front of outside her solicitor's office in Melbourne's busy Sunshine Shopping Centre on April 16, 2014.

26/05/16 09:50

Brynne Edelsten struggled to contain her ample assets in a tight-fitting black corset-style bustier at Nova 100's Made for Melbourne event on Wednesday evening.

26/05/16 08:20

Melbourne IVF scientist and accused paedophile Michael John Quinn, 33, now potentially faces life in the US prison after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to arrange sex with a six-year-old boy.

26/05/16 07:42

Olympia Valance showed off her cleavage and trim pins at Nova 100 party on Wednesday evening, in Melbourne.

26/05/16 07:34

Susie McLean showed off her busty cleavage on Wednesday as she slipped into a sheer plunging dress for the Nova 100 event in Melbourne.

26/05/16 07:21

A drive-through cafe has opened in Australia offering commuters delicious toasted cheese sandwiches without having to leave the comfort of your car.

26/05/16 04:05

Michael John Quinn, 33, faces life in prison after he flew from Australia to Los Angeles in the hopes of meeting up with 'other pervs' and allegedly hoped to have sex with a six-year-old boy.

26/05/16 03:19

Melbourne father Mark Orval, better known as 'Angry Dad' has gone on another explosive rant after his son Mitchell placed a fake spider on his toilet paper and secretly filmed the results.

25/05/16 17:02

The body of a Melbourne woman who perished while attempting to climb Mount Everest has been moved 300 metres from where she died, as efforts to recover her remains are hampered by bad weather.

25/05/16 09:57

Struggling dairy farmers and their families have paraded through the streets of major Australian cities on Wednesday to protest against the low milk prices driving them out of business.

25/05/16 06:59

Mathew Brennan allegedly killed his housemate Brendan Bernard in January 2015 at their Melbourne apartment and left the body in the bath for a week, a court heard on Tuesday.

25/05/16 04:51

Melbourne man Michael Quinn, 33, was arrested in a Los Angeles hotel on Saturday after allegedly 'paying for sex with a 6-year-old boy' through a social networking site for child predators.

25/05/16 03:16

A man whose wife died in his arms as they descended Mount Everest has been joined by his family as they try to bring the 34-year-old university lecturer's body home.

24/05/16 19:48

Twenty-five teenagers have appeared in court facing charges for their part in violent riots in Melbourne in March, and are expected to receive diversion and cautions for their behaviour.

24/05/16 17:18

Since winning My Kitchen Rules last month, champions Tasia and Gracia have been keeping a relatively low-profile.

24/05/16 16:49

A man aged in his late teens has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed in a Melbourne shopping centre.

24/05/16 12:44

A Melbourne personal trainer who calls himself the 'Strength Sensei' has come under fire for posting a photograph of an obese woman and joking she was 'melting' in the heat.

24/05/16 08:49

Melba Restaurant at The Langham in Melbourne has made to order M&M's naan bread at the dessert bar. And as if that isn't exciting enough, foodies are using it as a delicious ice cream cone.

24/05/16 08:34

Police and emergency services were called to Calder Freeway (pictured) near the Western Ring Road in Keilor Park about 8.05am on Tuesday after a petrol tanker rolled over and crushed a car.

24/05/16 08:16

The new suburban housing estate called Iqra Village at Melton South in Melbourne's west will be divided into 75 lots and marketed towards Islamic South Asian migrants.

24/05/16 08:04

Melbourne train drivers could be a thing of the past after one of the world's top transport chiefs suggested a new technology that could be more efficient for passengers than the existing rail system.

24/05/16 00:53

He's Australian rock royalty and Jimmy Barnes is ready to entertain a crowd as he arrived in Melbourne on Saturday ahead of his performance at the 58th TV Week Logie Awards.

24/05/16 00:44

She may have been unlucky in love on Married At First Sight but Melbourne animal enthusiast Clare Verrall, 32, has just 'found' a furry, foul-mouthed friend

23/05/16 18:15

The 34-year-old was a finance lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. Earlier this year she told how she wanted to prove vegans were 'not weak or malnourished' by taking on the climb.

23/05/16 18:12

A woman who was involved in a violent altercation at a children's basketball game in Melbourne is expected to face charges, as parents condemn the 'disgusting' display of aggression.

23/05/16 10:13

Melbourne cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has been rushed to hospital with abdominal pains after falling from her horse at the Mildura Races in Victoria on Monday.

23/05/16 08:52

A man, 61, has died after he was reportedly crushed by an overturned dump truck in Melbourne. The Burnside man was found in a critical condition on Monday morning and later died in hospital.

23/05/16 07:57

Police were forced to retreat when up to 50 African youths charged at them as they tried to break up an out-of-control party with 200 gatecrashers at a Melbourne home on Saturday night.

22/05/16 23:38

The 45-year-old-man was arrested and charged after the 79-year-old man was pulled from his burning home in Clifton Springs near Geelong in Victoria on Thursday night.

22/05/16 18:42

The women's AFL exhibition match between the Brisbane Lions and Melbourne at the MCG showcased what's in store for next season as the AFL prepares to introduce a woman's league in 2017.

22/05/16 18:16

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull once lunched with now-dead gangland lawyer Joe Acquaro (pictured) - who was slain in a shooting outside his cafe in March - in Melbourne in 2008.

22/05/16 13:36

Private party advertised on Facebook turns to chaos as up to 200 uninvited youths arrive and smash their way into a house in Melbourne before stealing property and charging at police.

22/05/16 13:13

Real Housewives Of Melbourne's Gamble Breaux displayed her cleavage in a plunging pink dress as she posed for the picture during a lunch date at Icebergs Dining Room in Bondi.

22/05/16 08:53

Block winners Dea and Darren were found to have breached their planning permit by demolishing the front facade of their Kew East home. They were fined and given a good behaviour bond.

22/05/16 08:33

Shane Warne's ex-wife Simone Callahan says she was left 'speechless' following the cricket legend's late night run-in with the Melbourne socialite Brynne Edelsten on Thursday.

21/05/16 14:23

A charity working to provide showers to the homeless in and around Melbourne has been issued an infringement notice for stopping their bathroom bus in a bus zone in the city centre.

21/05/16 11:46

She's expecting double-trouble to add to her brood later this year.

21/05/16 07:53

A hot air balloon hovered just above the water in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay with nine passengers on Saturday as it ran out of fuel. At the same time, a second balloon crashed into a nearby street.

21/05/16 02:57

It was only announced on Sunday that 'casting was underway' for the new series of The Real Housewives of Sydney - but it seems that producers are getting close to announcing the line-up

20/05/16 22:25

A 16-year-old member of Melbourne's notorious Apex gang is likely to be spared jail despite his involvement in a series of car thefts, violent robberies and burglaries.

20/05/16 21:58

On Friday night Jennifer Hawkins and Rachael Finch found another thing in common as they both sported similarly elegant, understated black gowns at the Myer Precious Ball in Melbourne.

20/05/16 17:52

Real Housewives Of Melbourne star Lydia Schiavello shared a date night snap with husband Andrew Norbury to her Instagram on Friday evening.

20/05/16 14:25

Footage shows two thugs ambush the group as they were relaxing outside a property in Braybrook, west of Melbourne. One man violently shoves a woman to the ground before punching the other.

20/05/16 10:28

A car has driven by Kittens strip club in south Melbourne and a number of shots were fired into the venue before it drove off - the same venue was hit in a drive-by shooting last November.

20/05/16 10:04

Max Jalal, 20, (pictured left) his brother Arman, 18, (pictured right) and their co-accused, 16, were arrested in February following a series of 'prank' videos filmed in Melbourne.

20/05/16 07:36

Council workers and police arrived on Friday to dismantle a milk-crate construction where homeless people had gathered in Melbourne CBD's City Square to protest against media.

20/05/16 03:25

A man was attacked in a violent assault on a Flemington Road tram in Melbourne on Sunday night after he asked an African man to stop harassing other passengers.

20/05/16 03:10

Australian Federal Police have said they were acting alone when they raided Labor Senator Stephen Conroy's home in Melbourne, as well as the homes of two staffers, on Thursday night.

19/05/16 23:30

Images have been released of a man who flashed two schoolgirls, aged 13 and 14 and touched himself inappropriately at Melbourne's East Camberwell train station.

19/05/16 21:39

Elderly patient Renee Scott, 81, has been discovered with a harmful superbug that can kill up to 50 per cent of people infected six months after getting hip surgery at a Melbourne hospital.

19/05/16 17:24

It wasn't a huge surprise to see Real Housewives of Melbourne's Janet Roach flaunting a taut complexion as she attended the St Kilda Film Festival on Thursday.

19/05/16 17:00

Melbourne Imam Nur Warsame - who is a well-respected leader in the Islamic community in Australia - has opened up about his sexual identity after years of battling with reconciling his faith.

19/05/16 15:16

The Australian Federal Police have have raided Labor senator Stephen Conroy's office over allegations of leaked National Broadband Network documents.

19/05/16 13:49

A former netball administrator has failed in her appeal to have her sentence reduced after she was found guilty of stealing $200,000 from a netball club she helped found in Melbourne.

19/05/16 10:12

Work will begin on Saturday on a new electronic warning system at Melbourne's infamous Montague Street bridge. It is believed that 102 vehicles have struck the bridge in the last six years.

19/05/16 09:55

A man who was photographed and publicly shamed after 'flashing' a woman in a Melbourne park filled with children is allegedly a repeat offender.

19/05/16 09:22

She may not be the focus of the highly anticipated Suffragette movie, but Melbourne woman Vida Goldstein was the poster girl for the suffragist movement in Australia and across the world.

19/05/16 09:15

Brynne Edelsten was accused of tipping off paparazzi and releasing 'edited' text messages sent from Shane Warne after the cricketer was caught arriving at her home for a cheeky 'nightcap' at 1am.

19/05/16 09:05

Animal lover, Vicki Lowing has captured her three cats 'cautiously playing' with her pet Freshwater crocodile, Johnie, at her home in Melbourne.

19/05/16 02:06

Police have produced a facial reconstruction in a bid to identity a woman who was found dead in Melbourne in 1961 and known only as 'unknown female 443'.

19/05/16 02:00

The Project co-host Peter Helliar's spacious Melbourne property (pictured) is hitting the market, with the comedian expected to pocket more than $3 million for the family home.

19/05/16 00:52

The kitten, nicknamed 'Honda' had crawled up in to the engine of the car on Wednesday morning and survived the 25km drive from Deer Park to Parkville in Melbourne before he was found.

19/05/16 00:31

A woman who was 'flashed' while out for a jog near Melbourne has turned the tables on the man (pictured) who exposed himself to her, by taking his picture and send it to police.

18/05/16 22:45

An alleged Islamic State terrorist has been pictured after his reported capture in Syria wearing a shirt emblazoned with the name of the Melbourne punk band Deez Nuts.

18/05/16 15:57

The university in Victoria posted an advertisement on its website this week seeking three lecturers in the subject but warned only female applicants would be considered.

18/05/16 15:42

Victoria police have released images of a 23-year-old Chinese national they believe will assist their inquiries over the fatal bashing of Longxiang 'Jeremy' Hu, 19 (pictured), last month in Melbourne.

18/05/16 13:22

A prestigious Melbourne private school has come under fire after a student revealed teachers refused to allow her sister attend its annual Year 12 dinner in the place of her dead father.

18/05/16 11:26

A street performer from Melbourne, Australia, who caught fire as she tried to balance candles on her body has revealed she thought she was going to die.

18/05/16 10:14

Geelong, 75km south-west of Melbourne, saw its fifth religious sanctuary catch fire since October when crews were called to Geelong Mosque at 2.15am on Wednesday.

18/05/16 08:20

She's known for her impeccable style on RHOM. And on Tuesday night Susie McLean walked the red carpet at a Melbourne party sporting a sexy albeit unusual strapless dress.

18/05/16 04:27

Geelong Mosque, south-west of Melbourne, went up in flames at 2.15 on Wednesday morning. Residents reported hearing a 'bang' before the blaze, which is being treated as suspicious.

18/05/16 00:29

Brynne Edelsten was certainly dressed to impress when she attended a party at a Melbourne nightclub on Tuesday

17/05/16 22:20

Adrian Newton (pictured), 42, was riding a scooter to Sanur from popular tourist hub Kuta, Bali, when he struck the truck from behind as it was attempting to do a U-turn early on Tuesday.

17/05/16 21:55

Real Housewives of Melbourne star Gina Liano, 49, is set to try her hand as the wicked stepmother in a stage production of Cinderella in Sydney later this year.

17/05/16 20:56

Delta Goodrem put more than just her singing talents on display as she performed at Bond Bar in Melbourne on Tuesday in a very plunging outfit that showed off her ample chest.

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