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Lloyds Head High Bump on Sewell »
The AFL community is divided again this week over the controversial head high bump Essendon’s Matthew Lloyd gave to Hawk Brad Sewell on the weekend.
Victorian Bushfire Royal Commision Interim Report »
The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission released its interim report yesterday, more than six months after the devastating events of Black Saturday.
Theo Theophanous Quits Politics »
THE FACTS: Former Victorian Minister Theo Theophanous has retired from politics this week, after a year he would rather forget
Melbourne City’s New Logo »
THE FACTS: Melbourne city lord Mayor Robert Doyle has found himself in hot water after spending $240 000 on a new logo for the city, which was revealed today. It stark contrast to the previous 1992 city emblem, which incorporated a leaf around a fragmented ‘M’, the new logo consists of blue shards of glass [...]
Green Wedge Development »
THE FACTS: In December 2008 the Brumby Government released Melbourne 2030: a planning update Melbourne @ 5 million, a revision of the 2002 Melbourne 2030 plan. A key feature of the document is the government’s plan to expand the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) into between 23,000 and 51,000 hectares of land in areas on Melbourne’s [...]
Swanston Street Traffic Plan »
THE FACTS: Swanston Street is a central thoroughfare in the Melbourne CBD and is home to dozens of shops as well as tram stops, a train station, a library and a university. Cars are not permitted on Swanston Street and transports options include walking, cycling, catching the tram or train. Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, [...]
Foster Care »
THE FACTS: Foster care is a system where children and teenagers are cared for by stand-in ‘parents’ after being removed from their real parents by state authorities. There are a number of organisations, such as OzCare and Anglicare, which offer Foster Care in Australia. Children stay with their Foster Carers until the birth family can [...]
Black Saturday Lawsuit »
THE FACTS The Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria on and around February 7, 2009 resulted in the deaths of 173 people. The largest fire was referred to as the Kinglake fire complex, and this complex came about from the merging of two earlier fires at Kilmore and the Murrindindi Mill. At about midday on February [...]
12-Year-Old Pregnant »
THE FACTS: A 12-year-old girl from Dubbo, NSW, has become pregnant to her 15-year-old boyfriend. The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) had conceded it could have done more to prevent the pregnancy, after it emerged the girl’s father had raised concerns. DoCS investigated the situation of the girl, who was living with her mother [...]
Wonthaggi Desalination Plant »
THE FACTS The Wonthaggi Desalination Plant is a water desalination plant that is scheduled for construction on the Bass Coast in southern Victoria by the end of 2011. Desalination plants work by removing excess salt and other minerals from seawater in order to produce freshwater that is suitable for drinking or irrigation. A key stated [...]