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Melbourne man uses painting to forge path back from addiction

At the peak of his addiction Chris Ellis was smoking ice and then topping the high with anything he could get his hands on cocaine, ecstasy, GHB or even smoking heroin.

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Demons to embrace AFLW favourite status

Melbourne have been picked by AFLW club captains to secure their first premiership and the Demons are embracing the favourites tag.

AAP

Crows ready to plug Erin Phillips void

Adelaide will seek scoring support for star goalkicker Ashleigh Woodland when they take on Melbourne in Friday night's AFLW grand final rematch at Glenelg Oval.

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Melbourne Storm sign Knights discard Grant Anderson to contract extension

Anderson made a dream debut for the Storm in June and has now signed a one-season contract extension with the long-time competition heavyweights.

Newcastle Herald

Bellamy won't push Munster for NRL call

Cameron Munster's contract call lingers over Melbourne's NRL premiership pursuit but coach Craig Bellamy won't try to hurry his playmaker into a decision.

AAP

Vic Liberals pitch new children's hospital

The Victorian coalition has pitched a new children's hospital in Melbourne's outer west as it continues to push to fight the state election on health.

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Victoria Police offer $1 million reward in Frankston cold case murder of Michele Brown

Michele Brown disappeared on March 1, 1992, after calling her mother from a phone booth in Melbourne's south-east. Her body was found in a nearby shed two weeks later.

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Skill, determination and tactics you won't want to miss: The players to watch in AFLW season seven

Eighteen teams, a pay rise and more contact time. These are the players to watch as AFLW season seven is set to go to a whole new level, Gemma Bastiani writes.

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The 'city' is becoming increasingly digital, forcing us to rethink its role in life and work

The role of the city is changing. To find out how, we surveyed more than 2,000 Victorians living in Melbourne, its suburbs and regional centres in April 2022.

The Conversation

Souths, Roosters are serious contenders for the title: David Klemmer

The Knights prop's exclusive weekly column.

Newcastle Herald

You can’t be what you can’t see – and that includes women in AFL leadership roles

The likes of North Melbourne president Sonja Hood have proved the adage rings true beyond the field and the coaches box

The Guardian - AU

Lee 'right man' to lift Broncos: Renouf

Brenko Lee's rollercoaster NRL career has continued with a call-up for Brisbane's crunch clash with Parramatta on Thursday.

AAP

Bright teen girl 'identifying as a cat at school' and 'shows feline behaviour'

The teenager is apparently allowed to act like a feline and be non-verbal at the private school in Melbourne, Australia

Irish Mirror

Confusion reigns as BoM updates its app features

The weather bureau has changed the way it communicates rainfall forecasts to its users on its official app following persistent confusion.

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Newcastle Herald

Newcastle RL: Macquarie to Melbourne and back again for winger-turned-forward

"Definitely. I hope to God we make the grand final. I've been envisioning it every day. That would be awesome."

AAP

Nasty Petty sledge was provoked: Zorko

Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko insists his personal sledge that reduced Melbourne's Harrison Petty to tears was provoked, but admits he crossed the line.

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Vic govt asked to halt rail loop contracts

Any more contracts to build a multibillion-dollar rail loop in Melbourne should not be signed before the Victorian state election, the opposition says.

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Storm make Munster 'impressive' NRL offer

Cameron Munster's agent Braith Anasta says choosing whether to take up an offer to stay with Melbourne will be the hardest decision of the playmaker's life.

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AFLW players excited for 18-team era

The AFLW season will kick-off on Thursday just 138 days after the last grand final, with the addition of four new teams to make the competition whole at 18.

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Farnham had part of jaw removed in surgery

Australian singer John Farnham reportedly underwent jaw reconstruction surgery during a marathon 11-and-a-half hour operation to remove mouth cancer.

ABC News

As demand for Victorian kinder spots rises, one Melbourne 'icon' is on the cusp of closure

The 2023 kindergarten plans of dozens of Melbourne families are thrown into disarray after learning their community-led kinder will shut its doors at the end of the year. Parents are urging the Anglican Church, which owns the land, to reconsider a decision not to renew the centre's lease.

ABC News

Mountain ash forests are under threat from climate change and logging

A couple of hours' drive from Melbourne you'll find mountain ash forests, where behemoths reach up to 100 metres into the sky. But their future looks shaky — and there's more to lose than a few old trees.

The Guardian - AU

Acropolis wow: replica Parthenon to be built at National Gallery of Victoria

‘Temple of Boom’ will be covered in murals, and host performances and music through Melbourne’s summer

AAP

Dees finding ruthlessness in AFL

Melbourne captain Max Gawn says the reigning premiers are finding the ruthlessness they need ahead of attempting to defend their title back in Victoria.

AAP

Zorko AFL sledge a line in the sand: Gawn

Melbourne captain Max Gawn says personal sledges like Dayne Zorko's towards Harrison Petty don't belong in the AFL, but is proud of how the Demons handled it.

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