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Staff and visitors to the aquarium joined in on Pesto’s birthday celebrations.

Famous penguin Pesto celebrates huge milestone

The animal is beloved by everyone from Katy Perry to Olivia Rodrigo.

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Police will allege the man scaled and defaced heritage-listed Flinders St Railway Station clock. (HANDOUT/METRO)

Man accused of 'Pam the Bird' street art to face court

A man is facing more than 50 charges after he was arrested over statewide graffiti series 'Pam the Bird' painted on well-known landmarks.

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Michael Martin, 69, is charged with raping an elderly woman more than 40 years ago.

Accused grandma rapist walks from court after bail bid

A man accused of raping an elderly woman has been released on bail after a magistrate found he did not pose an unacceptable risk to the community.

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Mark Stockwell was trapped in a car for 90 minutes, seriously injured, after a tree fell on the Mornington Peninsula in August last year.

‘Why’s my airbag out?’: Man injured and trapped after freak accident

The Mornington Peninsula man was driving home through a storm. The next thing he remembers is waking up in the wreckage, unable to feel his leg.

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A motorbike rider was killed in the collision.

Motorbike rider killed after collision with ute

Police have launched a major crash investigation after a motorbike rider was killed in a horror crash. 

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Dylan DiPierdomenico has been jailed for stealing more than $140,000 from a family-run golf firm.

AFL legend’s son gets nine months jail for stealing $140k

The son of AFL legend Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico has been locked up for stealing more than $140,000 from a family-run business.

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Roads around the area have been closed with motorists urged to use alternative routes.

Public alert as massive fire engulfs warehouse

Emergency services are battling a massive blaze believed to have been started by lithium batteries stored in a warehouse with a public warning alert issued.

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Homicide are examining two burnt-out cars in connection to Abdulrahim’s death.

Mourners gather to farewell underworld figure Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim

The 32-year-old was shot and killed in broad daylight in a hotel carpark in front of his girlfriend.

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Lorrin Whitehead was last seen on CCTV at a local supermarket in Bannockburn.

Farm searched and dam drained in renewed search for missing mother

New information sparked the renewed search effort in the remote location.

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DNA evidence has confirmed orcas hunted a white shark for its liver.

Mystery of what ripped apart great white shark off Australian coast solved

The savaged 4.7m white pointer was missing its midsection when it was found.

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Police have recovered a second vehicle thought to be linked to a brazen gangland shooting. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Police find another getaway car in ‘Punisher’ murder case

Detectives believe a grey ute with a distinctive sticker was likely used as a second getaway vehicle after the brazen slaying of a notorious underworld figure.

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Lachlan Cook had been self-managing his type-1 diabetes when he fell ill.
Lachlan Cook, 16, died on a school trip to Vietnam in 2019.

Elite school cops huge fine over student’s death on trip

A prestigious Melbourne school has been ordered to pay a huge fine after one of its students died during a school trip to Vietnam.

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