Nine schools in Melbourne have issued notices to parents calling on them to keep their children at home if they have come into contact with the deadly coronavirus. Parents with children at Firbank Grammar School, Scotch College, Methodist Ladies College, Haileybury, Shelford Girls’ Grammar, St Catherine’s School, Caulfield Grammar, Balwyn High School and Melbourne Central […]

A fifth case of the deadly coronavirus has been confirmed in Australia. The death toll overseas has risen to 80 and more than 2000 people have been infected. The virus presents similarly to the common cold when in its early stages. Fever, sore throat, coughing and shortness of breath are symptoms. All travel out of […]

The Rumour File A creative vandal has been awarded an ‘A’ for effort, after a making a humorous addition to a sign in Melbourne’s west. A small letter ‘A’ has been added to a sign at Footscray Park on Smithfield Road, so the sign now reads ‘Footascray’. “I know one famous local businessman who will […]

Melbourne could overtake Sydney’s population within the next few years, according to a new report. In article in The Age by George Megalogenis, it was reported Melbourne is growing at a faster rate than any other capital city. Tom Elliott described the statistic as “simple but frightening” that Melbourne’s population had grown by one million […]

Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in southern California. The 41-year-old Lakers legend was one of nine people killed after the helicopter went down. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, known as Gigi, was also among those killed. LA County Sheriffs confirmed a helicopter was downed in Calabasas, and initially said they […]

Australia needs a “comprehensive and consistent” system to recycle plastics, experts have warned. In a new report, experts say Australia needs to invest in its processing industry or phase out “problematic plastics”. Peter Allan, Director of Sustainable Resource Use, and the lead author of the report, told Tom Elliott plastics have different properties. “It comes […]