It’s been revealed that a Life Saving Victoria report released five years ago recommended significant changes to signage at the beach which yesterday became the site of Victoria’s worst drowning tragedy in almost 20 years. The 2019 report identified Bass Coast Shire as a national drowning “blackspot” and called on the council to introduce a […]

The Captain Cook statue in St Kilda has been vandalised overnight. 3AW police reporter Madelaine Burke is at the scene this morning. Press PLAY to hear the latest  Victoria Police First Constable Darcie Sword says the case “is a bit of a controversial one”. “There’s your number one news story for the day,” Ross Stevenson […]

Carlton utility Jack Silvagni has been ruled out for the entire 2024 season on Thursday after scans confirmed he ruptured his ACL at training. It’s a shocking blow for the Blues, who are now dealing with a third successive pre-season ACL injury to one of their players. “(Jack Silvagni’s ACL injury) just continues this really […]

A social scientist is urging authorities to take a “harm reduction” approach ahead of another festival planned for the Australia Day weekend. After nine people were hospitalised with overdoses at a festival in Flemington last month, the Rainbow Spirit Festival – which was last held in 2019 – will take place on Sunday. Monica Barratt […]

A City of Port Phillip councillor says he’s “disappointed” with the police response to vandals who cut a Captain Cook statue down at the ankles overnight. Independent councillor Marcus Pearl says the attack was “obviously very coordinated” and it would have been noisy and taken at least 15 minutes. He told 3AW’s Tom Elliott police […]

A Melbourne mum was left shocked after ordering a snack for her son yesterday. Carmela ordered two potato cakes with chicken salt at Funfields Theme Park, and was taken aback by a sneaky unexpected charge. Press PLAY below to hear what happened Image: iStock