Royal Children’s Beds, Auction Reserve Prices & Phillip Island Supercars | 17 Oct 2026
Good morning, Melbourne. It’s Saturday, and Daniel and Maya bring the CBD and metro weather, ten verified stories affecting Melburnians, and the major sport worth knowing.
Today: the Royal Children’s Hospital receives funding to staff twenty new beds; Victoria’s new auction rules require reserve prices a week before sale; Casey Council objects to a major Hindu temple proposed for Cranbourne South; Victoria lifts its poultry housing order while bird flu remains in wildlife; homicide detectives investigate a targeted shooting in Wollert; a coroner outlines findings after the death of young…
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