Big Build Qualification Charges, Bass Coast Short-Stay Fees & Phillip Island’s MotoGP | 14 Oct 2026
Good morning, Melbourne. It’s Wednesday, and Daniel and Maya bring the CBD and metro weather, ten verified stories affecting Melburnians, and the major sport worth knowing.
Today: a construction manager faces charges over allegedly fake Big Build qualifications; police arrest a man over the death of Jayda Allen Bonner in Carlton; the Liberals replace their candidate in marginal Croydon; Victoria’s firefighters’ union pursues an unpaid legal levy; the illicit-tobacco crackdown expands into Gippsland; Bass Coast short-stay owners challenge higher council fees; the ACCC alleges anti-competitive…
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