Melbourne Arson Spate, Sunbury Land Questions & Zak Butters Joins the Bulldogs | 10 Oct 2026

Melbourne in 10 · Oct 9, 2026 · 9m

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: police investigate Melbourne’s fourteenth vehicle arson in five days; a man faces court after an alleged two-hundred-kilometre-an-hour pursuit through the south-east; a Dingley Village teacher faces charges over alleged hidden-camera recordings at a primary school; the Footscray Club closes after 132 years; Melton council explores partnerships for Mount Atkinson and Thornhill Park train stations; questions grow over…