Pakenham Theatre Catfished, Victoria’s Budget Squeeze & Melbourne Cup Field | 1 Nov 2026
Good morning, Melbourne. It’s Sunday, and Daniel and Maya bring the CBD and metro weather, ten verified stories affecting Melburnians, and the major sport worth knowing.
Today: a Pakenham community theatre loses thousands after a fake group booking; Victoria’s cooling property market cuts five billion dollars from revenue forecasts; the Coalition clarifies its Suburban Rail Loop review; Victoria’s Treaty becomes a defining election issue; a One Nation cartoon draws criticism; Bunnings removes a stigmatising Halloween costume; councils seek a pause on new data centres; police identify…
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