Reid Butler

Sep 16, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Reid Butler

A North Melbourne apartment building manager believes he's cracked the code in preventing break-ins, intruders and theft. Sam Nivas has introduced unique security measures and told 9News they are working. Security measures include an alarm on the entry door and car park gate that sounds if they remain open for too long, alerting the residents to any possible disturbance. The measures come as crime from theft apartments is up 7.1 per cent over the past 12 months.

Sep 15, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Reid Butler

Anger is building across the Victorian community after a 69-year-old man died over the weekend while waiting for an ambulance. Philip Burne, a regular at the Ringwood RSL, waited nearly four hours on the floor of his home after falling over. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was too late.Members of the much-loved RSL told 9News the 69-year-old's death was tragic.

Sep 9, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Reid Butler

EXCLUSIVE: When Kevin Coghlan decided to retire after a severe health scare, he did what anyone would do and checked in with his superannuation fund. What he wasn't prepared for was his shock when a representative from ESSSuper showed him the beneficiaries on his account: two women, both listed as his children. The problem was the retired tram driver doesn't have any daughters. "I have one male child, not two female children," he told 9News.

Aug 19, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Reid Butler |Church Street

Business owners in once-thriving Melbourne shopping precincts say sky-high rents are driving them to the wall, sparking fears of the death of the suburban shopping strip. The issue is particularly pronounced in Eaton Mall and surrounding streets in Oakleigh, in Melbourne's south-east. Locals and traders alike say the proud area is struggling. Jim Samiotis, from Prahran Seafoods on Portman, has lived in Oakleigh since 1975 and worked on Portman Street for seven years.

Jul 14, 2024 | theage.com.au | Nick McKenzie |Reid Butler |David Marin-Guzman

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Indigenous Melbourne man Ben Nash left for work on the morning of January 24, a day before his 19th birthday, all his mother Tammie knew was that her son was heading to a job he loved. “He was drawn to civil construction,” she says of Ben, a proud Gunditjmara man and devoted player at the North Ringwood Football Club.