Australian Resident Steve Hanson found himself being set upon by two men during the Rugby Sevens final when he celebrated a try being scored by England against New Zealand.
The ABC reports that he has a fractured nose and will have to see a plastic surgeon during the week.
The wife of the victim has said that […]
How embarrassing must it be for India right now as one of their entourage is being charged with the indecent assault of a 16 year old girl. India, who are hosting the next Commonwealth Games, have had to deal with this incident before the Queen had even opened the Games last night.
If he’s found […]
An activist group called Eureka Sedition has said it will rally on Thursday morning against the Queen’s Baton’s presence at the site of the Eureka Stockade uprising where the British Empire massacred 30 diggers who were standing up for a free and independent Australia.
If you’re planning on going swimming in Melbourne during the Commonwealth Games then you will be happy to know that Lifesaving Patrols at nine popular Victorian beaches have been extended due to the anticipation of tourists.
Fifty extra lifesavers will monitor metropolitan beaches at St Kilda, Elwood and Port Melbourne, and coastal beaches at Anglesea, Lorne, […]
ST KILDA’S famous Sunday market has been banned as a security risk during the Commonwealth Games.
Stallholders expecting a bumper Sunday with the marathon on March 19 have been ordered to stay away and now some of the 200 market traders want to be compensated for the lost business.
Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon finished a tour of regional Commonwealth Games venues this morning when she met with Venue Commander for the Geelong Basketball Arena, Acting Inspector Mick Myers.
Ms Nixon inspected regional basketball stadiums in Ballarat and Bendigo last week, and met with Venue Commander for the Traralgon Stadium Senior Sergeant Craig Gye yesterday.
Ms Nixon […]
According to an email being circulated to police around Ballarat, rest days may be about to be cancelled during the Commonwealth Games to ensure a full force contingent of police is always on hand.
The Liberal Party is doubting the State Government’s commitment to security at country Commonwealth Games events.
Private firms are being paid $19 million to provide security.
But the Opposition spokesman for the Commonwealth Games, Gordon Rich-Phillips, says only less than 1 per cent of that money will cover security at Geelong events.
With less than $200,000 being spent […]
SECURITY forces will be stretched to the limit in coming weeks as the Queen and former US president Bill Clinton come to Sydney.
Mr Clinton will be in the city on Wednesday for the Global Business Forum being held at the Sydney Convention Centre.
The Queen and Prince Philip are expected to arrive in Sydney on March […]
ARMY bomb disposal experts are already checking buildings in and around Melbourne to ensure they are safe for the Commonwealth Games.
Units to be deployed will include special forces personnel trained to deal with terrorism, jet fighters of the Royal Australian Air Force and naval vessels.
Victoria’s Chief Police Commissioner Christine Nixon has rejected concerns about police resources in country areas during the Commonwealth Games.
Officers and equipment from regional stations will be sent to Melbourne for the Games next month, but the State Opposition says it will compromise safety in the country.
All leave and training has been cancelled to maintain the […]
POLICE will have holding cells inside Commonwealth Games venues for badly behaved spectators at next month’s Games.
Cricket crowds at the MCG have earned one of the worst reputations in the world for misbehaviour and aside from terror concerns, the prospect of rowdy crowd behaviour is being taken seriously because, under sponsorship arrangements, full-strength beer, spirits […]
For the first time, the Crime Stoppers world family has been asked to support an international event and will work together to collate information on criminal activity for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne this year.
Crime Stoppers International has direct connections to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other international police agencies, as well as special […]
The Victorian Opposition says the State Government is asking country police stations to loan their weapons for use during the Commonwealth Games.
Opposition police spokesman Kim Wells says police response times in regional areas will be much slower due to the lack of equipment.
A HUGE truck and container X-ray station manned by armed forces can be revealed as a key piece of the Commonwealth Games security jigsaw.
Two giant-span search structures are being built at a remote location on Victoria Dock.
Every truck that will enter a Games venue such as the MCG or the athletes village will first […]
A NEW undetectable drug threatens to undermine the credibility of the Commonwealth Games with an Australian blood doping expert yesterday warning that rogue athletes have been trying to buy the product.
Robin Parisotto, the principal researcher behind creating a test in 2000 for the oxygen-boosting drug EPO, says concerns are growing that drug cheats […]
SECURITY officials have locked down Melbourne’s recently completed Commonwealth Games village ahead of the arrival of its 6000 resident athletes and officials next month.
Victoria Police began security sweeps of the purpose built 27ha site in Parkville with the aid of the Australian Defence Force on the 9th of February and will maintain a stringent security […]
With just five weeks remaining until the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, concerns remain over security at that event.
A report prepared by the Victoria Police Security Intelligence Group has highlighted serious problems with investigating the backgrounds of foreign nationals who work in private security.
As many as 5,000 private security guards will be […]
There will be an increase in police and military activity in Melbourne over the next few weeks in preparation for the Commonwealth Games.
Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon today opened a temporary police station inside the athlete’s village at Parkville. At different times 109 officers will work at the station as they police the 20-hectare […]
Victoria Police want $100 a day to compensate for workloads during the Commonwealth Games.
The Police Association is demanding an additional four days annual leave and as well as payments of $100 per day for officers during the games to compensate for a ban on annual leave.
The claim amounts to $3 million and 31,500 days in […]