The Melbourne Snap
Melbourne Snap (Sam Shedden), Sam SheddenFast, focused, and always about Melbourne. Every weekday around 7am, journalist Sam Shedden delivers a sharp two-minute briefing with the day’s biggest headlines, local news and events — no ads, no clickbait, no doomscrolling.
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The weekend edition, Friday 30 January | The Melbourne Snap ⚡
Hello and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap and the last edition for a while, as I take some extended leave from this little community news project of ours. I wrote about why in yesterday’s edition. Here’s Friday’s edition.
The Roy...
The Melbourne Snap⚡- An important update
Before we begin today’s Melbourne Snap, I wanted to share an important update. After over 280 editions of The Melbourne Snap, I’ve decided to pause the newsletter for a while following Friday’s edition.
This hasn’t been a decision taken li...
The Melbourne Snap⚡- Wednesday 28 January
Good morning and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap. Good luck to all the families with little or big ones going back to school today. Here’s Wednesday’s edition.
Hardware Lane in the CBD. Picture: Photo by Jay lee on Unsplash
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The Melbourne Snap⚡- Tuesday 27 January
Record-breaking heatwave anticipated, 80-year-old charged with murder, evacuations along Great Ocean Road, major Invasion Day rally, cafe opening and community notices.
Hello and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap. I hope you enjoyed the l...
The weekend edition, Friday 23 January | The Melbourne Snap ⚡
Record-breaking heatwave warning for Victoria, monuments trashed, Monopoly theme park closure, new ice cream shop, rooftop sober rave and what's on this weekend.
Hello and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap. There will be no Melbourne Snap...
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The community-powered local news and events newsletter for Melbourne. FREE and sent every weekday morning (Mon-Fri). No ads, no clickbait, no clutter. The news for people who love Melbourne.
I'm an editor and journalist with over a decade in the news biz. Originally from Scotland, I emigrated to Melbourne in 2024 with my family and haven't looked back.
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