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BMX Bike Jumps Melbourne Bayside: Council Funds New Facilities
Melbourne's bayside council invests in purpose-built BMX bike jumps and cycling facilities after reversing makeshift course restrictions, securing major community win.
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Listen in English · 17 July 2026 · 1 min
Daily 5 at 5, Melbourne, 17 July 2026
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Good evening from Melbourne. It's 17 July 2026, and this is Daily 5 at 5. First, BMX Bike Jumps Melbourne Bayside: Council Funds New Facilities. Melbourne's bayside council invests in purpose-built BMX bike jumps and…. Next, Melbourne seniors losing homes in housing crisis. Older Victorians forced into cars and emergency shelters as affordable…. Then, Melbourne's needle programs face shortage crisis. Surging demand for black-market peptides is depleting Victoria's syringe supplies,…. Also, Ballarat swimmer and Olympic gold medallist expands swim school as 'no drown…. Olympic champion Shayne Reese is opening a second swim school…. Finally, Australian Ballet opens headquarters as cultural tourism and open-building movement gains momentum. The Australian Ballet is throwing open its headquarters doors as…. That's your Daily 5 at 5 for Melbourne. We'll be back tomorrow.
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