Melbourne news on Thursday, October 29, 2026

In Melbourne on Thursday, October 29, 2026: New restaurants, AI expansion boost Melbourne. Also: A major American chef opens a casual all-day dining spot in Melbourne; Wendy's opens its second drive-thru location in Melbourne. Weather: Mostly cloudy with light rain, 11–18°C and winds to 17 km/h.

Updated 4:23 PM UTC · Get it by email every morning, free · Archive

Top stories

A major American chef opens a casual all-day dining spot in Melbourne.Broadsheet · Oct 28, 10:37 AM
Wendy's opens its second drive-thru location in Melbourne.QSR Media Australia · Oct 28, 4:20 AM
Melbourne's data centre boom in the west brings unexpected economic growth.The Age · Oct 28, 8:50 AM

Events & going out

Pikmin Bloom Mini Walk event happening in Melbourne this week (free, location TBA).Vooks · Oct 28, 8:37 AM

Business & new openings

Dutch AI medtech company Nicolab expands Melbourne operations for Asia-Pacific.Invest Victoria · Oct 28, 8:28 AM
Melbourne Storm announces adidas as its official apparel partner.Melbourne Storm · Oct 28, 2:14 AM

Culture & arts

The Tally Room Live show returns to Melbourne for a second performance.The Tally Room · Oct 28, 11:21 AM

4 more today, plus every earlier edition

Free for subscribers: the whole list every morning and the complete daily archive.

← October 28, 2026 Melbourne news today

Earlier editions

All editions →

All places and topics that day →

More local news

All towns in Australia →

Every line is our own one-sentence summary and links to the original publisher. Sources: public news found through Google News and Bing News, moderated posts from readers, weather from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).