St Kilda Beach. Distance from Melbourne: 6.8 km (4 miles) via Princes Highway; Drive time: 15 minutes drive ; Where to stay: The Prince; Okay, so St Kilda isn’t exactly outside Melbourne, ...

Police have made three arrests at Melbourne's St Kilda Beach after hundreds of officers spent hours trying to keep a far-right rally and a counter-protest apart. Police said there were no injuries ...

But in a more granular ranking of Melbourne’s best beaches, the travel site lists St Kilda beach as No.1, above Brighton and Elwood. St Kilda was ranked Melbourne’s best beach. Photo: Wayne Taylor ...

Visitors to Melbourne's iconic St Kilda Beach will no longer be allowed to drink alcohol, thanks to a booze ban introduced in response to a string of recent fights and assaults.

Tyla Reid (pictured), 22, saw the sisters, aged 10 and 11, struggling in the water at Melbourne's famous St Kilda Beach on the night of December 26 and rushed into the water to save them.