A man wearing underwear as a mask evaded police following an attempted robbery in Port Melbourne last week.

Police believe the man entered the Bay Street hotel about 2.15am last Wednesday, before approaching a staff member.

The man allegedly threatened the staff member with a firearm, demanding cash, detectives said.

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Police said the staff member was unable to access any money, and the man fled the scene.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

"At the time of the incident, it is believed he was wearing some kind of dark material draped around him like a cape and a pair of dark-coloured underpants on his head," police said.

"He also had on a black t-shirt, light-coloured pants and white runners."

He was last seen running away from the hotel on CCTV, before tripping on his cape and following on the ground.

Investigators are appealing to the public for information and are hoping to speak to anyone who may have seen the man in the area in the lead-up to or after the alleged robbery.

Some of the draft findings were inaccurate and incorrect: agency.

Lian Hunia had no intention of handing over any money for the iPhone the man was selling.

Promoters suing the Australian Grand Prix for $8 million in damages claim Robbie Williams' 2020 concert was cancelled based on misleading information about health advice.

The first day of the F1 event at Melbourne's Albert Park was cancelled just before gates opened, on Friday, March 13, 2020, over the looming threat of COVID-19.

Williams was due to perform at Lakeside Stadium the following day as part of the four-day event, but this was also cancelled and ticketholders refunded.

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A trial has begun in Victoria's Supreme Court after World Touring Melbourne brought civil action against the Australian Grand Prix Corporation over the cancellation.

The promoters want the grand prix to fork out $8.7 million in damages.

Then-Australian Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott told the promoters he'd received a "blanket directive" from Victoria's chief health officer Brett Sutton to cancel both events, in a phone call played to the court.

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"In the global scheme of all the events, it's sadly the decision based on all the cards we're all being dealt with," Westacott said on the call.

"It's just one of those unfortunate things we have to deal, and move on with."

World Touring's barrister Nicholas de Young KC said evidence showed the health advice was a recommendation and not a directive, and alleged the grand prix had misled promoters and withheld information about Sutton's views.

"The plaintiff would have run the concert had they known the true position," he told the court on Monday.

De Young said mass gatherings were prohibited in Victoria from the following Monday.

He said World Touring lost $8.45 million due to the cancellation, after paying back $2.4 million in ticket sales and losing further revenue from predicted merchandise, food and drink sales, as well as sponsorship and TV and film content.

Barrister Gerard Dalton KC, acting for the grand prix, denied it had misled promoters or that Westacott had misrepresented Sutton's advice.

Further, he said that was "irrelevant" as the concert would have been cancelled by the CEO either way.

"It doesn't matter if he misrepresented the CHO's advice by saying it was a direction when in fact, it was a recommendation," Dalton said.

"What matters is, would the concert have gone ahead?

"The concert did not go ahead because Westacott decided that it could not go ahead, in light of the advice that he received from the chief health officer."

The trial before Justice Clyde Croft continues.

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Family members have made a desperate plea for help after a beloved farmer and real estate agency owner vanished in central Victoria.

Patrick Connally, 74, was last seen driving a 1986 white Toyota Land Cruiser in Heathcote about 2pm on May 24.

Police said he could have travelled to check his rural property in Baynton, but he failed to return that night.

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Police and family have concerns for the 74-year-old's welfare due to medical conditions.

Sergeant Holly Lembke described the disappearance as a "bit of a mystery".

"We have been searching extensively on land and from the air. We are particularly for his vehicle in that large area and surrounding roads that he may have taken," she told media today.

"We are also keeping an eye on his bank account, which he hasn't used. We have concerns for him due to a medical issue which he requires medication for every day."

Police believe Connally could have taken a wrong turn, become disorientated and lost. 

"He doesn't have a mobile phone. That's been difficult too," Lembke said.

"We don't believe he has been met with foul play but we are keeping our minds open."

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The community has been out in force searching for the grandfather of five since he went missing.

"It's critical to get him back home, nothing more is important for us know," his son Justin Connally said.

Police have urged anyone with information to contact them.

The man was remanded in custody for the alleged murder of his partner’s child.

“This is a tragic accident that occurred while swimming.”

The Ministry of Education transferred the land to the university for just $10 in 2014.