There are no major delays on the trains this morning, but quite a few orange dots on the Metro Trains website, indicating minor delays.

Those lines with minor delays include Craigieburn, Cranbourne, Frankston, Hurstbridge, Pakenham and Sandringham.

Let us know if there are any problems with your journey in via hanna.turbet@theage.com.au 

Sounds like there has been a terrible accident on the West Gate Freeway.

The accident, just before Grieve Parade, reportedly includes two trucks and two cars.

Stay safe out there. 

Here's the rest of the news this morning.

On the eve of the federal election, the Labor Party has lost a favourite son. Here's how The Age has covered his life and tributes to one of our most charismatic leaders.

• Bob Hawke wanted to see Bill Shorten return Labor to government, but knew he mightn’t make it to election day, writes Tony Wright. In the last days of last year, attending the Woodford Folk Festival that had become his regular December pilgrimage, he said he expected Labor to do well, but warned that his “terrible health” might mean he wouldn’t be around to see it. “I’ve had my time,” he said.

• There were the four federal election victories and the distinction of being Labor's longest-serving prime minister but Bob Hawke transcended politics and came to personify a certain sort of Australian who, while rooted in the federation, gazed steadfastly to the future, writes Damien Murphy.

• Former prime minister Bob Hawke faced the end of his life with a "sense of calm," Julia Gillard has said, while remembering him as "Australia's greatest peacetime leader". Other current and former Australian leaders have hailed Mr Hawke as a "political legend," who radically reshaped Australian politics, writes Judith Ireland.

Here's today's front page of The Age newspaper:

A man has died after a house fire in Melbourne's north on Wednesday night.

The blaze is believed to have started in a house behind a shop on Widford Street, Glenroy, about 10pm.

A 35-year-old man, who lived at the property, alerted emergency services. But a 50-year-old man, who also lived at the property and was found outside with life-threatening injuries, died in hospital yesterday afternoon.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be established but the fire is no longer believed to be suspicious. 

The boys in blue get all the best jobs.

Earlier this week, two young cops – First Constable Callum Nathan and First Constable Luke Bull – were literally stopped in the middle of a busy Narre Warren road by a visibly distressed woman holding a choking baby.

While one of the young officers took the 18-month-old and gave it multiple taps on the back, the other called an ambulance.

The baby eventually spat out the obstruction – a piece of cucumber – and started to breathe normally.

A police spokeswoman said the outcome was "one of relief for all involved, especially the baby's mum".

Good morning!

It's the day before the Big Day - the federal election. Yet, it's Labor legend Bob Hawke who will dominate today's headlines. The former PM died last night at home, aged 89. We'll have all the latest tributes to him today, including a live political blog.

If you're still under the covers, enjoy every extra minute. It's a chilly 6.9 degrees in the city right now, but we're headed for a sunny top of 19 degrees.

We'll have all the latest news for you shortly. And feel free to share your journey, news tips, interesting pictures, video and comments with other Melbourne Express readers via email or Twitter.