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Mill Park house fire under investigation

The cause of a fire at a Mill Park house on Saturday morning is under investigation. Firefighters were called to the Pindari Avenue house after...

Food relief comes to Mernda

Encompass Care Vic is coming to Mernda. The not-for-profit charity organisation will be holding a welcome tea on Tuesday, April 27 to celebrate the start...

Safety concerns prompt stadium upgrade

Mill Park basketball stadium is set to get a “state of the art” redevelopment to address safety concerns and compliance issues. The stadium is the...

Whittlesea joins fight to save platypus

Australia's platypus population is under threat, and Whittlesea council is doing something about it. Whittlesea council is taking part in a nation-wide fight to stop...

Coolaroo man charged over alleged firearms incident

A Coolaroo man has been charged over an alleged firearms incident in Bundoora earlier this month. Echo Taskforce detectives arrested the 37-year-old on Thursday following...

Proud to have served

Veteran John Gregory Ross is proud to have served his country. Born in 1948, Greg has a long family history of serving Australia. “My father was...

Anzac Day services to go ahead

Anzac Day services are going ahead for the Craigieburn and Epping communities. Craigieburn War Memorial and Remembrance Committee and the Epping RSL will be holding...

Two charged following alleged aggravated carjacking

Two men have been arrested following an alleged carjacking in Roxburgh Park last week. Police said a rideshare driver was dropping off passengers in Cleeland...

Works starts on new school

Construction has officially begun on Mickleham’s newest school. The sod was recently turned on Holy Cross Catholic Primary School's $6 million first stage. Principal Mark Miatello...

Soil legal action launched

Hume council will take Bulla's toxic soil saga to the Supreme Court. Last week, Hume councillors voted unanimously to have the council's lawyers initiate legal...

Appeal to identify Whittlesea burglars

Police are looking to identify two men following a burglary in Whittlesea last week. Detectives from the Whittlesea Crime Investigation Unit have been told two...

Debris removal works start at Bradbury Industrial Services facility

Debris removal works have started at a chemical processing facility in Campbellfield, destroyed by fire in April 2019. Environment Protection Authority Victoria started the next...

Cameras nab drivers using phones

Drivers in Wollert, Hillside and Laverton were the state's worst offenders for using mobile phones behind the wheel during a three month trial of...

Vaccine numbers defended

The Department of Health says COVID-19 vaccination numbers in Melbourne’s west are “strong”, even as a prominent GP says the slow roll-out is an...

Holiday program a hole in one

Craigieburn Central treated children to school holiday fun with a variety of workshops and activities. A nine hole mini golf course was open at the...

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Caution of camping near trees

With the Easter and school holidays upon us and many families heading on camping trips, Kidsafe Victoria is reminding Hume and Whittlesea residents about...