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Yuroke MP Ros Spence vows to keep fighting for Mickleham Road upgrade

Yuroke MP Ros Spence has vowed to keep fighting for upgrades to Mickleham and Somerton roads. The busy arterial roads were left out of a...

Cats prompt health alarm at Meadow Heights Education Centre

Hume council has knocked back a request for rubber matting to be installed in the playground of a Meadow Heights childcare centre, despite cat...

Milad Norouzi is rapping to a new beat thanks to Outer Urban Projects

Three years ago, Milad Norouzi was building a new life in Australia and looking for ways to share his writing. He arrived in Australia from...

Funfields to be home to Victoria’s first outdoor wave pool

The first outdoor wave pool in Victoria is on its way to Whittlesea. Whittlesea council voted last Tuesday to approve an application for a wave...

Aurora Community Association ready to have some fun

Get ready to have some fun, Epping. The Aurora Community Association is throwing a party this Saturday to celebrate the suburb’s diverse community. The event, called...

Residents cry fowl

Residents are calling for the state government to overturn new reforms to pig and poultry farming that they believe threaten the protection of the...

MY WYNDHAM: Cameron Moyes

My Wyndham: At the age of 14, Cameron Moyes is already a taekwondo champion. He competes at a club, state and international level, and won a...

Call to fix ‘dangerous’ intersection

Concerned residents, an MP and Wyndham council are calling for a “dangerous” Wyndham Vale intersection to be upgraded. The intersection, on the corner of Ballan...

Mernda Rail Extension: First train in nearly 60 years arrives in Mernda

LATEST   Residents are counting down the days until the first passengers can board a train at Mernda. Test trains began running on the Mernda Rail Extension...

Police investigate Mill Park industrial accident

Police and Worksafe are investigating the death of a worker following an accident at Mill Park factory on Thursday. A 57-year-old Delahey man was found...

Sports lights a big win for Whittlesea clubs

New technology is helping light up Whittlesea sport at night. Whittlesea council has installed energy-efficient LED lighting at Mill Park Lakes Recreation Reserve, West Lalor...

Kids gear up for Craigieburn gnome hunt

Attention all the Sherlock Gnomes out there – Craigieburn is calling on you and your sleuthing expertise. A small army of cute ceramic figures is...

Illegal dumping costs Hume council millions

Hume council has spent $2.09 million cleaning up illegally dumped rubbish, litter and graffiti across a 12-month period. The council’s sustainable infrastructure and services director...

Hume rolls out the welcome mat for refugees

Multicultural dancers, musicians and poets performed at a Refugee Week celebration in Broadmeadows on Wednesday. Hume council hosted the event at the Hume Global Learning...

Mill Park Leisure Centre set to close this weekend

The Mill Park Leisure Centre will be closed to the public from Saturday (June 30) as work begins on the $25 million redevelopment of...

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Historic walls rebuilt

Historic dry-stone walls that were demolished to make way for new lanes on Epping Road have been rebuilt at three sites in Wollert. The Major...