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Fun times are a good fit for Kalkallo and Mernda residents

Free community workouts are helping Kalkallo and Mernda residents trim their waistlines. The fitness sessions, run by Live Life Get Active, are giving residents of...

Whittlesea waste service rubbished

Whittlesea residents are being forced to store rubbish in their backyards and garages amid ongoing delays with the municipality’s waste collection service. Angry residents have...

Safety aces tennis, carparking

Whittlesea council has reneged on its plans to build a pavilion at Epping North’s Prism Park tennis courts and indented parking in Bundoora’s Josef...

Give boring nights the flick at Hume’s summer movies

Hume families are being encouraged to make the most of their summer weekends by kicking back at the council’s outdoor movies. As part of Hume...

Somalian refugee Abdi Aden shares his story

For a long time, Abdi Aden felt unable to talk about his experiences as a young boy in Somalia. The Roxburgh Park resident came to...

Crowds beat the heat at Funfields

Funfields was the place to be last week with young and old alike flocking to the water park to cool off. Visitors streamed through the...

VCAT upholds pokie refusal for Commercial Hotel

A gambling reform advocate has hailed a decision by the state’s peak planning body to prevent 40 gaming machines from being installed at a...

Doreen community hall fire under investigation

A suspicious fire at a Doreen community hall on Wednesday night is under investigation. Doreen CFA was called to the fire at the Laurimar Community...

Thomastown service station robbed by armed gang

Masked offenders armed with hammers have robbed two service stations in the northern suburbs. Police said that four masked offenders smashed their way into a...

Pram-pushing couple steal purse at Highpoint shopping centre

Police are searching for a couple alleged to have stolen a purse from a woman at Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong. The couple were pushing...

Melton courts a new stadium

A new stadium with five indoor basketball courts has been earmarked for Toolern, while Caroline Springs Stadium will be expanded from three courts to...

Expansion just the right medicine

Two hundred new jobs have been created in Broadmeadows following the expansion of a world-class medical manufacturing plant. Global biotherapeutics company CSL opened the $230...

Better to try your luck at Mill Park

Mill Park has been revealed as a lotto hot spot. The suburb recorded the highest number of division one-winning entries in Victoria this year, with...

Council acts on kinder squeeze

Relocatable buildings will be added to two Hume preschools as the council battles to meet demand for kindergarten places. The council, with the help of...

Santa Claus is coming to town

Santa is trading in his sleigh and reindeer for a fire truck as he makes his way around Mernda this weekend. With the help of...

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Inclusive tennis A free weekly tennis program for people with disabilities and/or special needs, or if your just struggling to access mainstream sport programs. Held...