Thomastown sets a gold standard for food
The Australian Food Awards have helped secure Thomastown’s place on the foodie map.
Leading the charge for Thomastown at the awards last month was Bertocchi...
Police investigate Mill Park armed robbery
Police are investigating an armed robbery of a 65-year-old man in Mill Park earlier this month.
Police believe that three or four young men, aged...
Elective surgery waiting times improving at Northern Hospital
Elective surgery waiting times have fallen at the Northern Hospital, with median treatment times falling below the state average for the first time in...
Northern Health midwives trial delivers
A trial program allowing parents to pay private midwives to deliver their babies at Northern Hospital could be expanded in the next 12 months.
The...
Rental squeeze spreads to Whittlesea, Hume
Rental affordability is in decline in Whittlesea and Hume with less than 20 per cent of private rentals affordable to low income earners, new...
Broadmeadows’ women’s garden takes root
Women and children visiting the Broadmeadows Women’s Community House will have the chance to grow and harvest produce in the centre’s new garden.
Hume council...
Council adopts budget and future plan
Sports, festivals and infrastructure are the big winners in the 2017-18 Brimbank council budget.
Council last week adopted the budget, and a four-year plan which...
Lalor man charged over damage to Epping police station
A Lalor man who allegedly caused damaged to Epping police station in three separate incidents last month has been charged by police.
The man, 27,...
Coolaroo fire prompts new EPA powers
A state government taskforce has been set up to audit recycling sites in the wake of a fire at a Coolaroo plant which forced...
Brotherhood of St Laurence opens Craigieburn toy library
Like any other toddler, Ziva loves playing with new toys.
The 21-month-old was recently given a sneak peak at the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s new...
South Morang teen Keahna Pekin to star in schools spectacular
The largest audience Keahna Pekin has ever danced in front of is about 300 people.
But that will all change when she steps on to...
BUSINESS MATTERS: Where caring is a way of life
This is a clear signpost to his level of commitment to care excellence.
“Delivering babies is a focus of my life, it’s not just a job – it’s a way of life,” Dr Hatzikostas. “I love what I do – everything is wholehearted.”
Woodlands historic homestead opens doors for Open House Melbourne
Visitors to Woodlands Historic Park will have a rare chance to tour one of Hume’s oldest buildings at the weekend.
The doors to Woodlands Historic...
Broadmeadows a favourite with house buyers
One of Melbourne’s most maligned suburbs is catching the attention of home buyers, sending prices soaring in recent months.
Latest data from the Real Estate...
Synthetic DNA to help cops track stolen goods
Whittlesea home owners will be given the chance to stamp their valuables with “synthetic DNA” as part of a six-month trial to reduce burglaries...
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Can ewe believe it?
There has been a ‘baad’ spate of animal escapes in Hume this month, with the council’s city laws team collecting and impounding 35 sheep...
