Inquiry into petrol drive-offs ‘not the answer’
The state’s peak body representing thousands of automotive businesses has slammed the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry into petrol thefts.
The Victorian Automotive Chamber of...
Brave Gladstone Park security guard honoured
The Molotov cocktail didn’t enter the city jewellery store with a bang but with a soft whooshing sound.
The rudimentary petrol bomb sailed past security...
Whittlesea council says no to sky rail
Whittlesea council will oppose an elevated railway, proposed as part of the extension of the South Morang train line to Mernda.
Councillors last week voted to...
Crime spike in postcode 3064
Postcode 3064 witnessed the most crime in Hume and Whittlesea last year, according to the latest figures from the Crime Statistics Agency.
The yearly figures,...
Lockdown lifted at Beveridge Primary School
A lockdown at Beveridge Primary School has been lifted following earlier reports of a man with a firearm.
Students at the primary school were locked...
Mill Park man robbed with ‘syringe’ in Elwood
A Mill Park man, 40, was attacked by two men in Elwood overnight.
The man was attacked from behind as he approached his car about...
Westmeadows fight leaves two dead
Two men have have been killed during a fight at a Westmeadows party on Saturday night.
Police are investigating the circumstances behind the two deaths at...
Shootings prompt police raids
Seven men from around Hume have been charged over a series of non-fatal shootings in Melbourne’s north earlier this month.
Embona Taskforce detectives, who investigate...
Coolaroo man charged over Roxburgh Park sexual assault
A Coolaroo man, 30, has faced court over the alleged rape of a teenage girl in Roxburgh Park last month.
The man appeared in an...
Hume amongst worst in state for tool thefts
Tool theft is rife in Hume, but police say tradies are their own worst enemies when it comes to fuelling the crime.
Police statistics reveal...
Petition to fix dangerous Whittlesea intersection
One mother’s close call at a dangerous Whittlesea intersection has led her to collect more than 1000 signatures in a bid to make it...
Man wanted for Mill Park sexual assault
Police are seeking a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman waiting at a bus stop Mill Park last month.
Detectives have been told the woman...
Support for Donnybrook precinct plan
Whittlesea council has thrown its support behind a plan to develop a large parcel of land in Donnybrook and Woodstock for a future residential...
Natasha’s walk for autism
When a charity walk to raise awareness about autism drew hundreds of people to Mill Park last year, organiser Natasha Brearley-Ngarua decided the event...
SES members take on other emergency services
More than 3000 police and emergency services personnel, firefighters, paramedics, lifesavers, and corrections and customs officers are lining up to compete in this year’s...
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Help save koalas in September
For the rest of September, the Australian Koala Foundation is inviting wildlife lovers from all over the world to ‘Join the Chorus’ of support...
