Whittlesea’s white-collar shift
White-collar workers are flocking to Whittlesea, according to a new report prepared by the council.
The council’s latest Place Profile Report, which provides a demographic...
Car hits police van Lalor
Two men have been arrested after they ram raided a police van just after midnight this morning in Lalor.
A marked police van was attempting...
Eyes down and boogie
It’s disco bingo time at Werribee Support and Housing (WSH) … in a bid to raise cash for Wyndham’s most vulnerable children.
Margaret Bateman wanted...
VCAT approves Mernda Hill development
Woodland Waters residents have lost for a second time their bid to scale back a planned housing development on Cravens Road in Mernda.
The Victorian...
Good sportsmanship reaps rewards
Mischa Atkinson excels on an athletics track and, when asked to put pen to paper to write 25 words or less on what good...
Abbie raises a cup for kids
A South Morang youngster has invited her friends and neighbours to pull up chairs at her Cuppa for Kids event next month.
Abbie Thomas, 10,...
Planting the seeds of gardening knowledge
Sunbury residents can help revegetate garden beds outside the Sunbury library during a free Live Green workshop this Saturday.
Community gardener Ray Redford will show...
Teens’ dream stalled as council won’t play ball
Nillumbik council has thwarted a campaign by teenage siblings to have a basketball half-court built on public property at Bundoora, despite Whittlesea council’s offer...
Vietnam vets to honour fallen mates
The first Victorian national serviceman fatally wounded in Vietnam will be honoured when veterans from Central Highlands meet for a service at Fawkner cemetery...
Fire leaves disabled sailing students high and dry
A massive tyre fire at Broadmeadows last month forced the cancellation of sailing classes for intellectually disabled students at neighbouring Jack Roper Reserve.
On January...
Work begins on super animal-pound
There were almost as many dogs as dignitaries to mark the sod- turning start to building a mega-pound in Epping last Thursday.
When finished next...
Councils join to campaign for infrastructure
Whittlesea and Hume have partnered with councils across Australia to campaign for more roads, rail and health facilities in fringe suburbs.
The national Fund Our...
Mernda’s history laid bare in new exhibition
Colleen Lazenby gushes over the sepia images, hand-written poems and sketches dating from the 1860s now on show at Whittlesea council offices.
Ms Lazenby, the...
Five new bike paths flagged for Whittlesea
Five proposed off-road bike paths in Whittlesea have been flagged as “priority trails”.
The planned trails – the Edgars Creek Trail, Merri Creek Trail Link,...
Hume council not seeking extra rate rise
Hume council is likely to face tough choices in its next budget with the municipality not among 21 councils to have flagged the possibility...
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Bundoora road worst in nation for crashes
Plenty Road in Bundoora has the dishonourable title of being named Australia's top crash hotspot over the past decade, a new report have revealed.
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