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Police to open shop at Craigieburn Central if Coalition wins election

Police officers will set up shop at Craigieburn Central if the Coalition wins November’s state election. Opposition leader Matthew Guy has vowed to open police...

Nightclub arrest in Werribee

A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man who allegedly jumped the fence of a nightclub in Watton Street, Werribee on Sunday morning has been charged with...

Mernda rail works trial industry first

Specially-designed concrete troughs, aimed at minimising noise from passing trains, are being installed across the Mernda rail corridor in an Australian industry first. Known as...

Police seek help over Whittlesea assault

A devastated mum has questioned how heartless thugs could have bashed her son and left him for dead in Whittlesea last August. Hamish Layton, 44,...

What happened to Nicole?

For more than 25 years, Lori Brien has been waiting for a knock on her front door. Ms Brien’s younger sister, Nicole Reid, disappeared from...

Community calendar

Market day The Altona Lions Cherry Lake market is on the first Sunday of the month. The next one, on March 4, will have stalls,...

WYNnovation: Here’s to great ideas

The first WYNnovation festival will be held next month. Wyndham’s future focused economy portfolio holder Cr Walter Villagonzalo said the six-day festival would include a...

Clarke to edit Growing Up African in Australia anthology

What does it mean to grow up African in Australia? In 2016, Yarraville writer Maxine Beneba Clarke had a social media conversation with fellow writer...

Lotto luck for Epping man

An Epping man who had a "feeling" he would win the lotto has started his week more than $455,000 richer. The man is one of...

P-plater avoids head-on crash with police

A 53-year-old Braybrook P-plater was arrested and his car was impounded overnight after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the freeway. Police said that...

CCTV cameras to make May Road safer

A CCTV pilot will be launched in Lalor in a bid to attract more people to the May Road shopping centre. The state government has...

Craigieburn Festival of fun, food and fitness

Hume residents are being encouraged to pull on their active wear and lace up their runners for the inaugural Craigieburn Twilight Run. The five-kilometre family...

Treatment time for Ted at Northern Hospital

Cuddly patients took over The Northern Hospital last week, turning it into a teddy bear hospital for a day. Children and teddy bears filled the...

Epping cops in body camera trial

Epping police will be among the first in the state to wear body cameras, as part of a trial of the cutting edge technology. Two...

Colours of the Whittlesea Colour Carnival

There’ll be a cloud of colour over Epping on Sunday, with the Meadowglen athletics stadium set to host the Whittlesea Colour Carnival. The annual event...

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Two men charged over firearms incident at MCG

Two men from Melbourne’s northern suburbs have been charged after allegedly being found in possession of firearms following an AFL match at the MCG...