Jack Medcraft censured by mayor over terrorist claim
Sunbury’s Jack Medcraft last week accused fellow Hume councillors of voting to “let terrorists in” during a discussion about asylum seekers, before being censured...
Bundoora: Victoria Police’s $14.5m forensic science centre opens
The opening of Victoria Police’s $14.5 million forensic science centre in the La Trobe University precinct last week hails a new era for the...
Mill Park pigeon breeder gains a year’s ‘grace’
A Mill Park pigeon breeder has been issued a temporary permit to keep 38 domesticated birds in his backyard.
Whittlesea council granted Majid Almohammadawe, of...
UnitingCare Kildonan and Cutting Edge welfare agencies to merge
UnitingCare will this month merge two of its northern community welfare agencies, Kildonan UnitingCare and UnitingCare Cutting Edge.
Kildonan UnitingCare is one of Australia’s oldest...
Thomastown mother pleads for 12-year-old son to return
UPDATE: The mother of a 12-year-old Thomastown boy missing for more than two weeks has made a desperate plea for him to return home.
Emanuel Fraser was...
North’s young dropping out of schools in big numbers
Melbourne’s north has one of the lowest school retention rates in Melbourne, with too many young people dropping out after primary school or in...
CFA puts a call out for future female firefighters
An equal proportion of male and female members is still a distant prospect for the Country Fire Authority, whose northern fire stations have just...
Water leader Tony Kelly reflects on legacy and how he beat the drought
Victoria’s worst drought on record made Tony Kelly a household name. Head of Yarra Valley Water at the time, Mr Kelly spoke for all...
Broadmeadows Ford workers brace for forced redundancies
Up to 250 Ford workers will lose their jobs as the car manufacturer announces forced redundancies at its Geelong and Broadmeadows factories.
The Australian Manufacturing...
Mernda Coles supermarket plan: Guy pulls rank on VCAT
Planning Minister Matthew Guy has offered to overturn a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision handed down last week, effectively giving the green light...
Broadmeadows: Early exit for Ford plant staff
UPDATE: Ford will shed about a third of its Victorian workforce between now and the end of the year, forcing redundancy packages on 250...
SIDS and Kids: Tenielle Reid to dye hair in tribute
Dark, brooding skies set the tone for Tenielle Reid’s stillborn son’s funeral four years ago.
But as the procession of family and friends left the...
Melbourne Airport: Taxi crushes tourist in horror smash
A man has been crushed between two cars and another has suffered head and shoulder injuries in a horror smash between a taxi and...
Labor slams jobs rescue plan for Ford workers
Federal Labor has slammed the Napthine and Abbott governments over the handling of the $24.5 million Ford transition fund earmarked for Melbourne’s north.
Citing “callous...
Queen’s Birthday honours: Harry Jenkins ‘humbled’ by reward
Bundoora resident and former federal Labor MP Harry Jenkins has been recognised for his service to parliament, becoming a member of the Order of...
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Magpies get important win
Roxburgh Park showed its resolve to come from behind twice against Moonee Valley in the Essendon District Football League division 1 competition.
The Magpies produced...
