Hume set to become surf city
Surfers will no longer have to leave Melbourne in search of the perfect, six foot wave.
An $18.5 million surfing lagoon, the first in the...
Detectives seek help over Mernda man’s death
Homicide squad detectives are appealing for help in their investigation into the death of a Mernda man in February.
Thomas Benjamin O’Connell was found in...
Police target number plate thefts
Motorists are being urged to have one-way anti-theft screws fitted to their number plates at free events across Hume.
Crime Statistics Agency data obtained by Star...
Round the clock care for surviving Bulla horses
Badly malnourished horses seized from a Bulla property at the centre of a massive animal cruelty investigation are receiving 24-hour care at undisclosed locations.
But...
Autism inspiration out of the blue
The amazing things people with autism can accomplish are being put firmly in focus as part of Autism Awareness Month events in Sunbury and...
Glenroy Bowls Club works give mutual benefit
The Glenroy Bowls Club was looking a bit tired. So when member Craig McCarron heard that the club was an eligible host for the...
Melbourne Airport enjoys highest parking profits
Melbourne Airport is making more money from car parking than any other major airport in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) annual airport...
Broadmeadows ladies notch up 300 on the green
Gladys Warnecke and Helen Bond now stand alongside Terry Nicholson as the only three playing members to notch up 300 games at Broadmeadows Bowls...
Alarming dementia rise in outer north
Alarming new research reveals the number of people with dementia in the Yan Yean electorate area is expected to jump by more than a...
Mill Park quilter to exhibit in Colorado
About 20 years ago, then Whittlesea councillor Julie Adamson was juggling full-time work, the responsibilities of her roles on council and raising three daughters.
“I...
Training college closes in Epping
The closure of the Epping campus of an accredited training college will put four staff out of work and force 40 students to take...
Epping gardens among Whittlesea’s best
Rainy or hot weather won’t deter Sue Guirguis from a spot of gardening.
“Just give me a radio and I’ll be out there for hours,”...
Whittlesea’s pools deemed ‘unsustainable’
None of Whittlesea council’s aquatic centres are viable in the long-term, a new audit by Victoria’s Auditor-General reveals.
However, the council is among a small...
Pit bull legislation ‘not working’
A state parliamentary committee inquiry into restricted-dog-breed legislation has found the current system is not working and has recommended lifting a ban on registering...
Northern suburbs conman strikes again
A northern suburbs man linked to at least 11 cases of deception continues to avoid prosecution.
Kunal Singh, of Bundoora, is the most recent victim...
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Kabbadi is coming to Victoria
Tickets for the first ever Pro Kabbadi League exhibition match to be played on Australian soil are now on sale.
Kabaddi – the second biggest...
