Calls for swift decision on Sunbury split
Community leaders have urged the state government to finally decide whether Sunbury will split from Hume.
Transition auditors John Watson and Frank Vincent were expected...
Green thumbs needed
A triple bypass was what led Steve Allport into the garden almost seven years ago.
The operation left the Lalor resident with weakened heart muscles,...
Traffic lights for Dalton and Childs roads
Traffic lights will replace a round about at a congested intersection in Lalor.
The state government has announced it will spend $5.5 million to make...
Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care
Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
The Shared Maternity Care...
Nine-hour blitz nets $275,000 in unpaid fines
A nine-hour police blitz on Melton drivers netted more than $275,000 in unpaid fines last week.
Police used automatic numberplate recognition to identify offenders in...
Positives drawn from Broadmeadows summit
Broadmeadows will finally get its northern city gateway – a tree boulevard and improved road interchanges along its Pascoe Vale Road town entrance.
The oft-neglected...
Alcohol still a bigger health issue than ice
Despite widespread fears about the use of crystal methamphetamine, paramedics are being called to fewer ice-related incidents in Hume and Whittlesea.
According to a new...
Cash splash for local schools
Dilapidated classrooms and old halls at 16 schools in Hume and Whittlesea are set for a $4.2 million makeover.
Education Minister James Merlino last week...
Microchip helps return cat after three years
To the surprise of his dumbfounded owner, Charlie, a ginger tabby cat, arrived home last week after a three-year walkabout.
Suzanne who asked that her...
‘King Jack’ simply gets on with it
The man known by some Sunbury residents as King Jack remains as enthusiastic and enterprising as ever as he continues to recover from a...
Third toxic dump for the north?
A site near Melbourne Airport has been earmarked as a likely dumping ground for soil that may contain contaminants, which were excavated for the...
Business plan put on ice
A pair of entrepreneurial business partners have opened a cold storage facility opposite the soon-to-be opened wholesale market in Epping.
Industry Minister Lily D’Ambrosio heaped...
Asbestos not being covered at Bulla tip
Community outrage and a televised expose have led Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority to audit operations at the Bulla Tip and Quarry, prompting the authority...
New job opportunities for South Morang
More than 500 new jobs will be created in South Morang once a new commercial development is completed within the next five years.
Construction is...
Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline.
The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,...
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Car donation ‘transformational’
Broadmeadows families in crisis now have access to a safe and reliable vehicle, thanks to Western District Lodges and the Freemasons Foundation Victoria.
The Freemasons...
