Fire fighters control Somerton tip fire
Firefighters have brought a blaze at an abandoned waste site in Somerton under control, six days after it was sparked by lightning.
A spokesman from...
Woman still critical after Thomastown house fire
A woman remains in a critical condition after an intense fire tore through her Thomastown house last Wednesday.
Emergency services were called to her Kingsley...
A welcome mosaic project in Darley
The entrance to Darley Neighbourhood House will get a bright new facelift.
As part of Moorabool council’s community arts grants, the neighbourhood house’s mosaics group...
Police build on ties with Footscray community
Police have been hammering home their community building credentials in a bid to improve safety in Footscray.
A police-led project to build a new wall...
Craigieburn train services resume after fire
Train services have resumed on the Craigieburn line after being suspended due to a grass fire.
Services were suspended for about an hour between Broadmeadows...
Man faces court over shooting incidents
A 23-year-old Werribee South man has appeared in court following a Wyndham crime spree and two shootings within 24 hours.
Police allege the man fired...
Council to support gambling reform alliance
Whittlesea council will join an alliance campaigning for reforms to Australia’s gambling industry.
Councillors last week unanimously voted to support the Alliance for Gambling Reform,...
Calls for greater protections of dry stone walls
A Whittlesea councillor has called for greater protections for the municipality’s old dry stone walls, many of which have been around for more than...
Petition against third airport runway
The Hume Residents Airport Action Group set up an information booth at Gladstone Park shopping centre on November 14 to distribute information about the...
Mill Park the ‘Koolest Skool’ in the state
The judges have declared it … Mill Park Secondary College is the “koolest” school in the state.
At the 19th annual Kool Skool awards, held...
‘Etihad of the North’ opens in Mernda
A new $9.6 million sports centre opened at Mernda on Friday has been dubbed the ‘Etihad of the North’.
Whittlesea mayor Steven Kozmevski, federal McEwen MP...
Dog ownership is a “responsibility not a right”
Eleven of the 14 dogs declared to be restricted breeds by Hume council were found to be unregistered at the time of the declaration,...
Debate over location for new Mernda line station
A series of public forums and surveys has found diverging views on where to locate a new station when the rail line is extended...
New VCAL trade classroom opens in Epping
Students at an Epping school can now make use of a new trades training workshop designed especially to cover VCAL subjects.
St Monica’s College opened...
‘Hume says no to family violence’ writ large
Emblazoned across a hilly slope behind the Broadmeadows Sporting Club is a black and white sign that reads: “Hume says no to violence”.
Hume council...
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Test safety switches annually
Energy Safe Victoria is calling on households to test their electrical safety switches annually to prevent fire, electric shock and electrocution.
Victorian firefighters attend more...
