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La Trobe Uni trials state’s first driverless bus

Students at La Trobe University are getting a taste of the future, with the university trialing Victoria’s first driverless shuttle bus. The Autonobus will transport...

VicRoads called on to assess Epping Views traffic chaos

VicRoads will be asked to assess the parking and traffic chaos around Epping Views Primary School and make suggestions on how the traffic flow...

Broadmeadows battlers tell their stories on Struggle Street

Controversial television series Struggle Street has made its way to Melbourne’s outer northern suburbs – despite Hume council objecting to filming in the municipality. The...

New tactic to cut Whittlesea’s suicide rates

  Community and sports groups, healthcare workers, emergency responders and education providers across Whittlesea are on a mission to reduce the municipality’s suicide rate. The groups...

RSPCA wants to rehome 200 cats over four days

This bundle of fur is among 200 cats searching for a new home. RSPCA Victoria is attempting to find forever homes for 200 cats to...

Boots loot brought to heel in Mernda

A room piled high with work boots and shoes – believed to be thousands of pairs stolen from houses across the northern suburbs in...

Mernda gets its police station

Mernda police station is open – almost four years after a community campaign for a station in the growth suburb began. Victoria police opened the...

Smart city message goes global

Wyndham council’s WynLens project is in the running for a smart city global award. City economy, innovation and liveability director Kate Roffey, WynLens creator Adam...

Broadmeadows basketball bringing people together

Young refugees and migrants from across Hume are connecting with the local community through basketball. Between 20-30 young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds gather...

Mural makeover for Mill Park playground

A Mill Park playground has been brightened up thanks to a group of young artists. The members of a Whittlesea council youth art group spent...

Food Truck Festival ready to roll into Mernda

Attention Mernda: The food trucks are coming. The Food Truck Festival will be rolling into the Mernda Recreation Reserve on Schotters Road this week for...

Young talent hits the stage for Broadmeadows showcase

Roodi Kanna and Yousif Aziz will take to the stage in the middle of Broadmeadows on Friday as part of a showcase to highlight...

Whittlesea council call to cut road trauma

  More than 2600 people were injured on Whittlesea’s roads in the past five years, a new report reveals. Between 2012-16, there were 2603 injury crashes...

17,000 houses planned for Donnybrook, Woodstock

Tens of thousands of people are expected to call Donnybrook and Woodstock home in the coming years, after the state government unveiled plans to...

Broadmeadows jobless rate highest in Victoria

Broadmeadows’ unemployment rate is continuing to climb, with one in four adults now jobless. Latest federal government employment figures reveal that the suburb’s unemployment rate...

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South Morang on the board

In a season where nothing has gone its way, South Morang finally has something to smile about after getting its first win in the...