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Concerns for missing Broadmeadows teen

There are increasing concerns for a 13-year-old Broadmeadows girl who has been missing for more than two weeks. Police are appealing to the public to...

Forklift explodes at Epping market | VIDEO

A forklift exploded at the Epping wholesale market on Thursday morning. The probable cause was a faulty gas connection on the LPG-powered forklift. https://youtu.be/LWGGf-qQVJM Worksafe was investigating the...

Soroptimist International comes to Wyndham

A female service club that offers support to women and children in need is opening up a chapter in Wyndham. And it needs your...

Hume police chief backs welfare study

Hume’s Acting Inspector Anthony Brown has welcomed a statewide review into the mental health and wellbeing of Victoria Police staff. The study will look at...

Official fire season called early

Hot weather and below average rainfall in October has prompted the Country Fire Authority to start the fire danger period earlier this year. Fire restrictions...

Push for kids to connect to cricket

Now that the AFL Grand Final and Melbourne Cup are behind us, Melbourne has entered into the grip of cricket fever. There are more than...

Whittlesea council cuts assistance to relief agency

An Epping-based emergency relief agency has released a report revealing many Whittlesea families spend so much on housing they are unable to pay for...

Vandals attack trees in Epping park

Thousands of dollars worth of saplings planted in an Epping park have been destroyed. The 22 eucalyptus trees, planted late last year in Winchester Park,...

Recycling gives a appliances a new lease of life

A new northern suburbs-based recycling business has coined a new ailment. Bright Sparks’ managing director Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald said “Cupboard Procrastination Syndrome” affects thousands of people...

Thomastown school pushes anti-smoking message

Despite millions being spent on anti-smoking campaigns, the introduction of plain packaging, graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and the gradual phasing in of...

“Low priority” Camp Road level crossing to go

The Camp Road level crossing will remain on the state government’s priority list for removal, despite a VicRoads report deeming it “not critical”. The Campbellfield...

Apartment prices pushing people north

The cost of building family-friendly apartments in Melbourne’s inner and middle ring suburbs is pushing young families to buy houses in Hume and Whittlesea. A...

New Whittlesea mayor sworn in

Councillor Stevan Kozmevski was sworn in as Whittlesea’s new mayor at a special meeting of councillors last night. The south west ward councillor will serve...

Calls for toll subsidies to cut local truck traffic

Maribyrnong council is calling for subsidies to encourage freight trucks off inner-west residential streets and on to existing and future toll roads. The council will...

Volcano park pays tribute to Aitken Hill

Greenvale and Craigieburn residents with thriving gardens owe their fertile soil to a small but now eroded volcano. The summit of Aitken Hill has been...

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Helping kids with maths adds up for parents and carers

While kids take a well-earned break over the summer holidays, there is no reason education at home should stop. Parents play a key role in...