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...
Gun laws fast-tracked after Thomastown shooting
The fatal shooting at Thomastown last week has prompted the state government to fast-track tougher gun trafficking laws.
The latest drive-by shooting in Melbourne’s north...
Recycled water piped to school drinking taps
An investigation is under way to determine how recycled water normally used for flushing toilets was connected to a Craigieburn secondary school’s drinking fountains.
Routine...
Sky high teen pregnancy rates in the north
Hume and Whittlesea have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Melbourne’s north.
A report by Women’s Health in the North (WHIN) reveals that the...
Whittlesea businesses caught in training crackdown
Three Whittlesea businesses have been disqualified from hiring apprentices following an investigation into the quality of their training.
Representatives of the state government’s Victorian Registration...
Speed humps for busy Doreen road
Four speed humps will be installed on a Doreen distributor road to deter hoon drivers and protect children at a childcare centre.
A report prepared...
Epping ram-raid causes $35,000 damage | VIDEO
The owners of an Epping supermarket will ramp up security after their store was ram-raided on Sunday morning.
A stolen car was used to break...
Whittlesea resumes fire hazard inspections
After an unusually hot October and an early start to the bushfire season, residents are being urged to have properties readied now.
Whittlesea council’s fire...
Housing to be allowed near Bulla landfill
Almost 130 hectares of land next to a Bulla quarry and landfill has been rezoned to allow housing developments to cater for urban growth.
The...
Djerriwarrh Health Services board sacked
The entire board was last week formally sacked at the Bacchus Marsh hospital where seven baby deaths in two years are being investigated.
The eight...
Deer culling begins in Kinglake National Park
Deer are being culled in Kinglake National Park in an effort to protect the habitat of endangered animals nearly wiped out by the Black...
Hume’s new mayor is in the pink
Hume councillor Helen Patsikatheodorou will serve as mayor for the second time after polling the most votes for the job last week.
The Meadow Valley...
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