Poor disability support ‘keeping people in hospital’
Hume council is urging the state and federal governments to investigate shortfalls in services for people who suffer a major disability through accident or...
Melbourne’s north west a hoon hotbed
Melbourne’s north and west continue to be hotbeds of hoon driving.
Since record-keeping began in 2006, about 40 per cent of Melbourne’s car impoundments have...
Residents on outer fringes less likely to move
People living on the edges of Melbourne are much less likely to move than those close to the city, Australian Bureau of Statistics data...
Tullamarine firm makes meat processing safer
A Tullamarine company has developed a machine that eliminates the risk of serious injury, including amputations, in the meat processing industry.
Scott Automation & Robotics...
Mixed signals leave North West FM in limbo
A community radio station struggled with ‘red tape’ for six years and spent more than $60,000 to have an antenna installed on top of Hume...
Council vows to plant 700,000 trees to beat heat
Brimbank council has vowed to plant 700,000 trees over the next 30 years to cut pollution and boost residents’ resilience to heatwaves.
The council’s urban...
Grooming class lets every dog have its day
Do you think your dog has what it takes to be a doggie model? Then this could be your chance.
With pet grooming on the...
Family holds car show for diabetes and MS research
When the going gets tough, the car and bike- loving Curra family gets going.
The family, from Reservoir, and 70 of their nearest and dearest...
Hume in grip of obesity and diabetes epidemics
One in four Hume residents is obese.
A new health snapshot for the north-western Melbourne region reveal the grim statistic among a host of other...
Two Broadmeadows shootings in one night
Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents in Broadmeadows overnight.
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been told that two men fired several shots at a...
Soft drink crackdown at Whittlesea schools
You’ll struggle to find a can of Coke or bottle of Sprite on display at school canteens in Whittlesea at the end of the...
Craigieburn Ping-Pong-A-Thon against slavery
Human trafficking isn’t often the topic of polite conversation, but Craigieburn-based Salvation Army captain Peter Brockshaw says the sheer scale of abuse and exploitation...
Police score big on grand final weekend
Assistant Police Commissioner Doug Fryer voiced his concern last week about the number of drivers tested for drugs or alcohol who returned a positive...
Students draw line in sand against family violence
A group of secondary school students have decided to tackle the state’s dire domestic and family violence statistics head on.
Students in years 9, 10...
Whittlesea to spend big on skating and cycling
Skateboarders, mountain bike and BMX riders are in for a treat over the next decade following a commitment from Whittlesea council to upgrade the...
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Star Weekly is looking back on its best stories of 2024. This story was originally published in July and Star Weekly has chosen to...
