Whittlesea pets on the outer
More than 1800 Whittlesea pets are now officially unregistered with renewals now two months overdue. Whittlesea council is urging pet owners to pay their...
Vandals get busy on Hume parks
After suffering relatively little parks and gardens vandalism in recent years, Hume has copped a spate of offences across the city in the past...
Unemployed Hume youths land jobs with TNT
A partnership between Hume council and courier service TNT Express has secured jobs for 10 unemployed residents.
The council’s Local Jobs for Local People program,...
South Morang man runs red light, ends with drugs, firearm charges
A South Morang man who was pulled over by police for running a red light was found with weapons, drugs and fireworks in his...
Melbourne Airport: Another freeway, Bulla Pass endorsed
The Bulla Bypass and Melbourne Airport Link are a step closer after the projects were endorsed by an independent planning panel.
In January, Planning Minister...
A hard night’s empathy
David Turnbull will curl up in his sleeping bag in between rows of seats at Etihad Stadium, hoping for some shut-eye next Thursday night.
Just...
Clamp on Broadmeadows detention centre visits
Regular visitors to Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation in Broadmeadows have expressed concerns about new security measures.
Serco, the firm contracted to run the detention centre,...
‘We do’ to same-sex vows
An increasing number of outer northern suburbs residents are writing to their federal members of parliament expressing their support for legalisation of same-sex marriage.
Scullin...
Mill Park Secondary College students get lessons on meditation
For a brief time each day, silence descends on three classrooms at Mill Park Secondary College.
During the past nine weeks, 135 middle-years students have...
Bow down to a classic winner
Classical musician Natasha Hanna describes the violin as her first love.
She took up the instrument aged just three, before adding a second string to...
South Morang fire station gets full-time firefighters
For the first time, South Morang fire station has paid, full-time firefighters taking the pressure off volunteers.
Country Fire Authority’s operations manager, Trevor Roberts, says...
Whittlesea free tip vouchers a ‘burden’ on council, say councillors
Whittlesea council will dip into royalties reserved for cleaning up old tips so it can continue giving residents free waste vouchers.
Despite a shortfall of...
Hoon driver caught in the act at Barrymore Recreation Reserve
A young driver was caught red-handed driving across the grass soccer pitch at Barrymore Recreation Reserve last Monday.
Greenvale United Soccer Club president Hilmi Mina...
Roxburgh Park: Man dead after police pursuit
A driver has been killed and five passengers taken to hospital after crashing into a tree in Roxburgh Park on Saturday night.
Police believe Fawkner...
Federal IEM program funding cut hard to swallow for Doreen family
Doreen youngster Jesse Dean would have become mentally retarded had his parents not started feeding him an expensive, protein-free diet.
Jesse, now four, has inborn...
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Mansion to host carols
Wyndham Carols by Candlelight is returning to the great lawn of Werribee Mansion on Saturday, December 7, in what is poised to be a...
