Mernda police station push: Premier cops flak over ‘no’ stance
Mernda police station campaigner Tom Joseph left the Liberal Party to take up a community cause that contradicted ‘the party line’.
So it came as...
Whittlesea, Hume councils resort to art to tackle graffiti
Tagging has given graffiti a bad name. What should be an urban artform is now more commonly called vandalism.
And it’s forcing councils around Victoria...
School parking: Whittlesea council report hits out at lazy parents
A parking assessment at Mernda and St Joseph’s primary schools suggests parents are being lazy by wanting parking “right outside the school gates”.
The assessment...
Thomastown: High Street clearway plan shown the red light
More than 900 people have signed a petition demanding that Whittlesea council drop plans for a clearway in High Street, Thomastown.
Whittlesea south ward councillor...
Mernda’s Carome Estate: Have your say over its future
A government body charged with restoring heritage properties on Crown land is calling on the community to help map out the future for Mernda’s...
Sunbury secession: ALP concerned over new council’s future
The state Labor Party has “serious questions” about a new city of Sunbury as the Napthine government moves to “gazette” the new municipality before...
Mernda: Astronaut Charlie Duke’s visit a real blast
A framed family photograph was left on the moon in 1972 by the youngest astronaut involved in NASA’s Apollo program.
Charlie Duke was just 36...
Doreen: Cannabis crop haul worth $1m seized from Laurimar Estate house
A tip-off from a neighbour led Whittlesea police to an alleged clandestine $1 million cannabis crop haul from a house in Doreen’s Laurimar Estate...
Thomastown molotov attacks: Police seek information from public
Do you know these men? Whittlesea detectives are asking for public help as their investigations into a number of arson attacks in Thomastown continue.
At the...
Melbourne Airport upgrade creates 3000 jobs
Melbourne Airport’s two-year, $1 billion upgrade has reached the halfway mark.
Chief executive Chris Woodruff told about 700 stakeholders at Melbourne Town Hall last week...
Mernda: Gilson College gets its wish over Acacia College land
A council-owned parcel of land in Mernda earmarked for Acacia College will now be sold to Gilson College.
The 3631-square-metre site at 380 Bridge Inn...
FAMILIES ON THE EDGE: Whittlesea youth foyer plan wins backing
Melbourne City Mission is supporting Whittlesea council’s push to build a supported accommodation centre in South Morang that connects vulnerable young people to study...
Hume car damage bill hits $200,000, says RACV
Vandals damaged more than 200 vehicles in Melbourne’s northern suburbs last year, new figures reveal.
Hume residents chalked up the most expensive insurance bills in...
Hands on Learning: Program a big help in student retention
Students who develop a “quality relationships” with staff are more likely to stay in school, according to education experts.
Associate Professor Kitty te Riele, of...
Sunbury secession: Hume could mount legal challenge over $35m pay order
A shocked Hume council has been told it will have to pay $35 million to prop up a new Sunbury council.
The money, to be...
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Bundoora road worst in nation for crashes
Plenty Road in Bundoora has the dishonourable title of being named Australia's top crash hotspot over the past decade, a new report have revealed.
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