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Cycling star Cadel Evans wanted by Williamstown police

Williamstown police put out a wanted call for Tour de France champion Cadel Evans after his wallet was handed in to the station. Victoria Police...

Community Fund celebrates a decade of helping Hobsons Bay

A decade of service to the communities of Hobsons Bay features in a new publication. The work of the philanthropic Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF)...

Access key to stopping family violence

Faced with one of the highest rates of family violence in the state, Whittlesea council will use a Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) grant...

Roxburgh College principal Fernando Ianni a finalist at education excellence awards

Roxburgh College principal Fernando Ianni is passionate about helping disadvantaged students make the most of their education. The school has students from migrant and refugee...

Historian Lindsay Mann to share tales of Yan Yean Cemetery as part of local...

For the past 10 years, Lindsay Mann has been researching the history of the Yan Yean cemetery and the people buried there. Next week, the...

Car thieves partial to Whittlesea and Hume

About 34 cars are stolen in the outer northern suburbs each week, new data from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council reveals. The council...

Whittlesea farmers’ market survey gathers widespread support

A farmers’ market is on the cards for Whittlesea. A council survey exploring the idea has attracted widespread support, with a post about the survey...

La Trobe Univeristy autism detection app a finalist in the Australian Google Impact Challenge

A La Trobe University app that helps detect early signs of autism in young children is in the final count of the Australian Google...

Work starts on $6 million health hub at Craigieburn

Craigieburn residents will soon have better access to healthcare, with a new medical centre to open its doors next year. The $6 million centre on the...

Sugary drinks removed from fridges, canteens across Whittlesea for Children’s Week

Buying a can of fizzy drink or an energy drink in Whittlesea will be more difficult next week, with food outlets and sports clubs...

Whittlesea council candidate charged

  A Whittlesea council candidate arrested last week for allegedly vandalising posters of his opponents has vowed to continue his campaign for election. South-east ward candidate...

Infrastructure Victoria report calls for rail extension to Wollert

  The rail network could be extended to Wollert and Epping North to ease congestion on the area’s crowded roads under an Infrastructure Victoria proposal. A...

Tee off for youth sporting stars

The Sanctuary Lakes Foundation is calling on residents to take to the green later this month in a fundraiser for its youth scholarship program. The...

Swing by for golf fun

Kids can try their hand at golf during a free beginners clinic in Sunbury as part of Goonawarra Golf Club’s junior holiday program. Golf...

Retail therapy helps Greendale wildlife shelter

Naomi Carr has nursed hundreds of animals at the Greendale Wildlife Shelter. But it’s an expensive process and the shelter can’t exist without the...

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Images released of Roxburgh Park shooting

Police have released CCTV in relation to a non-fatal shooting in Roxburgh Park in January. It’s believed an older-model white Toyota Camry was driving up...