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...
Unsworn officers to free up police at busy stations
Twenty newly recruited custody officers will be stationed at each of Mill Park and Broadmeadows police stations over the next few years, freeing-up sworn...
Crackdown on cars for sale on public land
Hume council is clamping down on people taking advantage of public land to advertise their cars for sale.
Local laws officers will increase patrols this...
Festival of Navratri comes to Bundoora
More than a thousand people are expected to dance the night away in the name of Hindu goddess Durga this month.
The Northern Gujarati Association...
A fashionable tribute to the Sydney Opera House
A Sydney Opera House-inspired gown, made by Wollert fashion designer Raf Matta (pictured with model Madison Vulic), hit the catwalk this week, hopefully en...
Action Jaxon takes on Eureka challenge
A 15-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer will face the race of his life when he takes on the 88-storey Eureka Climb next month.
Jaxon Urlichs, from...
Mum overjoyed by medical cannabis green light
A Mernda family is relieved medicinal cannabis will be grown and sold in Victoria within the next two years.
Cassie Batten and Rhett Wallace’s four-year-old...
Community rallies to support Cr Jack Ogilvie
Sunbury-based Hume councillor Jack Ogilvie plans to appear at a charity ball that will raise money for his recovery from a severe stroke.
Organising committee...
Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”.
But Justice Phillip...
Kalkallo school an ‘accident waiting to happen’
Residents of the town of Kalkallo are rejecting plans for a primary school at a site they believe is an “accident waiting to happen”.
Signage...
Little Greenvale bookworm’s mighty appetite
A tot who takes books everywhere is the first child to read 1000 books with her parents over two months.
Greenvale two-year-old Isabel Ottone registered...
‘Sunbury for Sunbury’ party floated
Supporters of an independent Sunbury, who claim the town was torpedoed by a report that recommended against it splitting from Hume council, are testing...
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Rideshare driver kidnapped and assaulted by passengers
A Meadow Heights man was hospitalised after being kidnapped and assaulted while working as a rideshare driver.
The man picked up three men from an...
