Have your say on Broadmeadows Town Hall redevelopment
A redeveloped Broadmeadows town hall will have enough space for more than 200 people to work, draft plans released by Hume council reveal.
Plans for...
Whittlesea, Hume gaming venues top pokies loss list
Player losses at four poker machine venues in Whittlesea and Hume are among the highest in the state, new data reveals.
Figures from the Victorian...
Roxburgh Park growing in popularity with homebuyers
Roxburgh Park has been named one of Melbourne’s top growth suburbs, after house prices rose by close to 10 per cent in just three...
Elderly woman’s dog killed in shocking case of animal cruelty
A rescue dog belonging to an elderly lady has died after a random attacker wrapped its entire head with duct tape in a shocking case of...
Centenary grants available to remember WWI heroes
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents can remember their lost ones and heroes of WWI’s Western Front, with centenary grants now available.
Councils can apply for...
Church considers school appealing Wyndham council’s decision
The group behind a proposed independent Christian primary school at Werribee South has not ruled out appealing Wyndham council’s decision to refuse a permit.
Councillors...
Campbellfield pet shop owner banned 10 years
A Lalor man, who owned and managed a Campbellfield pet shop, has been banned from being in charge of any animals for 10 years.
Haidar...
New voice joins debate to help break down cultural barriers
Afghan migrant Altaf Hussain wants to help break down the cultural barriers that divide people in the community.
The Craigieburn resident recently joined a public...
$7.1 million unpaid rates on the rise in Whittlesea
Whittlesea council is owed $7.1 million in unpaid rates for the 2015-16 financial year.
The arrears relate to almost 6000 properties and is a $1.5million...
Hume council to lobby hookah ban for restaurants and cafes
Hume council will lobby for changes to tobacco laws to put an end to waterpipe smoking in the municipality’s restaurants and cafes.
The council will...
Drug, crime connection spirals in Hume
A dramatic rise in drug use and possession offences in Hume has been fuelled by the availability of methamphetamine, new data reveals.
Since 2006, the...
Whittlesea council opposes Commercial Hotel pokies bid
A plan to install gaming machines at South Morang’s Commercial Hotel faces opposition from Whittlesea council.
As reported by Star Weekly, Australian Leisure and Hospitality...
Indented parking bays planned for Hume’s narrowest streets
Hume council will spend $170,000 to create indented parking bays in three of the city’s narrowest streets where residents are regularly fined for parking...
Whittlesea’s boom times set to continue over the next 15 years
The number of homes in Whittlesea is set to soar over the next 15 years as the municipality gains an estimated 110,000 more residents.
The...
Brotherly love kicks in early in Craigieburn
A Craigieburn mum has praised her 10-year-old son for calling triple-0 after she gave birth at home.
Epenesa Tamate went into labour with her seventh...
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The trials of Elizabeth Taylor
Williamstown amateur historian Barb McNeill is Star Weekly’s history columnist. This week she tells the tale of Elizabeth Taylor whose trade was helping women...
