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No handbrake on job prospect

Mainstream education doesn’t suit all learners, especially those who prefer practical approaches over the theoretical. For the practical types, Concern Australia (CA), a group founded...

Bring your bills day at Epping

Anna Matina says traditional, middle-income families are increasingly in the queues of people needing help from the Epping-based Kildonan Uniting Care welfare service just...

Mill Park students promote LGBTI equality

While there is greater awareness in 2015 of the difficulties faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex teens, Mill Park Secondary College captain...

VCAT approves 87 homes on Lalor school site

The Victorian Civil and Administration Tribunal has given the green light to a medium-density housing development on the former Lalor Park Primary School site, despite...

Constructing Thomastown memories

A team of 15 Lalor Secondary College students will create an art piece based on memories of Thomastown. Considering they’ve only experienced life in the...

Shining a light on Black Saturday

When the sun dips behind Mount Macedon on Sunday night, a procession of lit lanterns will make its way around a dimly lit Whittlesea...

Bill Shorten visits Whittlesea Secondary College

Students at Whittlesea Secondary College brushed shoulders with federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week. The federal Labor MP for Maribyrnong was in town to meet...

Whittlesea a hot spot for injured roos

Road kill is an increasingly common sight on Whittlesea roads with Australia’s iconic fauna dying at a higher rate than ever. The latest RACV Insurance...

Trading at Epping market finally gets underway

After more than a decade in the planning, Melbourne’s Wholesale Food Market began trading at its new Epping home for the first time last...

It’s never too late to learn or speak out

Wendy Dyckhoff’s life is not what it used to be. Three years ago, aged 53, this determined ‘battler’ enrolled in a general education course at...

Saddling up for Northern Hospital

Every day the Northern Hospital’s emergency department tends to an average of 212 patients. About 60 arrive by ambulance and 40 are children needing...

More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy

Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand. The recently...

Council rejects Champion Road apartment bid

Williamstown residents have applauded Hobsons Bay council’s rejection of a 39-dwelling, three-storey apartment block they said would create a “future slum”. Probus Built applied for...

New bus routes for Epping North and Wollert

Three new bus routes are set to be introduced to public transport-starved Epping North and Wollert. Public Transport Victoria announced last week the three routes...

Housing construction boom across Whittlesea

A construction boom is unfolding in Whittlesea, Victorian Building Authority data confirms. Whittlesea council issued permits for buildings valued at $1.13 billion in the 2014-15...

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Room joy finally for Tulla

After years of pain and out in the conditions, Tullamarine cricketers and footballers now have a new place to call home at Leo Dineen...