Whittlesea council seeks funds for tackling family violence
Whittlesea council is lobbying the state government for more than $1 million a year to tackle soaring rates of family violence in Melbourne’s north.
The...
Sunbury dog attack sparks death fears among couple
A dog attack has left a Sunbury couple and their two dogs, feeling unsafe.
Nicole Manteit was walking her two small dogs on a leash...
Sunbury dog attack sparks death fears among couple
A dog attack has left a Sunbury couple and their two dogs, feeling unsafe.
Nicole Manteit was walking her two small dogs on a leash...
CBD shooting: Lalor man to plead not guilty to attempted murder charge
UPDATE: A Lalor man charged with the attempted shooting murder of a pedestrian in Melbourne’s CBD will plead not guilty.
Fouad Elfayegh’s lawyer Steve Pica...
Thomastown raids: Man charged over haul of illegal weapons
UPDATE: A Melbourne man has been charged following police raids which found stun guns disguised as smartphones among thousands of illegal weapons imported into...
Teen driver arrested over drugs, cash after random police stop
A large stash of drugs and cash has been uncovered during two random police traffic stops in Preston, and a Thomastown resident is being...
Mickleham explosion: Man suffers severe hand injuries
A 29-year-old man has suffered significant injuries after a detonator exploded in his hands in Mickleham.
The man had been at his home on Farleigh...
Digger, Turk descendants side by side in Anzac unity
Meadows Primary School and Early Learning Centre has become host in recent years to an Anzac service with a difference.
Armed forces personnel, footballers and...
Council gives non-English-speaking residents a new voice
Hume council has adopted a multicultural action plan to help non-English-speaking residents engage with and access council services more easily.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data...
Hoon behaviour still a worry in northern industrial areas
Emergency services volunteers are using abandoned and confiscated hoon cars for crash rescue training.
The Victoria Police initiative has seen abandoned and forfeited cars given...
Melbourne Airport sheds old for new in terminal move
A tower is coming down and a new terminal is going up to make entry to Melbourne a bit less rugged for passengers of...
Lalor Men’s Shed nails it for sharing skills, coffee
Almost 50 blokes have become members of the Lalor and District Men’s Shed in its first month of operation.
Thomastown MP Bronwyn Halfpenny backed a...
Petition calls for Mernda and South Morang Rail Reserve rescue
A Mernda resident has started a petition to save the Mernda and South Morang Rail Reserve from being developed into a rail corridor.
William Sharp...
Lobbyists’ outbursts force Hume council meeting shutdown
A 30-minute shutdown failed to calm tensions that escalated to swearing and shouting at Hume council’s meeting at Sunbury last Monday.
Local residents and pro-secession...
‘Tough’ conditions on $30,000 cash lures for men’s sheds
The state government is offering $500,000 in grants for Men’s Sheds to expand and improve their facilities if they can come up with some...
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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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