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Sexual assault in Werribee

Police have arrested three men following an alleged sexual assault in Werribee last night. Investigators said the men approached a woman sleeping under a footbridge...

Four injured in Roxburgh Park shooting

Police are appealing for information after a shooting incident in Roxburgh Park this morning. The incident left two teenagers with gun-shot wounds and two men...

Hume Central College students get a start in the arts

Students from Hume Central College are getting in touch with their creative side with the help of RMIT University. The students recently took part in...

Bridge Inn Road named unsafe for pedestrians

Pedestrians have named Mernda’s Bridge Inn Road and a key intersection outside South Morang train station as the two most unsafe spots for walking...

Eliza Geraghty rises in the ranks at St John Ambulance

A love of reading first-aid books led Eliza Geraghty to join St John Ambulance. In 2013, as a year 9 student, Eliza signed up as...

Whittlesea gamblers raise stakes

Whittlesea gamblers are pouring more money than ever into poker machines, with the city recording the highest increase in losses of any Victorian municipality...

Thomastown sets a gold standard for food

The Australian Food Awards have helped secure Thomastown’s place on the foodie map. Leading the charge for Thomastown at the awards last month was Bertocchi...

Police investigate Mill Park armed robbery

Police are investigating an armed robbery of a 65-year-old man in Mill Park earlier this month. Police believe that three or four young men, aged...

Elective surgery waiting times improving at Northern Hospital

Elective surgery waiting times have fallen at the Northern Hospital, with median treatment times falling below the state average for the first time in...

Northern Health midwives trial delivers

A trial program allowing parents to pay private midwives to deliver their babies at Northern Hospital could be expanded in the next 12 months. The...

Rental squeeze spreads to Whittlesea, Hume

Rental affordability is in decline in Whittlesea and Hume with less than 20 per cent of private rentals affordable to low income earners, new...

Broadmeadows’ women’s garden takes root

Women and children visiting the Broadmeadows Women’s Community House will have the chance to grow and harvest produce in the centre’s new garden. Hume council...

Council adopts budget and future plan

Sports, festivals and infrastructure are the big winners in the 2017-18 Brimbank council budget. Council last week adopted the budget, and a four-year plan which...

Lalor man charged over damage to Epping police station

A Lalor man who allegedly caused damaged to Epping police station in three separate incidents last month has been charged by police. The man, 27,...

Coolaroo fire prompts new EPA powers

A state government taskforce has been set up to audit recycling sites in the wake of a fire at a Coolaroo plant which forced...

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Eagles having fun

The focus was simple for the Craigieburn Eagles in the Big V women’s division 1 season. Coming off a strong season last year, which was...