Thomastown mother pleads for 12-year-old son to return
UPDATE: The mother of a 12-year-old Thomastown boy missing for more than two weeks has made a desperate plea for him to return home.
Emanuel Fraser was...
North’s young dropping out of schools in big numbers
Melbourne’s north has one of the lowest school retention rates in Melbourne, with too many young people dropping out after primary school or in...
CFA puts a call out for future female firefighters
An equal proportion of male and female members is still a distant prospect for the Country Fire Authority, whose northern fire stations have just...
Water leader Tony Kelly reflects on legacy and how he beat the drought
Victoria’s worst drought on record made Tony Kelly a household name. Head of Yarra Valley Water at the time, Mr Kelly spoke for all...
Broadmeadows Ford workers brace for forced redundancies
Up to 250 Ford workers will lose their jobs as the car manufacturer announces forced redundancies at its Geelong and Broadmeadows factories.
The Australian Manufacturing...
Mernda Coles supermarket plan: Guy pulls rank on VCAT
Planning Minister Matthew Guy has offered to overturn a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision handed down last week, effectively giving the green light...
Broadmeadows: Early exit for Ford plant staff
UPDATE: Ford will shed about a third of its Victorian workforce between now and the end of the year, forcing redundancy packages on 250...
SIDS and Kids: Tenielle Reid to dye hair in tribute
Dark, brooding skies set the tone for Tenielle Reid’s stillborn son’s funeral four years ago.
But as the procession of family and friends left the...
Melbourne Airport: Taxi crushes tourist in horror smash
A man has been crushed between two cars and another has suffered head and shoulder injuries in a horror smash between a taxi and...
Labor slams jobs rescue plan for Ford workers
Federal Labor has slammed the Napthine and Abbott governments over the handling of the $24.5 million Ford transition fund earmarked for Melbourne’s north.
Citing “callous...
Queen’s Birthday honours: Harry Jenkins ‘humbled’ by reward
Bundoora resident and former federal Labor MP Harry Jenkins has been recognised for his service to parliament, becoming a member of the Order of...
Glenroy siege: Man arrested after four-hour stand-off
A man has been taken into custody following a four-hour siege in Glenroy today. Police were called to a house in Glenroy around midday. A woman...
Fawkner: Police seek public help to find missing teen
Police are calling for public help to find a missing 16-year-old girl from Fawkner.
Kaisha Mitchell has been missing since Monday, June 2, and was...
Whittlesea’s crime rate exceeds state average
Halting rises in family violence, theft and street crimes are the top challenges for police in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, new crime figures reveal.
Latest data...
New era for Hume hockey as mayor signs deal
Hockey Victoria and Lacrosse Victoria chiefs visited Craigieburn last Thursday to seal a partnership for new match and training fields.
Hume mayor Casey Nunn signed...
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Don’t let your campfire become a bushfire this Summer
Fire authorities and public land managers are calling on anyone camping in Victorian parks, reserves and forests this summer to check the conditions and...
