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Federal budget: Students fear debts will cripple learning

University students in Melbourne’s north believe crippling debt brought on by an overhaul of the higher education sector will force future generations out of...

Whittlesea residents face 3.95 per cent rates hike

Funding for roads, parks and access to leisure centres for pensioners and people with disabilities are among the big-ticket items announced in Whittlesea’s 2014-15...

Sunbury dog park plan: Residents urged to have their say

A special fenced-off area for dogs is part of a broader plan for Sunbury Park being developed by Hume council. The park has been an...

Whittlesea’s green thumbs raise money for NT vegetable garden

Green thumbs at Whittlesea’s Greenbrook Triple G Community Garden are holding a herb sale to raise money for a vegetable garden to be established...

Broadmeadows: Family drug treatment court planned

A new family drug treatment court will be set up in Broadmeadows to protect children and “rebuild” families torn apart by alcohol and drug...

Labor chief Daniel Andrews backs labour licence

State opposition leader Daniel Andrews has promised that, if elected in November, he will legislate for the licensing and regulation of labour-hire companies in...

Federal budget: Hume youth worker slams funding cuts

Ben Falcone-Mayo is a familiar face around Hume, especially in Craigieburn, where he has lived all his life. He says he’s hauled himself up through...

Whittlesea councillor Christine Stow is a voice for the disabled

Improving the living conditions of people with disabilities and their carers will be high on the agenda of newly elected Whittlesea councillor Christine Stow. The...

Detectives offer $500,000 reward over Hadfield murder of Sameh Matar

Homicide detectives believe an anonymous Crime Stoppers caller may hold the key to the unsolved murder of a 23-year-old Glenroy man who was shot...

South Morang mum fighting for special needs

A South Morang mother who has three children with autism says Melbourne’s north is in desperate need of education funding for children with special...

Federal budget: North hit hard by ‘cruel and heartless cuts’

“Cruel” and “heartless” are the words most used to describe the impact of last week’s federal budget on the people of Melbourne’s north. Young people,...

Epping: Man killed, one injured in shooting at Plowman Court

UPDATE: A brave nurse who ran into her neighbour's home in Epping after hearing gunshots says she found a man lying in "a pool...

Sunbury out of Hume: ‘Process must be stopped’

A member of the state government-appointed Sunbury out of Hume community consultation committee has called the process “deceptive” and “an insult to the people...

Doreen’s Katandra estate: A place for green thumbs to get together

A community garden aimed at bringing together the most vulnerable members of the community has been launched in Doreen’s Katandra estate. The garden, Katandra Rise,...

Melbourne Airport security scare sees passengers evacuated

A security scare at Melbourne Airport has forced hundreds of passengers out of the Qantas terminal, delaying several flights. An emergency evacuation of the terminal...

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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...