Families help out for good paws at Craigieburn
Teaching respect to children requires adults to practise what they preach, and that’s the basis of Willmott Park Primary School’s out-of-hours-care service and its...
Problems pile up with denial of early intervention
Kylie Fisher’s son Jesse was on the waiting list for a northern suburbs special-needs preschool for so long that he missed the cut-off and...
Sunbury decides: 60% who voted want out of Hume
Just under 60 per cent of residents who voted in the ‘Sunbury-out-of-Hume’ ballot want the town to secede and get its own shire.
Only 51...
Sunbury decides: Vagueness mars the vote
Voting on whether Hume residents want Sunbury to stand alone as a municipality or stay with Hume council ends this Friday.
As scrutineers prepare for...
Speeding motorists prompt push for flashing lights at school
Traffic surveys of Craigieburn’s main feeder road between the old and new town precincts reveal motorists consistently speeding at more than 20km/h above the...
Toy story’s new, bigger scene hits Sunbury
The Sunbury Toy Library has a new, bigger home. So it’s preparing to expand its collection of 400 toys at the new site, a...
Gulf War treatment in Coolaroo led to fury, book launch
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer will launch a book in Melbourne on Tuesday that is set in Coolaroo during the 1990 Gulf War.
Sorry...
Marc of respect a key in football circles
Carlton captain Marc Murphy visited Oak Park and Epping last week in his role as a MacPack ambassador.
The work of Murphy and other AFL...
Roxburgh Park man shot in face at Caroline Springs
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in the face in Caroline Springs this morning.
Police and paramedics were called to Holland...
Man last seen in Glenroy as police seek help over shooting
Police have revealed the identity of a man allegedly involved in the shooting of another man with links to the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang...
Mosque bid to raise Coolaroo street’s spiritual temperature
If Adelaide is known as the city of churches, Kyabram Street in Coolaroo could come to be dubbed the spirituality strip of Hume’s city...
Plan for Melbourne: Councils ponder development report
The state government’s newly released Plan for Melbourne was greeted with muted reactions in Melbourne’s north.
Whittlesea mayor Rex Griffin said his council was pleased...
Police step up intervention on family violence
An 11-year analysis of family violence court data shows police are becoming more involved in the intervention process in Whittlesea and Hume.
The Australian Bureau...
Sunbury decides: Voters ask for clarity
Twenty per cent of about 118,000 Hume voters have cast their vote over whether Sunbury forms its own shire or stays part of Hume...
Growth areas gain in childhood support
The state government has recognised the need for early childhood intervention support in Melbourne’s growth corridors, with a bulk of new places dedicated for...
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Bell elected after re-count
Jarrod Bell was declared as the councillor for Jacksons Hill Ward after a re-count of votes following the razor-thin initial margin.
The Victorian Electoral Commission...
