Mernda: Astronaut Charlie Duke’s visit a real blast
A framed family photograph was left on the moon in 1972 by the youngest astronaut involved in NASA’s Apollo program.
Charlie Duke was just 36...
Doreen: Cannabis crop haul worth $1m seized from Laurimar Estate house
A tip-off from a neighbour led Whittlesea police to an alleged clandestine $1 million cannabis crop haul from a house in Doreen’s Laurimar Estate...
Thomastown molotov attacks: Police seek information from public
Do you know these men? Whittlesea detectives are asking for public help as their investigations into a number of arson attacks in Thomastown continue.
At the...
Melbourne Airport upgrade creates 3000 jobs
Melbourne Airport’s two-year, $1 billion upgrade has reached the halfway mark.
Chief executive Chris Woodruff told about 700 stakeholders at Melbourne Town Hall last week...
Mernda: Gilson College gets its wish over Acacia College land
A council-owned parcel of land in Mernda earmarked for Acacia College will now be sold to Gilson College.
The 3631-square-metre site at 380 Bridge Inn...
FAMILIES ON THE EDGE: Whittlesea youth foyer plan wins backing
Melbourne City Mission is supporting Whittlesea council’s push to build a supported accommodation centre in South Morang that connects vulnerable young people to study...
Hume car damage bill hits $200,000, says RACV
Vandals damaged more than 200 vehicles in Melbourne’s northern suburbs last year, new figures reveal.
Hume residents chalked up the most expensive insurance bills in...
Hands on Learning: Program a big help in student retention
Students who develop a “quality relationships” with staff are more likely to stay in school, according to education experts.
Associate Professor Kitty te Riele, of...
Sunbury secession: Hume could mount legal challenge over $35m pay order
A shocked Hume council has been told it will have to pay $35 million to prop up a new Sunbury council.
The money, to be...
Westmeadows: Dozens nabbed in road blitz
Drugs and an illegal immigrant were detected during an automatic number plate recognition operation in Westmeadows last Thursday.
Nineteen police officers and more than 20...
Sunbury to leave Hume for new municipality | ‘Rates in lieu’ anger
The Sunbury Out of Hume Panel has recommended removing Sunbury from the City of Hume to create a new municipality from July next year.
The...
Police issue lock-up ultimatum for drivers
The local constabulary is fine-tuning new tactics in its efforts to turn the tide on preventable crime.
Senior Constable Jacqui Newman, of Hume’s Crime Prevention...
FAMILIES ON THE EDGE: Whittlesea community groups fight for fair go
More than 40 community agencies signed a pledge at Victoria’s Parliament House last Thursday to bridge the services and infrastructure gap for Whittlesea families.
Whittlesea...
FARLabs: Students have world at their fingers
Science teachers and students are rejoicing – Australia’s peak science facility, the $200 million Synchrotron, in Clayton, is now just an internet connection away.
La...
Willmott Park Primary School pupils are driven to succeed
Science fiction often depicts a futuristic utopia with hovercraft and robots, but it was the cartoon series The Flintstones that, ironically, portrayed the way...
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