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Northern suburbs feeling the heat, big time

Residents in the northern suburbs of Oak Park, Hadfield and Reservoir are among the most vulnerable in Melbourne heatwaves, new research has found. People who...

Youth squadron ready for takeoff in Whittlesea

As Melbourne Airport celebrates 50 years of jet aviation, the Australia Air League is looking for young people interested in the learning and leadership...

Refugees made welcome across northern suburbs

Asylum seekers and refugees are made to feel welcome when they move into Melbourne’s north, according to a new report. A research paper commissioned by...

Spinal cord injury: Nazim living life to the full

Nazim Erdem says his daredevil streak led him to dive off a pier into shallow water. The dive almost killed the former amateur boxer and...

Epping Views pupils step out in a winning way

About 500 pupils from Epping Views Primary School collectively clocked up 11,244 kilometres during Vic Health’s annual Walk to School month in November, helping...

City of Whittlesea in an infrastructure hurry

Whittlesea council has endorsed an infrastructure strategy that makes the O’Herns Road-Hume Highway interchange its No.1 priority. The strategy has been released by a partnership...

‘Money smarts’ would help ease traffic problems, says report

New and smarter ways of raising money are needed to finance infrastructure projects that would make life easier for Melbourne’s northern commuters, according to...

Ford jobs to go at plants in Broadmeadows and Geelong

UPDATE: Another 300 jobs will be cut at Ford's Victorian manufacturing plants by June, as the company continues to reduce its Australian operations. Ford employees...

Criminals marking houses to steal dogs: Facebook

Criminals are scouting Melbourne suburbs for pets to steal and use in illegal dog fights, according to social media. A Facebook post, which has been...

Meadow Heights woman stabbed in home invasion

UPDATE: A mother who was repeatedly stabbed by an intruder in a terrifying home invasion could have been a victim of mistaken identity, detectives...

Have your say on how Sunbury breaks away

Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell is calling for expressions of interest from people wanting to join the community consultative committee to advise on...

Thomastown shooting: Teen unlikely to walk again

UPDATE: A teenager who was shot in the neck in a cold-blooded, targeted attack in Melbourne’s north will most likely never walk again if...

No extra parking at South Morang railway station

Despite a critical shortage of parking spaces to cater for a growing number of commuters using South Morang railway station, Public Transport and Roads...

Frankly, it’s all very Labor-intensive in Broadmeadows

Despite the workers’ red of the decor, the room seemed full of suits when the local who’s who of Victoria’s Labor Party gathered at...

Police hunt men after high-speed chase through Melbourne Airport

Two men are on the run after leading police on a high-speed chase and ploughing through boom gates at Melbourne Airport in an allegedly...

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Whittlesea Ranges through

Whittlesea Ranges kept its run going in the Australia Cup with victory against Lalor United on Wednesday night. Having recently played each other in the...