After the fires: Watch for new outbreaks, locals urged
It will be several weeks before the fires that swept across Melbourne’s northern fringes are officially out.
And residents are being urged to remain on...
After the fires: Disaster relief announced for those in need
As fire crews and burnt-out landowners started their slow recovery last week federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan and state Police and Emergency Services Minister...
Sunbury secession: Economist to head breakaway panel
Economist and private sector property strategist Brian Haratsis will chair the panel charged with Sunbury’s secession from the city of Hume.
Other panel members are...
Tania Herman: Maria Korp’s attempted killer freed from jail
Tania Herman, the woman found guilty of attempting to murder Maria Korp by strangling her and stuffing her into a car boot in 2005,...
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...
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$3M promise to fix Whittlesea’s mobile black spots
Reliable mobile coverage is one step closer for thousands of residents in Whittlesea and Beveridge, thanks to a $3 million commitment from the Liberal...
