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Locals set to be Queen’s Baton Relay bearers
Five Whittlesea residents and one from Hume have been chosen as baton bearers for next year’s Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay. Craigieburn’s Kevin O’Callaghan, Doreen’s…
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Whittlesea council sticks with Australia Day
Whittlesea council has rejected calls for it to cancel Australia Day celebrations and citizenship ceremonies on January 26, saying it doesn’t believe it is what…
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Whittlesea Show to celebrate country life
Siblings Oliver, Hunter, Alice and Evelyn are counting down the days to the Whittlesea Show. This year’s show will be held at the Whittlesea Showgrounds…
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New Epping pound for animals great and small
The first animals have started arriving at the new Epping pound. The Epping Animal Welfare Facility, which was funded by Whittlesea, Darebin and Moreland councils,…
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Work starts on Epping’s Costco store
Epping’s Costco store is a step closer to opening, with construction starting last week. The 13,788-square metre store will be the fourth Costco store to…
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Epping RSL to pause for Remembrance Day
Veterans and their loved ones will pause for a minute’s silence at Epping RSL on Remembrance Day to honour fallen soldiers. The sub-branch will mark…
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Epping Views Primary School wants an end to parking chaos
Epping Views Primary School is lobbying for Whittlesea council to do more to bring an end to years of parking and traffic chaos around the…
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Drugs seized as part of alleged postal ring
A Mernda man is one of two men arrested following a police operation targeting drugs sent in the post from overseas. The man, 27, was…
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Contract awarded for O’Herns Road upgrade
Whittlesea motorists are a step closer to a less congested commute, with work set to start on the long-awaited O’Herns Road upgrade. The state government…
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Tree vandals strike again
A spate of attacks on trees in Sunshine’s Wright Street has cost Brimbank ratepayers more than $9000 in the past two months. About 25 trees…
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Students embrace walking in the West
Sydenham-Hillside Primary School pupils have been stepping out in this year’s VicHealth Walk to School program. Teacher Henry Nicdao says the initiative helped ease vehicle…
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50 people arrested in Epping as part of covert police operation
Fifty people have been arrested in Epping in the past two weeks as part of a police blitz at the suburb’s main shopping precinct. Since…
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