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Pit bull legislation ‘not working’
A state parliamentary committee inquiry into restricted-dog-breed legislation has found the current system is not working and has recommended lifting a ban on registering pit…
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Northern suburbs conman strikes again
A northern suburbs man linked to at least 11 cases of deception continues to avoid prosecution. Kunal Singh, of Bundoora, is the most recent victim…
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Five hurt as car runs red light in Tullamarine
UPDATE A 23-year-old Echuca man, alleged to have been driving a stolen car, has been charged following a collision in Tullamarine early Sunday morning. Craigieburn…
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Parents fined for parking in bus bays
Whittlesea council is issuing as many as 10 fines a day to parents who illegally park in bus bays outside schools. In the first school…
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Facelifts for Broadmeadows town hall and station
Broadmeadows is set to receive a $14 million windfall from the state government to refurbish the suburb’s languishing town hall and train station. This afternoon…
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Hume cervical screening rates remain low
Almost half of all Hume women are not having regular pap tests, putting them at greater risk of cervical cancer. Data released by the state…
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Gun crimes drive up crime rate
Hume has experienced a 43 per cent hike in gun crime in 12 months, according to the Crime Statistics Agency. Annual figures released on Thursday…
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Residents fearful after string of shootings
When daylight fades, Trevor Bunker is hesitant to leave his Thomastown home. Since his neighbour, Rachad Adra, was fatally shot last year when a high-powered…
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Mill Park and Whittlesea youth feel jobs pain
Mill Park and Whittlesea are grappling with some of the highest rates of youth unemployment in the nation. New research by the Brotherhood of St Lawrence…
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Mill Park man must repay first-home grant
A Mill Park man has been ordered to pay back a $32,000 first-home owner grant after he was found not to have lived at the…
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Mrs Stock calls time on 40-year career
After seven years in her role, and 40 years in teaching, Whittlesea Primary School principal Bente Stock has announced her retirement. The Danish-born teacher said…
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Citizens arrest alleged mugger in Westmeadows
A Greenvale man who stole $25 from an elderly woman’s hands as she sat waiting for a bus yesterday has been arrested and charged. A…
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