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Satellites used to detect water-pipe leaks
Satellite images are being used to help detect leaking water mains as part of a Victorian-first trial supported by Western Water. Initially developed to search…
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Mickleham bushfire tree falls again
The remains of a tree, which snapped and fell on to power lines two years ago sparking the Mickleham Kilmore bushfire, has fallen across Mickleham Road. The 100-year-old gum…
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Parking restrictions for Mill Park Drive
Parking will be restricted along a section of Mill Park Drive after a petition to council complained about students taking all the spots. Whittlesea councillors…
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Elfriede’s century of war and peace
It’s been an eventful month for Elfriede Halton. On March 1, the Mill Park resident marked 60 years since moving to Australia from Germany. But…
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Roxburgh Park man nabbed after teen’s tip off
Police have arrested of a Roxburgh Park man for burglary and drug related offences thanks to the presence of mind of a 14-year-old boy. The…
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Inquiry into petrol drive-offs ‘not the answer’
The state’s peak body representing thousands of automotive businesses has slammed the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry into petrol thefts. The Victorian Automotive Chamber of…
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Brave Gladstone Park security guard honoured
The Molotov cocktail didn’t enter the city jewellery store with a bang but with a soft whooshing sound. The rudimentary petrol bomb sailed past security…
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Whittlesea council says no to sky rail
Whittlesea council will oppose an elevated railway, proposed as part of the extension of the South Morang train line to Mernda. Councillors last week voted to…
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Crime spike in postcode 3064
Postcode 3064 witnessed the most crime in Hume and Whittlesea last year, according to the latest figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. The yearly figures,…
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Lockdown lifted at Beveridge Primary School
A lockdown at Beveridge Primary School has been lifted following earlier reports of a man with a firearm. Students at the primary school were locked…
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Mill Park man robbed with ‘syringe’ in Elwood
A Mill Park man, 40, was attacked by two men in Elwood overnight. The man was attacked from behind as he approached his car about…
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Westmeadows fight leaves two dead
Two men have have been killed during a fight at a Westmeadows party on Saturday night. Police are investigating the circumstances behind the two deaths at…
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