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Epping ram-raid causes $35,000 damage | VIDEO
The owners of an Epping supermarket will ramp up security after their store was ram-raided on Sunday morning. A stolen car was used to break…
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Whittlesea resumes fire hazard inspections
After an unusually hot October and an early start to the bushfire season, residents are being urged to have properties readied now. Whittlesea council’s fire…
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Housing to be allowed near Bulla landfill
Almost 130 hectares of land next to a Bulla quarry and landfill has been rezoned to allow housing developments to cater for urban growth. The…
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Djerriwarrh Health Services board sacked
The entire board was last week formally sacked at the Bacchus Marsh hospital where seven baby deaths in two years are being investigated. The eight…
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Deer culling begins in Kinglake National Park
Deer are being culled in Kinglake National Park in an effort to protect the habitat of endangered animals nearly wiped out by the Black Saturday…
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Hume’s new mayor is in the pink
Hume councillor Helen Patsikatheodorou will serve as mayor for the second time after polling the most votes for the job last week. The Meadow Valley…
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Drunk P-plater tests 1.58% after Greenvale crash
A P-plate driver was caught drink driving after crashing into a parked car in Greenvale this morning. Broadmeadows officers were called to the crash on…
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Local butchers brace for meat warning impact
Butchers in the northern suburbs fear a downturn in sales following a UN health body’s announcement that red meat is “probably carcinogenic”. The owner of…
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Broadmeadows truck arson caught on video
Footage has emerged of the moment when five trucks were set on fire in Broadmeadows on Wednesday morning. The closed circuit film reveals the trucks…
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VCAT orders Whittlesea council to approve pokies
The state planning tribunal has paved the way for a 50 per cent increase in poker machines at Mernda’s Bridge Inn Hotel. At a Victorian…
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Portable kindergarten to cater for Wollert boom
There were just 57 houses in Wollert four years ago. By 2026, forecasters predict, there will be a staggering 5057 dwellings, with a population jump…
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Mill Park woman named Junior Doctor of the Year
As a child, Anastasia Vlachadis Castles thought saving lives “looked pretty cool”. Television shows glamorised the medical profession and left a lasting impression on the…
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