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How a love of birds led to a career in teaching
As a child, Ryan Shaw would sit on the veranda of his parents’ family home in the Yarra Valley and, using a field guide to…
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Broadmeadows well represented in prison population
A new report from the Victorian Ombudsman has slammed the state’s system of correctional justice for not doing enough to rehabilitate repeat offenders and cut…
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Whittlesea golfers celebrate holes in one
Two golfers have scored the ever-elusive hole-in-one this year at Whittlesea Golf Club in Humevale. Baden Bolingas, 21, and John Simmonds, 59, both won trophies…
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Hume the stolen car capital of Victoria
Two cars are stolen every day in Hume, on average. Latest data from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council (NMVRC) shows more cars were…
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Man sought for indecent act in Epping playground
Epping Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives are appealing for information from the public after a man exposed himself in a park…
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Councils given emergency resource grants
The state government has given Hume and Whittlesea councils $60,000 to better prepare for emergencies. Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins announced that funding from the…
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CFA plans fuel reduction burns across Whittlesea
Wollert, Epping North, Mernda and South Morang residents should expect to see smoke this Friday as the Country Fire Authority carries out planned burns. The…
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Report shows toddler drownings up 30%
Hume and Macedon Ranges parents have been urged to ensure young children are taught to swim, with falls into water cited as the most common cause…
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Giving a hand for literacy programs
A Bundoora shop’s windows have slowly been taken over by a sea of colourful paper cut-out hands. Officeworks Bundoora has partnered with the Australian Literacy…
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Rev heads to run rings around Church Street
Elaine and Terry Mountney will take their beloved 1966 Dodge Phoenix out for a spin this Saturday to celebrate completion of the $3 million redevelopment…
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Don’t argue with Eliza
This softly spoken 16-year-old knows how to craft an argument and deliver it with panache. St Monica’s College student Eliza Geraghty has won the Debaters…
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Whittlesea council divided over Budget committee
Community groups in Whittlesea will be given an early-bird opportunity to have input into the council’s annual budget next year. Councillors last week voted to…
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