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Hume mayoralty: Boycott mars the moment for youngest mayor
UPDATE: Aitken ward councillor Casey Nunn has been elected Hume’s youngest mayor at the age of 30. Meadow Heights ward councillor Adem Atmaca is her…
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Hells Angels’ Thomastown hub at the top of police hit list
The Thomastown headquarters of the Hells Angels was the first address on the hit list of Victoria’s new anti-fortification law enforcers. Echo Taskforce members slapped…
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Attempted armed robbery at Coolaroo business
Embona detectives from Fawkner are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a business in Coolaroo on Sunday morning. Investigators were told two males, about 175…
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Families help out for good paws at Craigieburn
Teaching respect to children requires adults to practise what they preach, and that’s the basis of Willmott Park Primary School’s out-of-hours-care service and its animal…
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Problems pile up with denial of early intervention
Kylie Fisher’s son Jesse was on the waiting list for a northern suburbs special-needs preschool for so long that he missed the cut-off and had…
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Sunbury decides: 60% who voted want out of Hume
Just under 60 per cent of residents who voted in the ‘Sunbury-out-of-Hume’ ballot want the town to secede and get its own shire. Only 51…
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Sunbury decides: Vagueness mars the vote
Voting on whether Hume residents want Sunbury to stand alone as a municipality or stay with Hume council ends this Friday. As scrutineers prepare for…
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Speeding motorists prompt push for flashing lights at school
Traffic surveys of Craigieburn’s main feeder road between the old and new town precincts reveal motorists consistently speeding at more than 20km/h above the 40km/h…
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Toy story’s new, bigger scene hits Sunbury
The Sunbury Toy Library has a new, bigger home. So it’s preparing to expand its collection of 400 toys at the new site, a former…
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Gulf War treatment in Coolaroo led to fury, book launch
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer will launch a book in Melbourne on Tuesday that is set in Coolaroo during the 1990 Gulf War. Sorry…
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Marc of respect a key in football circles
Carlton captain Marc Murphy visited Oak Park and Epping last week in his role as a MacPack ambassador. The work of Murphy and other AFL…
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Roxburgh Park man shot in face at Caroline Springs
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in the face in Caroline Springs this morning. Police and paramedics were called to Holland…
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