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Woodstock residents arrested after seizure of largest-ever ice shipment bound for Australia

Two Woodstock residents have been arrested following a police investigation into a planned large-scale drug importation to Australia from the US. Australian Federal Police and...

Surge in ice use in Hume

Ice-related ambulance call-outs in Hume have surged in recent years, with paramedics attending to more than 100 patients in 2016-17. Latest ambulance alcohol and drug...

Alcohol still a bigger health issue than ice

Despite widespread fears about the use of crystal methamphetamine, paramedics are being called to fewer ice-related incidents in Hume and Whittlesea. According to a new...

Footy club tackles booze and drugs

Tullamarine Football Club wants to be on the front foot when it comes to alcohol and substance abuse. Vice-president Andrew Fischer has organised a drug...

Hume police crackdown on drugs bears fruit

A Hume police crackdown on drugs is bearing fruit, with the number of use and possession offences up 67 per cent on last year. Figures...

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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month

As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...