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Food Truck Festival ready to roll into Mernda

Attention Mernda: The food trucks are coming. The Food Truck Festival will be rolling into the Mernda Recreation Reserve on Schotters Road this week for...

Drugs seized as part of alleged postal ring

A Mernda man is one of two men arrested following a police operation targeting drugs sent in the post from overseas. The man, 27, was...

Mernda gets serious on female footy

Mernda is hoping to field three female football sides next season. After unsuccessfully trying to get junior sides up and running this year, the Demons...

Mernda’s Cali family to Walk for Prems

Kerrie-Anne Cali describes the birth of her son Josh as one of the most terrifying times of her life. Josh, who is now eight, was...

Mernda’s Rhiannon Wilson is ready for Tough Mudder

Mernda’s Rhiannon Wilson is on a mission to prove she is tough enough. Ms Wilson has signed up to take part in next weekend’s Tough...
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Mernda campaigner Tom Joseph elected to Whittlesea council

Mernda campaigner Tom Joseph has been announced as Whittlesea’s newest councillor. Mr Joseph was elected to represent the north ward on Wednesday following a countback...

Street name honours South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance

  A street in the new Mernda town centre will be named after a group of community advocates who secured the extension of the rail...

Mernda rail line works pick up speed

Construction of the Mernda Rail Extension is gathering pace. Latest works on the $600 million project to extend the train line from South Morang to...

Melbourne band Shadowqueen releases new album

Melbourne rock band Shawdowqueen, which features Mernda’s Alex Deegan, is on a mission to introduce their music to more people. The band, which also comprises...

Mernda residents urged to speak up for 1000 Voices Project

Got an idea about how to improve the Mernda community? Then the 1000 Voices Project wants to hear from you. The project – run by...

New coach wants to see Mernda of old return

New Mernda senior coach Paul Derrick wants to help the club return to its winning ways in Northern Football League division 3. The Demons, who...

Mernda mum Jessica Hay is running for a better life

Jessica Hay might not look like your average marathon runner but she is not letting that stop her from achieving her long-term goal of...

Graeme Bushby has called Mernda home for 30 years

Graeme Bushby has watched Mernda grow over the past 30 years. Now he is advocating for infrastructure and services for his community as the...

Cruel kangaroo death at Mernda under scrutiny

Concerns have been raised about the safety of wildlife, particularly kangaroos, in the Mernda area, after a kangaroo was found shot and tied to...

Remains of Mernda’s Old Bridge Inn uncovered

Remains of a mid-19th century pub, which is potentially one of the “oldest buildings outside of Melbourne”, have been uncovered at Mernda. Archaeologists have been...

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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...