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  • Monthly music and puppet nights

    Monthly music and puppet nights

    Snuff Puppets are opening a new music and arts bar, Snuff Salooon, at the historic Footscray Drill Hall. The first Snuff Salooon headlines electro-dub band…

  • Turning trash into tram stops

    Turning trash into tram stops

    An innovative partnership is aiming to see recycled plastics from kerbside and industrial waste used for modular tram stop platforms, making Melbourne’s tram network sustainable,…

  • Kicking off a new chapter

    Kicking off a new chapter

    AFLW star Libby Birch is moving the goal posts for Australian girls, releasing the first children’s book about female footballers. The Maribyrnong local’s great-grandfather played…

  • New vision for Sunbury artist

    New vision for Sunbury artist

    Sunbury artist Michael Howes is unveiling his latest exhibition in the Macedon Ranges. His exhibition, ‘Another Vision’, showcases his journey from a young love of…

  • West’s invasive weed war

    West’s invasive weed war

    PRECEDE: serrated tussock is a drought-tolerant weed of national significance, and as reported by Star Weekly, the Victorian drought is exacerbating the issue of its…

  • Funding open for creatives

    Funding open for creatives

    The state government has launched the next round of its Creative Enterprises Program (CEP), with the goal of strengthening Victoria’s creative industries. Extended by four…

  • Grants for native plants

    Grants for native plants

    Following a successful round in 2024, Bupa and Landcare Australia announce the return of the Healthy Cities Landcare Grants Program in 2025, offering funding to…

  • Underquoting crackdown on Hume auctions

    Underquoting crackdown on Hume auctions

    Thirty-two real estate auctions across Craigieburn were subject to visits from the state government’s underquoting taskforce last weekend. Taskforce officers targeted auctions in the area,…

  • Accused murderer’s case delay

    Accused murderer’s case delay

    An accused murderer’s case has been pushed back after police successfully sought more time to scour through hundreds of hours of CCTV footage. Brandon Watts,…

  • Northern Health doctor awarded research fellowship

    Northern Health doctor awarded research fellowship

    Dr Karen Kiang, a clinical paediatrician in the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED), has been selected for the 2025 MacHSR (Masters in Health Services Research)…

  • Over 500 vehicles impounded across Hume

    Over 500 vehicles impounded across Hume

    Hume had the highest number of vehicles impounded by police across the state in 2024. Recently released data by Victoria Police shows there were 528…

  • Gladstone Park home invasion

    Gladstone Park home invasion

    Police are investigating a home invasion and firearms incident in Gladstone Park on July 24. Emergency services were called to Trentham Drive following reports multiple…

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