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Seven people taken to hospital following Broadmeadows collision
Seven people have been taken to hospital after a collision in Broadmeadows on Sunday, June 4. Two cars collided on Camp Road, causing one of…
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Northern Health rolls out new assessment tool
Epping’s Northern Health oncology department has implemented a new assessment tool to measure patients activation levels to help clinicians provide more specialised care. The patient…
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Lights festival returns to the north for 2023
Melbourne’s north is lighting up once again for the famous winter festival. The award-winning winter lights festival returns to Hume on June 17 with live…
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Whittlesea residents urged to confine cats
From August 1, Whittlesea cat owners will be made to desex newly registered cats and contain their cats at all times. Meaning owners will be…
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New funding to fast-track council flood planning
New funding from the state government will help more local governments complete up-to-date flood data and mapping and incorporate completed flood studies into their planning.…
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Celebrate World Milk Day with a brew
Dairy Australia is urging residents, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to drink their coffee with cows milk this World Milk Day. The global…
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Smokers urged to quit this World No Tobacco Day
The Stroke Foundation is urging smokers to quit for World No Tobacco Day on May 31, with smokers being twice as likely to have a…
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Call for blood donors
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is urging 8500 people, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, with O and A blood groups to donate in the…
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Grants now open for Children’s Week
Grant applications have opened for Children’s Week running this October. On Thursday, June 1, Early Childhood and Pre-Prep Minister Ingrid Stitt opened the applications for…
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Young people want to contribute to natural disaster planning and recovery
Young people are keen to get involved during times of natural disaster preparation and recovery, yet they have few opportunities to help or have their…
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New DNA testing technology shows majority of wild dingoes are pure, not hybrids
Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought. Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion…
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From the Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of its predecessors. 9 years ago June 3, 2014 Halting rises in family violence, theft and street crimes…













