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Celebrating International Women’s Day in the City of Whittlesea
The Whittlesea council will celebrate this International Women’s Day by hosting a live discussion panel with two local women sharing their inspiring leadership stories. Women…
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Melbourne Airport tackles conservation through art
Passengers flying into Melbourne Airport will be welcomed by a large painting of a bandicoot on recycled tin sheeting, that will be visible from the…
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Pokie losses up 45 per cent in Hume
Gamblers in Hume lost $104,550,477 to pokie machines in the 2021-22 financial year, a 45 per cent increase on the previous year. The situation prompted…
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Hume council split on waste management
A decision on Hume council’s waste service charge has been pushed to the next council meeting after proposed methodology was overturned in a vote on…
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Doreen man arrested
Police has charged a Doreen man and seized firearms parts, ammunition and what is believed to be a mobile clandestine laboratory as part of a…
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Resident urges Melbourne Water to fix the ditch
In the six years that Melissa Doherty has walked around McIvor Lake in Roxburgh Park, she’s witnessed numerous birds become trapped in the stormwater outflow…
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Free fishing lessons
The state government is reeling in the next generation of recreational fishers through several free VicFishKids events over the next few months. Minister for Outdoor…
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Students win from vocational reforms
The state government is backing the next generation of secondary school students in the north, with more learning opportunities and career pathways into in-demand industries…
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Business is the whole package
Sustainable packaging manufacturer PACKQUEEN is one of 25 Victorian finalists in the 2023 Telstra Best of Business Awards, which are held to recognise the achievements…
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Bundoora man charged with alleged extortion
A Bundoora man has been charged over an alleged $5 million extortion. A Queensland emergency service reported it had received an online message demanding the…
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Passenger numbers hit post-pandemic high
A surge in international arrivals has helped boost Melbourne Airport’s monthly passenger figures to their highest level in three years. The 2,706,962 travellers processed in…
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Man charged following Deer Park death
A Kings Park man has been charged following a collision at Deer Park last year that killed a Broadmeadows man. The 35-year-old man has been…













