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Fire at COVID-19 testing site

Police are investigating a fire at a COVID-19 testing site in Mernda on Monday night. Three CFA units from Mernda and Doreen attended the Waterview...

New aged care facility link

An aged care facility in Westmeadows has been linked to 12 active COVID-19 cases. Baptcare Brookview Community in Westmeadows said in a statement on its...

Three arrested after protest in Broadmeadows

Three men were arrested following an anti-lockdown protest through Roxburgh Park and Broadmeadows on Sunday. Video footage shows dozens of protesters, mostly males, walking down...

Contaminated water warning

Yarra Valley Water has issued a contaminated water notice for more than 80 Melbourne suburbs following last night's storms. Impacted suburbs include Attwood, Broadmeadows, Bundoora,...

North west city deal a blueprint for the future

A city deal developed for Melbourne's northern and western suburbs is set to unlock employment and economic opportunities across the region over the next...

Mernda service delayed

Train services are delayed on the Mernda line after a track fault near Keon Park earlier this morning caused the cancellation of some...

Whittlesea venues top pokies losses

Four Whittlesea venues are among the top 10 for poker machine losses in the last financial year, according to figures released by the Victorian...

Wollert prices continue to rise

House prices in Wollert bucked a statewide trend by increasing in the June quarter, according to new Real Estate Institute of Victoria data (REIV)....

Act of kindness

A Craigieburn mum and her two children are doing their bit to help the community. Sweetie Li Vang and her children, Mary Jane and Caleb...

Virus help is on the line

Northern Health is finding new ways to help coronavirus sufferers, launching a COVID-19 Positive Community Monitoring Program. The new program is a telephone-based service for...

Thomastown students honour heroes

When their school production was cancelled due to COVID-19, Thomastown Secondary College students came up with another way to showcase their talents and say...

New servos on the way

Greenvale and Epping will get new service stations as BP and David Jones expand their growing convenience store partnership. The two companies announced recently that...

Big W to close

Broadmeadows shoppers will lose one of their big department stores early next year. Last week, Big W announced that its Broadmeadows store, which is located...

Aged care centre faces legal action

Nicole McGuinness is angry and furious, but most of all heartbroken, following the death of her mother Kathleen Gribble from COVID-19. Mrs Gribble was a...

Councillors want action

Hume council will investigate whether it can manage the location of future proposed recycling facilities after another factory fire reignited residents concerns. An explosion and...

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