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Cuppa for cancer
Mernda Retirement Village resident Marilyn Shaw is gearing up to host her fourth Biggest Morning Tea to raise money for cancer research. Marilyn hopes this…
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Covid cases up to nine
UPDATE: Two more tier one exposure sites have been identified in Epping. The health department said a positive case attended JMD Grocers & Sweets at…
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COVID alert for MCG, two Epping supermarkets
Some football fans have been forced into isolation after a person who tested positive to COVID-19 attended an AFL match at the MCG on Sunday.…
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Get tested: Council CEO
Get tested even if you think you just have “the sniffles”. That’s the message from Whittlesea council chief executive Craig Lloyd. Mr Lloyd said that…
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COVID-19 quarantine ordered for Highpoint store visitors
Visitors to five separate Highpoint shopping centre stores are being forced into 14-day quarantine after the locations were identified as Tier 1 COVID-19 exposure sites.…
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Further COVID exposure sites in Epping, Bundoora, Maribyrnong
Update: Some restrictions are being reintroduced in Metro Melbourne tonight as the number of active coronavirus cases in the area grows to 13. As from…
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Little Angel needs your help
Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) in Craigieburn is fundraising for a four month old French bulldog puppy named Angel. Angel, who was born without the…
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Call to get flu jab
A western suburbs pharmacist is calling on people to get their flu vaccines with winter nearly upon us. Watergardens’ Priceline’s Nicole Bradley said there had…
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Lighting the way
Northern Hospital Epping is set to receive a jaundice treatment device valued at almost $10,000. The Humpty Dumpty Foundation and Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia will…
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Youth homelessness in the frame
Bundoora’s Dalton Sanderson has won the top prize in the Homelessness Photography Competition, run by Concern Australia. The exhibition explores themes of youth homelessness, despair,…
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Call for gambling reforms
A reformed gambler is telling her community that “even if you win, you lose on those machines.” Marnie, not her real name, said she had…
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Four Whittlesea residents test positive for COVID-19
Four people living in the City of Whittlesea – including a preschool-aged child – have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Minister Martin Foley this afternoon…












