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Premier announces new 32-bed Northern Hospital ward
A 32-bed general ward is to be built at the Northern Hospital with a $29 million funds boost announced today. Premier Denis Napthine and Health…
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NFL: New life for Eagles
If you want evidence of the competitiveness found in the Northern Football League, look no further than Whittlesea Football Club. The Eagles find themselves in…
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Anzac Day: Whittlesea RSL’s youngest member helps spirit endure
His face is fresh and unlined amid a crowd of grizzled old fellows paying homage to fallen service personnel, but the medals Ricky Kirkham wears…
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Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food: Classy option for Whittlesea ‘chickentarian’
When Andrea Lacey’s daughter turned “chickentarian”, she quickly ran out of interesting meals. The Whittlesea resident is one of the first to join the Jamie…
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Alpacas in the mist: Northern stud puts the exotic into hobby farming
Annaliese is dancing like no one is watching, but her owner Sian Rickards ceratinaly is. Rickards keeps a close eye on all of the 17…
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Lalor residents celebrate defeat of heritage overlay plans
LALOR residents have won their fight against a heritage planning scheme overlay on their homes which they feared would devalue property. About 100 people bearing…
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Epping wholesale market: Rent cut too small, traders complain
REBEL traders have rejected the state government’s backflip on rents at the new wholesale fruit and vegetable market at Epping, saying it is still too…
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Whittlesea pushes Swan for $8.9m in infrastructure funding
At a cafe meeting in Laurimar last week council representatives told Mr Swan the area was the fastest growing in the country, and called on…
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Wikinorthia brings to life web of intrigue behind northern suburbs families
ANN Marie Johnson has a skeleton in her closet – her ancestor was reputed to be the most efficient hangmen in Britain. The 69-year-old…
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Whittlesea councillors vote for top pay
WHITTLESEA councillors have voted themselves the maximum allowances available for the size of the municipality. Mayor Rex Griffin gets $93,457 a year and other councillors…
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Plenty Gorge Park a vital wildlife sanctuary, survey finds
A SURVEY of wildlife and birdlife in Plenty Gorge Park has confirmed its importance as a sanctuary in the rapidly expanding growth corridor in the…
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Fine windfall gets Whittlesea council’s vote of approval
WHITTLESEA council will gain almost $700,000 from the fines of people who failed to vote in last year’s council elections. Of more than 16,000 people…
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