Trevor’s a Harvard hero
SOUTH Morang resident Trevor Carroll (right) has been honoured for his work as a disability activist with a scholarship from the Harvard Club of...
Drivers defied police orders, says source
A POLICE source has hit back at reports they ordered drivers on the Hume freeway to create a roadblock to stop a stolen...
Rising land value hits Wollert
WOLLERT residents will bear the highest rate rises next financial year, while Mill Park, Lalor and Thomastown will see little change.Average land values in...
Cheer for Lalor East’s eSmart students
LALOR East Primary School is Victoria's first primary school to complete the state government's new cyber-bullying program.The eSmart program is being...
NMIT multiplies course fees by five
FEES will be five times higher in some courses at Northern Melbourne Institute of Tafe, its chief executive has confirmed.Dr Andy Giddy said about...
Shave for little friends
JASON Brook hasn't had a haircut for three years. But he's cutting his tresses to raise money for two very sick children.Brook has...
South Morang station: Car park at peak in space race
MULTI-STOREY parking or a temporary car park should be considered at the new South Morang station to help meet commuter demand, according to South...
VCAT’s Whittlesea decision bowls over Council
WHITTLESEA Bowls Club has won its application for 10 more gaming machines, in a victory over Whittlesea council.The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor...
Epping gymnastics facility is built on passion
FRUSTRATED by a lack of gymnastics facilities in the outer northern suburbs, Kim Amor decided to do something about it. She made her own.Based...
See & Do: What’s on around town
Hoop dreams: Mill Park Blazers are urgently seeking players for their under-8 mixed basketball team, under-10 girls and girls of any age. They train...
Marcello D’Amico sees beauty in getting older
WATSONIA artist Marcello D’Amico has always had a calling. In the 1940s, as a boy on Salina Island north of Sicily, he enjoyed drawing...
My Voice: Matthew Weegberg
Matthew Weegberg, 23: Refrigeration mechanic and didgeridoo player in Birri-on Lakidjeka dance group, Lalor.Sorry Day is a big family occasion for us. It’s a...
Life and love with a down syndrome child
Linley Wilkie meets three families raising children with Down syndrome and discovers life is not as most of us would imagine.FEW words can strike...
Review: The Dictator
THE DICTATOR (MA)Release: On general releaseReview: Kathryn KernohanSACHA Baron Cohen has never been one to make safe films – in fact the British writer,...
TV: Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell
WHEN the ABC launched its 2012 comedy line-up late last year, one name stood out among the highlights. Shaun Micallef, most recently seen on...
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Heavy horses for courses
The National Clydesdale and Heavy Horse Festival is returning to Werribee South on January 18-19.
More than your typical equestrian escapade, the public will be...
