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International students key to Preston locksmith’s recruiting
A Preston locksmith is providing the key to employment for international students at Northern Institute of TAFE’s locksmithing course. Wynns Locksmiths has eight current or…
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Thomastown house prices slide as nerves hit market
MEDIAN house prices in Thomastown have dropped dramatically since March 2011, the latest figures show. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria statistics show the median…
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Demand for fertility services growing in north
DEMAND for fertility services is growing in the northern suburbs, a specialist says. Northpark Private Hospital in Bundoora has recently opened the City Fertility Centre…
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Doreen mother with young twins in car blows .187
WHITTLESEA police expect to charge a Doreen mother whose blood alcohol was allegedly four times the legal limit. The 39-year-old had her seven-year-old twins in…
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Whittlesea rules out higher rates for pokies venues
WHITTLESEA council will not follow the lead of other municipalities and charge higher rates for gaming venues. Councillor Sam Alessi, chairman of the council’s Responsible…
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Anzac Day: Services and Events in Epping and Whittlesea
ANZAC Day events and services in Epping and Whittlesea. Epping dawn service Epping RSL, 195 Harvest Home Road. Wednesday, April 25 Assemble from 5.15am for…
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Anzac Day: A lifetime of servicing the nation
ON the 70th anniversary of the battle of Kokoda, World War II veteran Rev Peter Holloway remembers well the 14 months he spent fighting in…
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Mill Park residents ‘not the only ones’ wanting to tree cull
MILL Park residents clamouring to have street trees pulled up should wait their turn, says one Whittlesea councillor. Carbine Court residents petitioned Whittlesea council saying…
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South Morang station: All aboard as driver lives his dream
WHEN the first scheduled train leaves South Morang station at 7.17am on Sunday, Epping resident Robert Aquilina will be driving it. A long-time campaigner for…
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My Voice: Pina Di Donato
Pina Di Donato is Turi Foods marketing director, chairwoman of the philanthropic Turi Trust and member of the Northern Health Foundation Board. I HAVE lived…
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DVD review: Breaking Dawn, Part One
BREAKING DAWN, PART ONE Sony Home Entertainment, $39.95 PERSONALLY I like my vampires to (a) show their fangs and be scary bloodsuckers, (b) not be…
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Book review: The Witness
THE WITNESS Nora Roberts Piatkus, $32.99 CONFESSION. Before reading Nora Roberts’ latest novel, The Witness, I had no idea who she was. But the fact…








