Northern | Star Weekly
Children's day Celebrate Children's Day on Thursday, November 28, 10.30-12.30pm at Homestead Community and Learning Centre, 30 Whiltshire Road, Roxburgh Park.
Historic Plenty River bridge repurposed | Northern
11 hours ago · Doreen’s historic Plenty River road bridge has put to use as a walking and cycling bridge following the completion of major work on Bridge Inn Road. The repurposed bridge was given the thumbs up from children at Kiddy Palace Learning Centre in Mernda, who went on a guided walk over the bridge on November 1. Guided by the Major Road Projects ...
Suspected vote tampering in Whittlesea | Northern
13 hours ago · Labor candidate and former Whittlesea councillor Stevan Kozmevski was elected in Lalor ward with 4953 first preference votes, ahead of independent Ellen McNaught (4002 votes) and community independent Nicholas Hajichristou (3346). After preferences, Mr Kozmevski had 6170 votes to Ms McNaught’s 6131.
New faces join Whittlesea | Northern
2 days ago · Councillors have been elected to represent the City of Whittlesea for the first time since March 2020. The new council will likely feature three former councillors, including two who were part of the team sacked by the state government in 2020, and eight fresh faces. The state government has appointed two municipal monitors to oversee the new ...
Candidate calls for recount | Northern
2 days ago · The results for the 2024 Hume council election were declared. (Damjan Janevski). 336543_02. Jacksons Hill Ward candidate Natalie Harrison has called for a recount after missing out on a spot on Hume council by just eight votes. Ms Harrison received 6203 votes after preferences while incumbent councillor Jarrod Bell polled 6211 votes.
Police at 'breaking point' | Northern
2 days ago · 11/11/2024. Melissa Meehan, AAP. Police across Victoria will walk off the job for the first time in more than 20 years as their fight for a better pay deal intensifies. Officers will leave their stations for 30-minute blocks as part of a series of stop-work meetings. The strike action will begin at the police academy and Broadmeadows police ...
Raising funds for terminally ill kids this Christmas
11 hours ago · Daniel Roberts’ son contracted bronchiolitis and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at just two months old and spent a week in hospital. This drove Mr Roberts to raise funds for terminally ill kids through Very Special Kids. “It was about a week in hospital with feeding tubes and oxygen, and it was a challenging week,” he said.
News - Northern
Illicit tobacco seized in Craigieburn. 07/11/2024. A Craigieburn man has been arrested after police seized almost 200,000 illicit cigarettes and 255kilograms of looseleaf tobacco as part of a targeted investigation...
New city for the north | Northern
Jan 7, 2024 · October 10. Hume, Whittlesea, and Mitchell Shire councils have co-signed an historic partnership committing to the planning and delivery of a new city, Cloverton, that will service the growing northern corridor. The agreement was reached at a special joint council meeting on Tuesday October 3. Cloverton will be the primary employment and ...
Record patient numbers put Northern Hospital under strain
29/09/2021. Record numbers of patients are presenting to Northern Hospital for healthcare as the northern suburbs continue to be the centre of the latest COVID-19 outbreak. Northern Health chief operating officer Debra Bourne said 362 patients were seen at the hospital’s emergency department last night, following a record number of patients ...