Northern Star Weekly

  • Foster stands down, Grey steps up

    Foster stands down, Grey steps up

    Hume City Broncos grand final coach Matt Foster has made the call to step down as the club’s Big V men’s championship coach with the…

  • Andrew’s Banh mi and pie brings the beef

    Andrew’s Banh mi and pie brings the beef

    Thomastown business Andrew’s Banh mi and Pie has proven it’s not just famous for its acclaimed banh mi after the official Great Aussie Pie competition…

  • Honouring Hume

    Honouring Hume

    Hume council has committed to preserving and celebrating Broadmeadows’ civic history, with two historic honour boards to go on permanent display. At council’s meeting on…

  • Eagles knocked out

    Eagles knocked out

    Whittlesea will use the disappointment finishing this year’s Northern Football League division 2 season without hitting its goal to drive it next year. The Eagles…

  • Men’s sheds build bonds

    Men’s sheds build bonds

    Men’s sheds across the region celebrated Men’s Shed Week between Monday, September 8 and Sunday, September 13 with the theme of building healthy communities across…

  • Make a lasting difference as a foster carer

    Make a lasting difference as a foster carer

    This Foster Care Week, Lighthouse Foundation is calling on people who have ever thought about fostering to turn that thought into action. Across Victoria, children…

  • Ex-umpire put on bail over $300k Brownlow fraud claim

    Ex-umpire put on bail over $300k Brownlow fraud claim

    A former AFL umpire, his brother and two others have been placed on bail after a magistrate said their alleged $300,000 Brownlow Medal betting fraud…

  • Hume a hot spot for animal cruelty

    Hume a hot spot for animal cruelty

    Hume has ranked high in Victoria for animal cruelty reports and animal seizures, according to RSPCA Victoria’s latest animal cruelty report. The Hume LGA ranked…

  • Two charged in $36m tobacco black market bust

    Two charged in $36m tobacco black market bust

    A 29-year-old Meadow Heights man has been arrested as part of an operation which police say also resulted in the arrest of a major player…

  • Cannons season over

    Cannons season over

    It’s season over for the Calder Cannons in the Coates Talent League boys competition. After being the lucky loser in the wildcard round, the Cannons…

  • Buses replace trains on Craigieburn line this weekend

    Buses replace trains on Craigieburn line this weekend

    Train passengers in Craigieburn, Broadmeadows, Roxburgh Park, Coolaroo, and Jacana are told to allow extra travel time this weekend, with buses replacing trains between North…

  • Accused underworld killer to walk free on bail

    Accused underworld killer to walk free on bail

    A man accused of being complicit in an underworld figure’s murder has been bailed as it could take two years to get to trial, with…