Northern Star Weekly

  • Hume considers differential rates

    Hume considers differential rates

    Hume council will consult with the community next year about adopting differential property rates in the 2027/28 financial year. At the November 8 council meeting,…

  • $100,000 fine after worker’s five-metre fall

    $100,000 fine after worker’s five-metre fall

    A property renovation and maintenance company has been fined $100,000 after a contractor’s five-metre fall at a Campbellfield factory left him with serious injuries. On…

  • NPL fixtures released

    NPL fixtures released

    The National Premier League season will kick off in February with history to be made as the men’s and women’s will kick-off simultaneously. Both seasons…

  • New RNA therapy to tackle rare childhood diseases

    New RNA therapy to tackle rare childhood diseases

    Researchers at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research have made a significant breakthrough in developing an innovative RNA therapy that could transform the lives of…

  • Northern FNL has new CEO

    Northern FNL has new CEO

    The Northern Football Netball League will enter the Christmas break with a new chief executive locked in. The league announced on 8 December that Daniel…

  • Local artists invited to apply for art exhibition

    Local artists invited to apply for art exhibition

    Whittlesea council is encouraging local artists to submit their work to the 2026 art exhibition, inviting them to explore the theme ‘BELONG’. Whittlesea mayor Lawrie…

  • Road upgrade changes to save trees

    Road upgrade changes to save trees

    Six large river red gums will be saved by design changes to the northern upgrades on Yan Yean Road. Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA) roads…

  • Five men charged following Broadmeadows stabbing investigation

    Five men charged following Broadmeadows stabbing investigation

    Police have charged five men following an alleged affray and stabbing in Broadmeadows on 26 November . A 24-year-old Taylors Lakes man was re-arrested on…

  • Rain causes havoc

    Rain causes havoc

    Rain again marred the latest round of the Diamond Valley Cricket Association shield competitions on Saturday. The last two-day round before the Christmas break had…

  • Coping with the holiday season

    Coping with the holiday season

    Across much of the world, December and January are special. The change of year, the change of season, the sense of renewal – it’s no…

  • A new commercial address for Melbourne’s north

    A new commercial address for Melbourne’s north

    Melbourne’s northern growth corridor is quickly evolving, and at the centre is 28 Greengate, the newest commercial address within the Greengate Work Precinct, part of…

  • TechnologyOne is changing the game for councils

    TechnologyOne is changing the game for councils

    Images of devastated property are becoming an increasing feature of news outlets in communities across the country. Uprooted trees on buildings, carparks with rows of…