Northern Star Weekly

  • Blow for Watson

    Blow for Watson

    Whittlesea’s Tara Watson will spend significant time on the sidelines after a serious knee injury. The Melbourne Vixens announced that Watson, a Vixens training partner,…

  • Rolls Royce to power Victoria’s defence industry

    Rolls Royce to power Victoria’s defence industry

    The state government has signed a deal with Rolls Royce to support Victoria’s defence industry. On Tuesday, 4 November, Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Minister Colin…

  • Jets announce first signings

    Jets announce first signings

    Greenvale has locked in a number of new signings for next year’s Essendon District Football League premier division season, including a favourite son. The first…

  • Businesses take a bow

    Businesses take a bow

    Hume’s business community has celebrated its night of nights, with council inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to mark a year of business success on Thursday…

  • Bird deaths spark outcry

    Bird deaths spark outcry

    A distressing wildlife incident has sparked concern among Craigieburn locals after several native birds drowned in an overflow drain along Aitken Creek in recent weeks.…

  • Crosses for those who sacrificed

    Crosses for those who sacrificed

    The Epping RSL has been busy preparing a moving tribute to honour Australians who served and sacrificed in wars and conflicts across generations. In the…

  • Aged care concern

    Aged care concern

    More than 100 Whittlesea residents have voiced their opposition to a proposed three-storey aged care development, claiming the project is “not in the right location.”…

  • Three charged following Broadmeadows affray

    Three charged following Broadmeadows affray

    Three men have been charged following an alleged affray and stabbing in Broadmeadows last month. Emergency services were called to Central Grove, Broadmeadows, after a…

  • Power appoints co-coaches

    Power appoints co-coaches

    It’s the beginning of a new era for Laurimar in the Northern Football League women’s competition. After a tough 2025 where it won just two…

  • Wellbeing award for Hume Anglican Grammar

    Wellbeing award for Hume Anglican Grammar

    Hume Anglican Grammar has been recognised with an Excellence Award for Best Student Wellbeing Program by the Australian Education Awards, a national acknowledgment of the…

  • Fernwood Tullamarine celebrates national recognition

    Fernwood Fitness Tullamarine’s personal trainer, Kara Sleigh, has been nationally recognised, taking home the Heather Ritchie Personal Trainer of the Year award at the Fernwood…

  • Supporting play

    Supporting play

    The Hume Men’s Shed in Craigieburn is bringing creativity and community spirit together, selling handmade mud kitchens and sinks designed to enhance outdoor and sensory…