Northern Star Weekly

  • Council refuses place of worship

    Council refuses place of worship

    A proposal to build a Hindu temple in Whittlesea’s green wedge has been rejected by council. Whittlesea council rejected the application for 330 Grants Road,…

  • Road to nowhere

    Road to nowhere

    Several of Hume and Whittlesea’s intersections have been named among Melbourne’s most dangerous, frustrating and unfit in RACV’s My Melbourne Road Campaign, which surveyed more…

  • Hume backs Ramadan night market

    Hume backs Ramadan night market

    Hume council has taken a step toward establishing a Ramadan night market, moving to explore community-led options for the event. The proposal was initially brought…

  • Lock down your number plates at Thomastown Bunnings

    Lock down your number plates at Thomastown Bunnings

    Bunnings Thomastown is inviting residents to speak with local police and take advantage of having one-way, anti-theft screws fitted to their number plates on the…

  • Epping hit and run

    Epping hit and run

    Police are investigating a hit and run collision in Epping on Wednesday 15 October which left a 54-year-old motorcyclist with serious injuries. Police said the…

  • Demons sign gun full forward

    Demons sign gun full forward

    Tullamarine has locked in one of the biggest names in the Essendon District Football League division 1 competition for next season. Zack Carey’s second off…

  • Join Whittlesea’s youth council

    Join Whittlesea’s youth council

    The City of Whittlesea is calling on passionate youths aged 12-22 years to step forward and get involved in helping to shape the future of…

  • Monitor welcomed by council

    Monitor welcomed by council

    Whittlesea council has welcomed the appointment of municipal monitor Steven Kingshott. As reported by Star Weekly, Local Government Minister Nick Staikos appointed Mr Kingshott to…

  • ‘I don’t need to apologise’, says suspended councillor

    ‘I don’t need to apologise’, says suspended councillor

    Suspended Whittlesea councillor Aidan McLindon has ruled out apologising for comments about members of the LGBTQIA+ and First Peoples communities which were labelled as “concerning”…

  • Two arrested for Bundoora burglary

    Two arrested for Bundoora burglary

    Police have charged two people in relation to an alleged burglary in Bundoora on 27 July, after executing a search warrant at a property on…

  • Man arrested after Epping collision

    Man arrested after Epping collision

    Police arrested a man after he evaded police in an allegedly stolen car and collided with a vehicle in Epping. The man evaded police in…

  • Bundoora battle underway

    Bundoora battle underway

    Bundoora is solidly placed after day one of its clash with Bundoora United in the second round of the Diamond Valley Cricket Association Barclay Shield.…