Northern Star Weekly

  • Virtual health research centre launched

    Virtual health research centre launched

    Northern Health aiming to reshape the way care is delivered, experienced, and improved, following the launch of the Victorian Centre for Virtual Health Research (VCVHR).…

  • Council seeks new names for drains

    Council seeks new names for drains

    Waterways across Hume could be renamed, under a proposal put forward by council. During Hume council’s July 28 meeting. councillors agreed to contact relevant authorities…

  • Waste dumping fine

    Waste dumping fine

    A plan to dump truckloads of demolition waste in the country has ended in a criminal conviction and over $10,000 in fines and costs. Ayach…

  • Bulls break Lions, keen to build

    Bulls break Lions, keen to build

    Bundoora got some reward for effort and took one step closer to securing its future in the Northern Football League division 1 competition for next…

  • Armed Crime Squad investigates Mickleham non-fatal shooting

    Armed Crime Squad investigates Mickleham non-fatal shooting

    Police are investigating a non-fatal shooting in Mickleham on July 27. Emergency services were called to Hazel Way following reports a man had suffered a…

  • Craigieburn ATM theft

    Craigieburn ATM theft

    Police are appealing for public assistance following a burglary at a licensed premises in Craigieburn on July 13. Investigators have been told three men attended…

  • Cannons girls fire

    Cannons girls fire

    The Calder Cannons girls side produced one of their best performances of the Coates Talent League season on Sunday. Calder was at home against the…

  • By-election voting closing soon

    By-election voting closing soon

    The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is reminding voters in Whittlesea’s Lalor Ward that they have until 6pm on Friday, August 1 to vote in the…

  • Telling the stories of First Nations people

    Telling the stories of First Nations people

    An exhibition highlighting the often forgotten stories and histories of First Nations people in Melbourne’s west is currently showing as part of a collaboration with…

  • Jaecoo J7 – China’s best yet?

    Jaecoo J7 – China’s best yet?

    Another name to grapple with as the surge in Chinese imports gathers strength and they not only come with quantity but also quality. This time…