Northern Star Weekly

  • Locals pitch in to clean Whittlesea

    Locals pitch in to clean Whittlesea

    Whittlesea residents are taking roadside rubbish into their own hands, running regular community cleanups along Plenty Road. Since July 2024, local resident Clive Denholm has…

  • Foster stands down, Gray steps up

    Foster stands down, Gray 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…

  • Green the MVP again

    Green the MVP again

    Hume City Broncos’ Kavione Green has again been crowned the Big V men’s championship most valuable player. After winning the MVP award with the Bellarine…

  • Ambulance Victoria first responders named finalists

    Ambulance Victoria first responders named finalists

    Two outstanding Ambulance Victoria (AV) first responder have been named finalists in a prestigious awards ceremony. The Victorian Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards (Vic RESCA)…

  • Count birds in your backyard

    Count birds in your backyard

    The Aussie Bird Count is back and swooping in with an annual opportunity to spotlight both familiar backyard birds and surprising regional stories as Australians…

  • 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…