Northern Star Weekly

  • Cancer equity champion lauded

    Cancer equity champion lauded

    A Doren woman who turned her battle with incurable stage 4 lung cancer into a catalyst for progress has been hailed as a cancer equity…

  • Alleged ‘foot soldiers’ charged

    Alleged ‘foot soldiers’ charged

    Five people have been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a man in the carpark of a Craigieburn shopping centre almost two years…

  • Nguyen to make AFL debut

    Nguyen to make AFL debut

    Essendon will unearth a 14th debutant this season, with Jayden Nguyen to play his first AFL game against Sydney this Saturday. The first player of…

  • Five charged with murder

    Five charged with murder

    Police have charged five people with murder as part of their investigation into a fatal shooting in Craigieburn in 2023. A 29-year-old Kew man, a…

  • Machete bins rolled out

    Machete bins rolled out

    Four machete disposal bins will be located in Melbourne’s outer north as part of a two-month amnesty period during which people are being urged to…

  • Impound captial

    Impound captial

    Hume is the impound capital of Victoria, new police data reveals. Police impounded 528 vehicles in Hume in 2024, according to impoundment statistics. Police impounded…

  • Man shot in Wollert

    Man shot in Wollert

    A man has been shot in Wollert this morning. Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said emergency services were called to Champions Parade just before…

  • Whittlesea United sticking to task at hand

    Whittlesea United sticking to task at hand

    Whittlesea United is determined to make its stay in the Victorian Premier League 2 competition for more than one year. The fight for spots division…

  • Broadmeadows teen charged

    Broadmeadows teen charged

    Police have charged a Broadmeadows teenager following a series of alleged incidents earlier this week. An allegedly stolen white Hyundai i30 approached a man on…

  • Arrests over Craigieburn shooting

    Arrests over Craigieburn shooting

    Police arrested five men on Thursday as part of their investigation into the fatal shooting of Robert Issa in a Craigieburn carpark in 2023. The…

  • Eagles women looking for more success

    Eagles women looking for more success

    Uni Hill Eagles women’s side is on track to take the next step in their journey, with the side leading the fight for the state…

  • Help save a life

    Help save a life

    Northern Health is calling on the community to consider becoming organ and tissue donors. DonateLife Week, which is from July 27 to August 3, is…