Northern Star Weekly

  • More Little Angler Kits on the way

    More Little Angler Kits on the way

    Grade 5 students will have the chance to become hooked on fishing, with free Little Angler Kits to be rolled out in schools next year.…

  • Donaldson joins Laurimar

    Donaldson joins Laurimar

    Laurimar has added another key of the puzzle, with Jesse Donaldson joining the club for next year’s Northern Football League division 3 season. After just…

  • Kolbe kicks off partnership

    Kolbe kicks off partnership

    Kolbe Catholic College has officially launched a new partnership with the Liverpool Football Club International Academy, marking what the school described as “an exciting new…

  • Hume Elder brings home award

    Hume Elder brings home award

    Westmeadows local Aunty Jo Russell has been recognised among Victoria’s most inspiring older residents, receiving the Emerging Impact Award at this year’s Victorian Senior of…

  • Homework to headbanging

    Homework to headbanging

    Melbourne’s next generation of performers are set to dial up the volume in Theatrical Inc’s School of Rock the Musical, which hits the National theatre…

  • Tradie among drugs arrests

    Tradie among drugs arrests

    A licensed electrician and two other men have been arrested following police raids targeting a network of cannabis crop houses linked to organised crime across…

  • New era for South Morang

    New era for South Morang

    It’s an exciting new era for South Morang under new coach Matt Penn in the Northern Football League division 2 competition. After eight seasons, two…

  • Two teens injured in Broadmeadows stabbing

    Two teens injured in Broadmeadows stabbing

    Police are continuing to investigate an alleged affray at Broadmeadows Railway Station on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 October which left two teenagers in hospital.…

  • Local scientist fuses culture and science

    Local scientist fuses culture and science

    Craigieburn’s Dr Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch has been named a finalist for the 2026 Young Australian of the Year for Victoria. He is being recognised for his…

  • Hume moves on hosting congress

    Hume moves on hosting congress

    Hume council has put forward a bid to host the 2026 National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) Congress. The congress acts as the peak annual event…

  • Northern Hospital reaches new heights

    Northern Hospital reaches new heights

    Construction is ramping up on Epping’s Northern Hospital as major milestones have been reached across both stages of the project. Health Infrastructure Minister Melissa Horne…

  • Kangaroos see the positives

    Kangaroos see the positives

    Greenvale Kangaroos are confident they are heading in the right direction and some wins are around the corner in Victorian Premier Cricket. The Kangaroos have…