Northern Star Weekly

  • Finals set in DVCA smash

    Finals set in DVCA smash

    The final pool rounds are done and it’s now onto finals in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association summer smash competition, In the Barclay Shield, just…

  • Man charged with giving Nazi salute to schoolchildren

    Man charged with giving Nazi salute to schoolchildren

    A Greenvale man has been charged with performing a Nazi salute to a group of schoolchildren at Melbourne Airport. The Australian Federal Police allege that…

  • ’The car scared me’: man facing jail for killing friend

    ’The car scared me’: man facing jail for killing friend

    Three, two, one. That’s all the seconds it took for a man to kill his friend after buying a Ford modified to run like a…

  • A new school for Mickleham

    A new school for Mickleham

    A cohort of year 7 students have made history as the first students of the new Kolbe Catholic College campus in Mickleham. Students, parents and…

  • Twilight cancer fundraiser event

    Twilight cancer fundraiser event

    Team Kill Cancer (TKC) is hosting its first twilight family day event raising funds for people with cancer and their families. he event at Yarrambat…

  • Kookas continue on

    Kookas continue on

    Rivergum is keeping it simple and starting to fine tune ahead of a big finals series in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association Mash Shield. The…

  • Attwood grandmother wins big

    Attwood grandmother wins big

    An Attwood grandmother became a multimillionaire over the weekend, after winning $3 million in the TattsLotto draw. When her division one win was confirmed by…

  • Calling all Hume creatives

    Calling all Hume creatives

    Applications for the Hume arts grants program are now open, offering support to local artists and organisations for their creative endeavours. Council said the funding…

  • Local fined for burning waste

    Local fined for burning waste

    A Broadmeadows man has been fined more than $2000 by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) for burning industrial waste at a Balliang East property.…

  • Eagles close call

    Eagles close call

    Craigieburn got a season defining win in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division on Saturday. In the relegation mix, the Eagles match with Aberfeldie,…

  • Whittlesea ready to step up

    Whittlesea ready to step up

    Last season it was about surviving in the Victorian Premier League 2 competition for Whittlesea United, this year is about having an impact. Playing at…

  • Man arrested in Wollert fire investigation

    Man arrested in Wollert fire investigation

    Police have arrested a 26-year-old Diamond Creek man during an investigation into a suspicious Wollert grassfire that occurred on Tuesday 27 January. The man was…