Northern Star Weekly

  • Four arrested following stolen car

    Four arrested following stolen car

    Four men have been arrested after a police pursuit moved through Thomastown and Lalor in the early hours of Wednesday 22 October. Police spotted an…

  • Slower speeds a good deed

    Slower speeds a good deed

    Victoria has enacted a new speed limit law allowing local councils to reduce their speed limits to 30km/h in school zones and city streets. It…

  • New home for 5G tower

    New home for 5G tower

    Whittlesea council has approved a lease agreement with Optus for the construction and operation of a new telecommunications facility at Main Street Recreation Reserve in…

  • Stillman stands down

    Stillman stands down

    Northern Football League chief executive Martin Stillman is stepping down after nearly three years. The league announced on Monday that the board had accepted the…

  • Council paves road management

    Council paves road management

    Whittlesea council has endorsed its latest version of a road management plan to guide the management and maintenance of more than 1497 kilometres of council…

  • Road no more

    Road no more

    Olivers Road in Craigieburn will be no more after a long-running process to discontinue part of the road has officially been completed. Hume council voted…

  • Passion to profit

    Passion to profit

    Hume’s next generation of artists have received support and investment at Future Minds Network’s Young Artists Centre event on Wednesday 15 October. Ten artists from…

  • Illegal dumpers targeted

    Illegal dumpers targeted

    Hume council has welcomed state government and Environment Protection Authority (EPA) funding to tackle illegal dumping. Statewide, $21.5 million will be invested into the Illegal…

  • Donnybrook on top

    Donnybrook on top

    Donnybrook is on track to make it two wins to start the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Russell Pollock Shield season. After a big win in…

  • Kookas start with a bang

    Kookas start with a bang

    Rivergum is enjoying the chance to flex its muscle in some early two-day games in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association Mash Shield. Traditionally a slow…

  • Crotty’s making her mark

    Crotty’s making her mark

    A Broadmeadows basketballer is hoping to take her game to the highest levels after a breakout season. Maddison Crotty was a standout for the Hume…

  • Pair charged following stolen vehicle arrests

    Pair charged following stolen vehicle arrests

    A 29-year-old Tullamarine man and a 24-year-old Sydenham man have been charged following their arrests after a stolen vehicle was spotted allegedly speeding around Shepparton…