Northern Star Weekly

  • Free public transport every weekend this summer

    Free public transport every weekend this summer

    Victorians will be able to board the state’s buses, trams and trains for free on weekends this summer. From the day the Metro Tunnel opens…

  • Penola Catholic College: developing future leaders

    Penola Catholic College: developing future leaders

    At Penola Catholic College, the journey toward leadership begins from day one. The Student Ambassador Program is designed to support students from Year 7 to…

  • Cricket season is underway

    Cricket season is underway

    The sun was out and the cricket bats were pulled from the sheds as cricket season got underway. While some competitions were called off, there…

  • Emergency services staff showcase sporting skills

    Emergency services staff showcase sporting skills

    More than 200 Ambulance Victoria (AV) staff have swapped their uniforms for sports gear as they take on colleagues from across the state at this…

  • Craigieburn waste tyre company fined

    Craigieburn waste tyre company fined

    A waste tyre company in Craigieburn has been fined $5000 and its director a further $1000 for failing to obtain a licence to store more…

  • Woman found dead in Epping

    Woman found dead in Epping

    The death of a woman in Epping on Thursday night is being treated as suspicious. Emergency services were called to reports a woman had been…

  • Motorcycle stunt backfires outside police station

    Motorcycle stunt backfires outside police station

    A teenager is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences after taunting officers on a motorcycle in front of police in Craigieburn. Police…

  • Pingers ready to bounce back

    Pingers ready to bounce back

    Epping remains hopeful of challenging for a finals berth this season but is tempering expectations amid a transition phase. The Pingers finished sixth on the…

  • Teen arrested following Greenvale affray

    Teen arrested following Greenvale affray

    A teenager has been arrested by police following an affray outside a secondary school in Greenvale. Police said the arrest follows an incident where a…

  • Northern houses price boom

    Northern houses price boom

    Median house prices across the Hume and Whittlesea regions have experienced a sharp divide over the last quarter, with affordable family suburbs recording strong gains,…

  • Callum Preston shares the joys of art

    Callum Preston shares the joys of art

    Local artist Callum Preston has returned to his roots with his latest vibrant exhibition, Back and Forth, unveiled during Hume’s Winter Lights Festival in June…

  • Hume Youth Services deliver school holiday fun

    Hume Youth Services deliver school holiday fun

    The school holidays may be over but Hume’s youth are still revelling in the fun that was had over the region thanks to Hume City…