Northern Star Weekly

  • More charges laid over suspicious Brownlow betting

    More charges laid over suspicious Brownlow betting

    Additional charges have been laid over alleged suspicious gambling relating to the 2021 and 2022 AFL Brownlow Medal awards. A fifth man was charged by…

  • Pingers surprising start

    Pingers surprising start

    Epping is proving one of the surprise packets of the Diamond Valley Cricket Association Barclay Shield early in the season. The Pingers have undergone a…

  • Bombers legend set to display classic car

    Bombers legend set to display classic car

    Essendon Football Club icon Greg Sewell will display his vintage classic car at the Bridgewater Lake retirement village’s craft market this Saturday, 29 November. The…

  • Events support holistic wellbeing

    Events support holistic wellbeing

    The second WellAhead open day, led by Northern Health on October 24, brought people together for a half-day of wellness activities. Eighteen participants including community…

  • Belonging at the core of artist’s project

    Belonging at the core of artist’s project

    Erhan Tirli is the artist behind Hatır (2022–2024), a long-term project that explores cross-cultural belonging beyond singular identities. The project includes collaborative portraits, still life,…

  • Council cracks down on illegal dumping

    Council cracks down on illegal dumping

    Whittlesea council said it is sending a clear message to anyone thinking about illegally dumping rubbish in the community. Mayor Lawrie Cox said illegal dumping…

  • Council push for park plaque

    Council push for park plaque

    Hume council will advocate for plaque or statute to be installed at Greenvale Reservoir Park to honour the migrant communities who gathered there before it…

  • EDFL div 2 reverts to top four

    EDFL div 2 reverts to top four

    The Essendon District Football League division 2 competition will revert to a top four for next year. The league released its fixtures for the three…

  • Westmeadows go big with the bat

    Westmeadows go big with the bat

    Westmeadows was reaching for the record books after a stunning performance with the bat against St Albans in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division…

  • Mernda Community Hospital opens

    Mernda Community Hospital opens

    Mernda Community Hospital welcomed its first patients on the morning of Monday 24 November. The hospital was officially opened on Saturday 22 November by Health…

  • Whittlesea community award nominations open

    Whittlesea community award nominations open

    Nominations have opened for the 2025 City of Whittlesea Community Awards. The awards will celebrate a citizen, young citizen and senior citizen, as well as…

  • Stage two of Yan Yean Road upgrades begin

    Stage two of Yan Yean Road upgrades begin

    Ground has broken at the northern end of Yan Yean road, marking the second stage of upgrades. Yan Yean MP Lauren Kathage led the sod…