Northern | Star Weekly
WEBDue to popular demand, Scienceworks has announced the extension of the family-favourite exhibition, Air Playground, until January 27, 2025. Since launching in December 2023,...
News - Northern
WEBMPs back incinerator campaign. 30/09/2024. Four northern suburbs Labor MPs are backing a parliamentary petition opposing a waste to energy facility in Wollert. As reported by Star Weekly, Cleanaway has...
Sport | Northern
WEBSouth Morang’s stunning rise. 16/09/2024. A remarkable few years for South Morang has continued with the club winning the Northern Football League division 2 premiership on Saturday. Just two years...
Motorcycle safety warning ahead of summer | Northern
WEB10 hours ago · 05/10/2024. Police are prioritising motorcycle safety in October following a worrying rise in rider fatalities in 2024. There have been 52 motorcyclist fatalities so far this year, just one shy of the total 53 rider fatalities for all of 2023. At the same time last year there were 35 rider motorcyclist deaths while the five-year average for the ...
Record patient numbers put Northern Hospital under strain
WEB29/09/2021. Record numbers of patients are presenting to Northern Hospital for healthcare as the northern suburbs continue to be the centre of the latest COVID-19 outbreak. Northern Health chief operating officer Debra Bourne said 362 patients were seen at the hospital’s emergency department last night, following a record number of patients ...
Call to turn up to Town Hall | Northern
WEBSep 16, 2024 · The eight councillors – mayor Naim Kurt, deputy mayor Karen Sherry, Carly Moore, Jarrod Bell, Joseph Haweil, Jack Medcraft, Jim Overend and Chris Hollow – wrote a letter to Local Government Victoria calling for the Local Government Act to include mandatory in-person attendance. The councillors also …
Helping Victorians Prepare For Thunderstorm Asthma Season
WEB12 hours ago · 05/10/2024. Victorians, including those in Whittlesea and Brimbank, are being told to prepare for high-risk thunderstorm asthma days and take action to stay safe throughout this year’s grass pollen season. Throughout the peak of the season from now until December 31, the state’s world-leading Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma …
New city for the north | Northern
WEBJan 7, 2024 · October 10. Hume, Whittlesea, and Mitchell Shire councils have co-signed an historic partnership committing to the planning and delivery of a new city, Cloverton, that will service the growing northern corridor. The agreement was reached at a special joint council meeting on Tuesday October 3. Cloverton will be the primary employment and ...
Former councillor's 'unfinished business' | Northern
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Former councillors Lawrie Cox and Stevan Kozmevski have nominated for the Ganbu Gulinj and Lalor wards respectively. Mr Cox served on council from 1979-1986 and then from October 2016- March 2020, when the council was sacked by the state government. Mr Kozmevski had been a councillor for …
News never more vital | Northern
WEB24/09/2024. Star Weekly owner and director Paul Thomas. By Paul Thomas*. On this World News Day, we are reminded of the invaluable role journalism plays in safeguarding our democracy, especially in regional and local towns across Australia. While global headlines may dominate, it’s the local stories that are the heartbeat of our communities.