SPECIAL: Premier unveils vision for our region
The 2014-15 state budget is being handed down this week. What’s in it for the north?
The Tullamarine Freeway widening is definitely a feature of...
MY VIEW: Katrina Hall on ageing fearlessly
Why do people who are, let’s just say hypothetically speaking, around the age of 48, frequently say they’re 50 or “almost 50” when they’ve...
QUE SERA: Things that go bump in the night
Night noises are part of the orientation to any neighbourhood. And being temporarily encamped in the driveway of the parental home proves no exception....
SPECIAL: Life now back on track
Ashley Wells is getting his life back on track through the help of Whitelion
They organised to meet at a McDonald’s restaurant in Greensborough in...
MUSIC: Grace Knight | On another note
When Grace Knight became a household name in her 20s as the frontwoman for Perth band the Eurogliders, it was thanks to two significant...
BOOKS: Alpine architecture could work here too
At first glance, the traditional European mountain chalet might appear to have little in common with the lifestyles and domestic needs of 21st-century Melburnians.
Made...
SPECIAL: Good old Italian wheys | Gallery
It’s a ritual that’s been played out for centuries … across the hillside villages of Sicily, people troop to the door of the local...
MY SHOUT: Retirement age increase a lot to ask
Like most budgetary measures, the Abbott government’s plan to increase the retirement age to 70 will be strongly felt in the north-western suburbs.
While I...
PROFILE: Archie Thompson takes time out
If you head to Point Cook’s Tom Roberts Reserve, don’t be surprised if you spot Socceroos and Melbourne Victory star Archie Thompson among the...
SPECIAL: Simon Bryant tastes Australia
At first it looked like a grey fish just under the surface of the water. But as it swam closer to Port Melbourne pier,...
PROFILE: Mammograms saved Jean Tavares’ life
Jean Tavares is living proof that early detection is the best way to beat ‘‘the big C’’.
The Keilor Downs medical secretary says she’ll always...
MY SUBURB: Ann Sciretta, Sydenham
Don’t let her Scottish accent fool you. Sydenham resident and Tin Shed Neighbourhood House volunteer Ann Sciretta has western suburbs roots stretching back to...
MY VIEW: Katrina Hall gets tested
Today, because it’s raining and I’m coming down with something, I’m watching an episode of Dr Phil in the middle of the day.
The subject is...
INTERVIEW: Kiteboarding champion Alex Pastor
They were the rock stars of watersports – bad boys and girls. At the top, professional kiteboarders were armed with company credit cards, year-long...
HIDDEN HISTORY: Royal Melbourne Hospital | Gallery
Picture gallery: A history of Royal Melbourne Hospital
It started with the gold rush in the 1850s. As Melbourne’s population boomed, newly arrived migrants who’d...
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Three arrests after extended follow
Three youths in an allegedly stolen care were arrested after police followed them across Melbourne’s northwest early on Thursday morning.
Officers spotted a grey Audi...
