Picnic packed with history
History buffs who love a leisurely picnic can pack a hamper early next month for the latest Friends of the HV McKay Memorial Gardens...
Five new bike paths flagged for Whittlesea
Five proposed off-road bike paths in Whittlesea have been flagged as “priority trails”.
The planned trails – the Edgars Creek Trail, Merri Creek Trail Link,...
Brimbank tops pokies losses again
Brimbank is leading the state once again for poker machines losses according to half-yearly Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation figures.
The VCGLR reported last...
Tullamarine man on gun-running charges
A Tullamarine man has been charged with multiple firearm offences after police seized more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition at a Tullamarine property on...
Man charged in relation to Ring Road crash
UPDATE
A Delahey man has been charged following a crash in Keilor East that killed two people.
Adem Arpaci, 21, was charged with one count of culpable...
Man knocked out and robbed in St Albans
A St Albans man has been robbed and knocked unconscious by two strangers in a random street attack early on Tuesday morning.
The 38-year-old was...
Restaurant owners ambushed and stabbed
A Maidstone man is fighting for his life after he and his wife were stabbed in an attempted robbery outside their home on Thursday...
UPDATE: Salad salmonella cases rise
The number of salmonella cases linked to pre-packed leafy greens grown and distributed by a Bacchus Marsh farm has doubled overnight.
The Health Department has...
Police move on hoon gatherings
Fourteen people have been arrested, and 10 cars seized, during a police operation targeting hoon gatherings across Melbourne.
Members of the Taskforce Regarder executed 20 warrants at...
Business closes early to avoid hoons
Staff at a Tullamarine business have been forced to finish work earlier each night because they're intimidated by reckless hoon activity from as early as...
Workers exposed at Deer Park HAZMAT incident
Five Deer Park workers have been taken to hospital in a stable condition following exposure to an unknown chemical at a factory this morning.
Fire...
Councils unite to fix troubled intersection
Melton and Brimbank councils have agreed to work together on “chronic traffic problems” at a troubled intersection that borders both municipalities.
Brimbank council has asked...
Youth sexual health services fall short
A western suburbs nurse wants young people to have better access to health services to help stem rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
Young artists take their work to market
Three young Brimbank artists joined forces – and cemented their sense of community – via a three-week project on one of St Albans’ busier...
Novak Djokovic wows Braybrook
Braybrook had a brush with tennis royalty this afternoon with Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic finding time to support the west's most disadvantaged children.
Less than 24...