Hillside: Galli Court grassfire fuels fringe fears
A large grassfire has renewed resident calls for paddocks in the Hillside Estate to be cleared.
MFB and CFA crews attended the rapidly spreading blaze...
State election: Niddrie electorate profile + Q&A
Electorate: Niddrie
Location: The district is a metropolitan electorate located approximately eight kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
Area: 35 square kilometres
Suburbs: Aberfeldie,...
Hillside: Galli Court home fences burned in fire
UPDATE: A blaze in Hillside has burnt down residential fences and set alight a shed. Six MFB firetrucks battled to put it out.
The grass fire...
Sydenham: Melton Highway level crossing to go, Labor pledges
State opposition leader Daniel Andrews has promised to remove the Melton Highway level crossing in Sydenham if Labor gets elected next month.
Visiting the level...
Brimbank council management’s ultimatum to staff over EBA
Brimbank council has warned its employees that it would not go back to the negotiating table if they vote down the draft Enterprise Bargaining...
Caroline Springs death: Three charged with murder
Homicide Squad detectives have charged three men following the death of a 24-year-old man in Caroline Springs earlier this month.
The three men - St...
Sunshine North asbestos alarm spreads among residents
More potential victims have come forward in the wake of an investigation that has linked the site of the former Wunderlich factory in Sunshine...
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force: Beverly Pickett reflects on her years
Beverly Pickett looks back fondly on her time as an air servicewoman in the 1940s, believing it made her the strong, independent woman she...
Seafood trafficking raids in Brimbank, Melton: 14 arrested
LATEST: Victoria Police say they have cracked a seafood trafficking syndicate on Tuesday morning after raids on 12 Brimbank and Melton properties.
The Victoria Police...
Caroline Springs: West Lakes Grammar School plan shelved
Plans to open a new high school at the former Mowbray College site next year have been shelved after a poor response to enrolments.
West...
Caroline Springs death: Second victim still missing
UPDATE: A second victim who may have witnessed the bashing death of a man in Caroline Springs on Saturday is still missing.
Police are yet to...
Melbourne Fashion Festival: West students up for runway success
Fashion-savvy students across the west will get the chance to showcase their designs on the catwalk during the Melbourne Fashion Festival as applications open...
Tullamarine man charged over fatal house fire in Deer Park
A Tullamarine man has been charged over the deaths of a man and a woman more than a year after they perished in a...
Drug raids: 14 people arrested in police operation | Photos
UPDATE: Police have arrested 14 people and smashed a sophisticated heroin trafficking syndicate in raids on nine residential properties including homes in Footscray, Braybrook...
West Gate, Williamstown Road inbound traffic lanes to be closed
The West Gate Freeway inbound traffic lanes between Millers Road and Williamstown Road will be closed on Thursday and over the weekend.
The closures will...
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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...
