North News

Top cop guided by “sense of justice”

DAREBIN’S new top cop Inspector Kelly Lawson is looking to bring a “sense of justice” to the force.

Paradise open for visitors

A SPECTACULAR garden which took more than a decade to perfect will be open to the public next month as part of Open Gardens Victoria.

Children violently ill from warm cannoli

UPDATE: A MUM has described “10 days of horror” as her three young kids and elderly father were struck down with salmonella after eating cannoli sold from a Preston Market stall.

‘It was so massive, this wild beast’

A WILD deer has smashed through the window of an Alphington house, damaging rooms and sending the homeowner screaming for help.

Smoky skies prompt asthma warning

ASTHMA sufferers have been warned to be on alert this week due to the smoky conditions caused by burn-offs across Victoria.

Car crime crackdown

CROOKS with a penchant for expensive cars will be hunted down by police as part of a targeted operation in Melbourne’s north to stop them in their tracks.

Nillumbik Council’s new top dog

NILLUMBIK Council has appointed their permanent chief executive.

From Around the Site

Pungent Reason for city’s smoky smell revealed

THOUGHT it smelt a bit smoky when you woke up this morning? There’s a good reason for that, and it’s likely to hang around Melbourne for a few more days.

Booran Reserve in Glenhuntly will open soon.

Play time This could be Melb’s best playground

WITH a hefty price tag of more than $10 million, this Glen Huntly playground will attract families and kids from all over Melbourne. Here’s what can you expect.

AFL Women's Grand Final - Brisbane v Adelaide

Kicking on Girls just want to have fun — and a kick

FOOTY clubs across Melbourne are capitalising on the success of the national women’s competition, with more than 100 new female teams taking the field this year.