Whittlesea
One dead, three in hospital after Whittlesea car crash
Paul Millar One person has died and three others have been seriously injured following a three-car pile up in Whittlesea this afternoon.
Capital Gain
No mobile phone at Crazy John's site
Marc Pallisco The first of two skyscrapers has been unveiled for the Southbank site, which in 2004 late Crazy John founder John Ilhan wanted to replace with a radical high-rise in the shape of a mobile phone.
Melbourne continues to lead nation's population growth
Tim Colebatch and Jason Dowling Melbourne has again dominated Australia's population growth, adding 77,242 people in 2011-12 to reach mid-2012 with a population of almost 4.25 million.
Heavily armed men threaten lone shopkeeper
Deborah Gough Police investigators are appealing for witnesses who saw a shopkeeper threatened by men with a firearm, knives and poles at Thomastown.
Black Saturday victim could have missed warnings
Jane Lee A former soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder could have missed televised bushfire warnings in the days leading up to Black Saturday because he avoided watching television, which triggered...
Six nabbed as police crack down on outlaw gangs
Jared Lynch and Dan Oakes Six people have been arrested in connection with Victoria Police's crackdown on outlaw motorcycle gangs.
'Bikie' trio front court
Stephen Cauchi Three men police claim have links to the Hells Angels bikie gang have been granted bail in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
Residents flee as fire bites Melbourne's northern edge
Carolyn Webb and Darren Gray Residents evacuated their homes and peak-hour traffic was gridlocked as an out-of-control fire threatened northern Melbourne on Monday.
Traffic chaos adds to fire danger as residents flee
Adam Carey and Jared Lynch Traffic in Melbourne's booming outer north all but ground to a halt during Monday's mass evacuation of residents, putting people at greater risk from the fire, locals say.
Owners fined for uncut grass
Jason Dowling Almost $200,000 worth of fines have been handed out to landowners not maintaining grass at acceptable fire prevention heights in just one Victorian council area.
Billion-dollar plan to fix dangerous roads
Adam Carey The state government will spend $1 billion to cut the road toll.
$10b price tag to service city's growth areas
Jason Dowling Melbourne's growth areas need $10 billion spent on new education, transport and health services in the next 15 years or the city risks dividing between those with good access to services and job...
Thousands more likely to join Black Saturday class action
Andrea Petrie More than 10,000 victims of the Kilmore East-Kinglake Black Saturday bushfire could take part in the class action against the electricity company deemed responsible for the deadly blaze, a court has...
What problems? Government skims over transport nightmare
Adam Carey A government submission to a two-year inquiry into the liveability of Melbourne's outer suburbs has been attacked for being delivered 11 months late and with just one reference to transport issues...
Still liveable?
Jason Dowling and Miki Perkins. By 2050, Melbourne's population will hit 6.4million. With services and infrastructure already lacking, how liveable will the city be then?
Alarming new trends in vehicle thefts
Cameron Houston and Nick Ralston If you own a Hyundai Excel in Darebin or a Holden Commodore in Brimbank, lock it up.
More than 100 homeowners accept bushfire buyback
Darren Gray The Shire of Murrindindi was smashed by the two deadliest blazes on Black Saturday.
Schools built on sand
IT IS not every day that a school principal stands before a media scrum and quotes from Winnie the Pooh.
Students and parents take to twitter
Alana Schetzer Students and parents of a private Mernda school set to close at the end of the year have taken to social media to vent their anger over the decision.
Parents in shock as news spreads
Deborah Gough and Alana Schetzer Students and parents of a private Mernda school set to close at the end of the year have taken to social media to vent their anger over the decision.
