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⚠️ Mernda line: Minor delays due to a motor vehicle damaging level crossing equipment at Arthurton Road, Northcote.
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The latest edition of the Northcote Leader is out today! Read about an aged care panel, a dairy scientist reaping the rewards and an age-old medical program making it into Thornbury.
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Plans to cut down two soaring gum trees during gas works have been met with fierce opposition in Alphington.
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.@Feeney4Batman: It's time for me to stand aside for a Labor candidate that will give 150% of their effort, commitment and passion. MORE: bit.ly/2nr7S0e
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EXCLUSIVE: Rubbish stranded as Visy suspends recycling. Councils desperately seeking alternatives. heraldsun.com.au/news/victor… @theheraldsun
A Northcote pensioner who spent a week in hospital after a nasty public fall is trying to track down the anonymous good Samaritan cyclists who helped him.
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Massive funding boost for northern tech and arts education hub
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Paid leave for pet care, pet-owners bereavement #WorkPlaceCulture Have @versolearning #Footscray got it right? @BCorpANZ bit.ly/2Fjj5WP
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Victorian Opposition promise new laws, if elected, to force councils to recognise Australia Day >> trib.al/gnlW0sB
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Driver’s lucky escape as car flips, crashes through fence in Thornbury trib.al/k3T4zGW
You could be forgiven for thinking your donations were going 100% to charity. But @paulshapiro1117 and @edjgardiner get to the bottom of the #recycle bin story bit.ly/2DA6txB
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Charities could be losing millions of dollars in revenue to for-profit companies which have quietly come to dominate the recycled goods industry. bit.ly/2Dnr2de
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A popular Preston RSL club where punters gambled away more than $4 million last year is under fire for wanting to add more poker machines and open until 2am daily as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation.
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What housing slowdown? Flood of multimillion-dollar apartment developments in the pipeline for Melbourne's north.
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Preston paper strike: Almost 90 workers have walked off the job in a dispute over pay and working conditions. @theamwu READ: bit.ly/2rfkSKx
Plans for the tallest building in Darebin have been revealed, with an 18-storey apartment tower set to transform the heart of Preston.
Details and pictures: bit.ly/2B0O4o4
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Splashdown over the next hot spell with a guide to the best #swimmingpools in #Melbourne #beattheheat but which pools didn't make the cut?
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Reservoir bottle shop plans knocked back after community opposition. @CityofDarebin @stephanie_amir
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Round 2 of @CityofDarebin Solar Saver program is coming. Households could save hundreds on energy bills. Register your interest today: bit.ly/2AHYqZQ
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