WHITTLESEA ratepayers can expect a rate rise of almost 5 per cent under council’s proposed budget.
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Fire sale to tackle Acacia College debt
AN INVESTIGATION into the $36.6 million collapse of Acacia College has discovered that not one board or committee ...
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Fair Work Ombudsman orders back pay for Thomastown employee
A THOMASTOWN manufacturing employee was awarded $21,200 in back pay after the Fair Work Ombudsman intervened recently.
Hardware hotshots in store at Bunnings Thomastown
More than 200 locals have been hired at Bunnings Thomastown store since it opened in January.
Lalor North pupils take a walk on the well side
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Cafe and park views for Bundoora University Hill finale
The fourth and final residential development at Bundoora’s University Hill will have its own cafe and uninterrupted views ...
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Weekend trivia: Mega quiz
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MEGA GALLERY: The week in pictures
Take a photo tour across the Fairfax regional network to see the week in photos.
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Young coach leads Mill Park under 15s' charge
GALLERY: Dragons training day
The team trains at WIN Stadium ahead of their round 11 clash with Penrith.
Gallery: Vic Metro v Vic Country trial games
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Thomastown teen's diamond dreams
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Photos from the Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos game at Parramatta Stadium.
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Nature's gift is not yet history
Sir David Attenborough has not given up on us saving the planet, writes Scott Hannaford.
Battle not over for women returning home
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Union fails to meet expectations
It was the wedding of the year and the star-studded guest list proved it.
$5.5b indigenous reforms 'at risk'
Schools Minister Peter Garrett issues warning over funding for indigenous programs.
Missing bushwalker reward
The relative of a Canadian missing in Koscuiszko National Park has offered a $10,000 reward.
Fighting cancer with a body of knowledge
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End 'cruel' smoking ban, says health campaigner
Australia's leading anti-tobacco campaigner claims the NSW government has gone too far in forcing its outdoor smoking reforms onto vulnerable ...
Parks give residents green light to get fit
Parks and bushland are not just a soothing escape from the city grind - they also encourage people ...
Search for link between strokes and dementia
In a world-first study, Australian researchers are investigating why one out of three stroke victims - even when ...
Gluten standards in firing line
Australian food manufacturers and suppliers are pushing to increase the amount of gluten allowed in so-called ''gluten-free'' foods which thousands ...
More variety of foods would make life easier, says mother
Jenny Crandell was diagnosed with coeliac disease when she was 30. Now 39, she recently learnt her oldest ...
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Lalor North pupils take a walk on the well side
Lalor North Primary School students will use any means possible to get to school without a car for ...
Relay For Life: Doreen paints town purple
Get your vinyl up to scratch at Mill Park Library workshop
Hardware hotshots in store at Bunnings Thomastown
More than 200 locals have been hired at Bunnings Thomastown store since it opened in January.
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Looking the part
Noomi Rapace shows again in crime thriller Dead Man Down that she is the ultimate chameleon.
A tiger by the tail
Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar for best visual effects for his extraordinary work bringing the digital tiger Richard ...
Designs on a masterpiece
No stone was left unturned by Baz Luhrmann's inspired crew when creating The Great Gatsby's epic parties.
Instant opinions the preferred Cannes currency
Three-hour screenings, scoffing pizza in the rain, dodging publicists and ambush marketers - the French Riviera film festival isn't all ...
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Bouris fired up over low-fee super
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is hoping to capture a slice of the $1.5 trillion in superannuation savings ...
Daily horoscopes: Friday, May 24
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Friday May 24, 2013.
How to have a functional family
Having a connected family is beneficial to a child's sense of identity and the parents and the extended ...
Time to drop the body labels?
Opinion: Why we should stop calling models larger than sample size 'curvy', 'voluptuous' and worst of all... 'real ...
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Back when it was called a thunderbox
Writer Donna Kelly can't remember nightmen but she sure knows a lot about dunnies - even that they ...
Live life to the fullest
Funerals can be wonderful celebrations of life, writer Donna Kelly shares.
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.
Uni reform to hurt students
Four in five university students must work to support their studies, juggling an average of 16 hours of ...
The waiting game
Donna Kelly, like most people, wishes doctors had more time in the day to treat their patients.
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Fashion to a tea
Sheriden Rhodes discovers a new level of fashion consumption at London's Berkeley Hotel.
Making a sea change
On World Cancer Day, Holland America Line announced its On Deck for a Cause campaign, a fund-raiser for ...
Tripologist: Overcome your fear of flying
Aerophobia is a serious condition, but there are strategies to help you control it.
When your cover is a disconnect
Beware the tight flight connection - it could end up costing you.