Banyule Council is turning to social media to tackle graffiti vandals who cost ratepayers about $150,000 a year in clean-up and inspection feesNews article 1 page, black text.banyule city council, graffiti vandals, clean up, graffiti

Eltham was described as a blossoming township and featured in the top 10 fastest growing Victorian suburbs during the 1960s. This article looks at some historic sites in Eltham and how they look today.News article 2 pages, black text, colour image.eltham, changes over times

A fusion of Vietnamese and Asian style tapas will provide an un-pho-gettable experience at the new Three Red Stripes store at Greensborough plazaNews article 1 page, black text, colour image.greensborough plaza, three red stripes, vietnamese food

A Banyule councillor has hit back at “unsubstantiated claims” of secret dinner parties and inappropriate spending following a move by councillors to give themselves a pay rise.News article 1 page, black text.banyule councillors, pay rise, banyule city council

2 articles: A former serviceman is driven to help war veterans find work reports and, Appeal keeps volunteers busy. Local RSLs raise funds in the lead up to ANZAC Day.News article 2 pages, black text, colour image.soldiers, war veterans, anzac day

A suburban council has launched an urgent campaign to save Bundoora's Strathallan Golf Course from urban development.News article 1 page, black text.strathallan golf club, darebin council, bundoora

Football and cricket teams in Bundoora are celebrating the opening of a sporting pavilion at N J Telfer Reserve.News article 1 page, black text and colour image.n j telfer reserve, bundoora, australian rules football, cricket

Relief is in site for diners who will no longer have to inhale a side of second-hand smoke in outdoor dining areas.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.smoke free dining, outdoor dining, smoking, banyule council, banyule city council

La Trobe University has broken its silence over the future of Strathallan Golf Course, revealing a vision for the land that includes residential development, sports facilities and bike trails.News article 1 page, black text.strathallan golf club, la trobe university, darebin council, bundoora

Veteran grocer Sculli Brothers will take centre stage in JB Hi Fi's former shop as the shopping centre reveals stage three of its redevelopment.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.sculli family, greensborough plaza, sculli bothers

A promising local real estate agent has snapped up one of the industry's most coveted titles.News article 1 page, black text.flannagan, peressini and shaw, real estate business awards, greensborough, ben flannagan

The mayors of both Nillumbik and Banyule have slammed the four options for the North East Link.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.north east link, banyule city council, nillumbik council

Michelle Zahra's heart breaks every day as she watches horses being carted off to knackeries in their droves. She created Lungta Sanctuary in Yarrambat to give retired racehorses a second chance.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.lungta sanctuary, yarrambat, horses, michelle zahra

A brush with fame has inspired a Bundoora teen to launch her musical career.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.bundoora, cassidy janevski, cassidy paris

Council garbage trucks are racking up hefty damage bills as they swipe letterboxes, basketball hoops and cars, costing ratepayers thousands of dollars a year.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.garbage trucks, nillumbik council, banyule city council

La Trobe University has come under fire for a "smoke-screen" consultation over the future of Strathallan Golf CourseNews article 1 page, black text.la trobe university, strathallan golf course, darebin council

Hewcom Group won a multimillion-dollar contract to build stage one of the Old Colonists' Association of Victoria's Leith Park retirement village in St Helena.News article 1 page, black text.old colonists association, leith park retirement village, st helena

A car wash operator is in a lather over being booted out of Greensborough Plaza.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.greensborough plaza, soap car wash, mark nardo

When motorists completely ignore a road sign, it's time to hammer the message home. Double white lines in Were Street Montmorency are a deterrent to crossing the road to a carpark on the other side.News article 1 page, black text.banyule city council, road rules, were street montmorency, car parking

Thousands of students are a step closer to accessing hi-tech equipment with the construction of the new Banyule-Nillumbik Tech School underway. The school will be based at Melbourne Polytechnic's Greensborough Campus.News article 1 page, black text.banyule city council, nillumbik council, banyule-nillumbik tech school, melbourne polytechnic

Diamond Creek author Colleen Woolley has high-lighted injustices such as policewomen having to resign when they married, in the second edition of her book Arresting Women, to celebrate 100 years of women in the Victoria Police.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.colleen woolley, victoria police, arresting women, police, policewomen, joy murphy, diamond creek police

A storm in a coffee cup is brewing on busy Diamond Creek Road. Every time a motorist stops for a morning caffeine fix, six lanes of traffic grind to a standstill. Sensors installed at St Sava Serbian Church trigger traffic lights which allow the car in the carpark to enter traffic.News article 1 page, black text.greensborough, coffee stop, diamond creek road, nillumbik council, st sava serbian orthodox church

A suburban footy league has placed junior club, St Mary's Greensborough, on a $1500 bond until the end of 2018 as it tries to stamp out poor crowd and parent behaviour.News article 1 page, black text.yarra junior football league, st mary's greensborough, fines, st marys football club

La Trobe University has offered to sell the Strathallan Golf Course land to Darebin Council after years of speculation over the future of the Bundoora site.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.la trobe university, strathallan golf course, darebin council

Battle lines have been drawn between Banyule and Nillumbik councils with neither wanting the North East link to run through their patch.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.north east link, banyule city council, nillumbik council

A panoramic masterpiece will be created by a Greensborough photographer when he captures the largest image of the Milky Way.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.milky way, colin robson, photography, greensborough photographic society, diamond valley photographic society

The largest ever firefighting aircraft fleet will be rolled out in Victoria, ahead of growing bushfire warnings.News article 1 page, black text.firefighting, aircraft, bushfires, bushfire management

Mum and dad developers face being slugged with an extra tax to subdivide their properties.News article 1 page, black text.tax, subdivision plans, land development, banyule city council

Watsonia student Nathan Sia is kicking goals with a plan to collect football boots for two teams in CambodiaNews article 1 page, black text, colour image.watsonia, football boots, nathan sia, loyola

Popular wooden sculptures inspired by wartime characters were set on fire and farewelled in a special ceremony over the weekend. The sculptures, created by chainsaw artist Leigh Conkie had stood at War Memorial Park for over a decade. They will be replaced by the Homefront Project.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.greensborough war memorial park, wooden sculptures, banyule city council, leigh conkie, homefront project