City of Whittlesea:What your candidates said
Victorian council elections

City of Whittlesea:What your candidates said

Voters in Whittlesea will choose xx people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • byCara Waters andRachael Dexter

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Tobacco war kingpin’s firebombings target underworld rival,hospitalise kids
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Crime

Tobacco war kingpin’s firebombings target underworld rival,hospitalise kids

A home linked to Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim,a marked underworld figure and professional boxer,was targeted again in one of five suspicious fires across Melbourne overnight.

  • byChris Vedelago andLachlan Abbott
Fight night linked to The Punisher cancelled after police raise safety concerns
Crime

Fight night linked to The Punisher cancelled after police raise safety concerns

A bout involving Sam Abdulrahim’s nephew has been called off after arsonists tried to torch the Thomastown venue in the lead up to the fight.

  • byCameron Houston andLachlan Abbott
‘The Punisher’ targeted in second hit attempt after trying to muscle in on illicit tobacco trade
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‘The Punisher’ targeted in second hit attempt after trying to muscle in on illicit tobacco trade

The former bikie and professional boxer has played a key role in the revival of the Brothers 4 Life gang to try to gain a slice of the lucrative market.

  • byChris Vedelago,Marta Pascual Juanola,Nick McKenzie andAlex Crowe
Gang taskforce charge man over wedding venue arson attack
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Crime

Gang taskforce charge man over wedding venue arson attack

The 20-year-old has been charged with several offences relating to the fire at Emerald Reception Centre in Thomastown and car theft.

  • byAlex Crowe andDavid Estcourt
You can now borrow surfboards,saucepans and spanners at the library
City life

You can now borrow surfboards,saucepans and spanners at the library

With an emphasis on sustainability and reuse,libraries now lend out a lot more than books,while community kitchen and tool libraries have also sprung up.

  • byCarolyn Webb
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Organised crime groups behind string of shootings in Melbourne’s north
Crime

Organised crime groups behind string of shootings in Melbourne’s north

Thomastown and Coolaroo have been rocked this year by three separate shootings,which investigators believe are targeted attacks between groups.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Melbourne suburbs where the mortgage won’t break the bank
Melbourne house prices

Melbourne suburbs where the mortgage won’t break the bank

Interest rates went up again this week,so where can an average household buy a home without being crushed by the mortgage repayments?

  • byElizabeth Redman andKate Burke
Cheese-lovers will adore That's Amore Cheesery cafe
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Cheese-lovers will adore That's Amore Cheesery cafe

The food offering at this Melbourne factory cafe goes way beyond the domestic.

  • byDani Valent
Man burnt,suburban home gutted after'explosions'in Thomastown home
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Man burnt,suburban home gutted after'explosions'in Thomastown home

A man was treated for burns after fire gutted a suburban home in Melbourne's north overnight.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Couple light up Christmas for a good cause
Christmas

Couple light up Christmas for a good cause

The Filippinis started hanging their Christmas lights in September but now they've flicked the switch,up to 50,000 people are expected to take in their Thomastown extravaganza.

  • byTyson Whelan