Northcote Leader

Local news, sport, conversation starters and events in Northcote, Thornbury, Westgarth and Clifton Hill.

[Metro Trains @metrotrains]

⚠️ Mernda line: Minor delays due to a motor vehicle damaging level crossing equipment at Arthurton Road, Northcote.

Check platform displays and listen for announcements as services may be altered at short notice.

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

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.

See all online here: https://t.co/rCDxkzNMgZ

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Plans to cut down two soaring gum trees during gas works have been met with fierce opposition in Alphington.
https://t.co/cjeQAizWuG

[Sky News Australia @SkyNewsAust]

.@Feeney4Batman: It's time for me to stand aside for a Labor candidate that will give 150% of their effort, commitment and passion. MORE: https://t.co/CSG1xtuBY1

[Ian Royall 🏍 @IanRoyall]

EXCLUSIVE: Rubbish stranded as Visy suspends recycling. Councils desperately seeking alternatives. https://t.co/BCQbQUz5Qd @theheraldsun

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

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.
@NorthcoteLeader
https://t.co/jClZCEvhAg

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Massive funding boost for northern tech and arts education hub
@RobinScottMP
https://t.co/qsvnsTuqkv

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Paid leave for pet care, pet-owners bereavement #WorkPlaceCulture Have @versolearning #Footscray got it right? @BCorpANZ https://t.co/dfj9kLHYiy

[Herald Sun @theheraldsun]

Victorian Opposition promise new laws, if elected, to force councils to recognise Australia Day >> https://t.co/hrdK6Ch6Cb

[Herald Sun @theheraldsun]

Driver’s lucky escape as car flips, crashes through fence in Thornbury https://t.co/EC3km1y4rr

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

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 https://t.co/Cnl6soQ2tQ

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Charities could be losing millions of dollars in revenue to for-profit companies which have quietly come to dominate the recycled goods industry. https://t.co/QG87e9VVGq
@paulshapiro1117

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

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.
READ: https://t.co/S2gsVYn0yI

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

What housing slowdown? Flood of multimillion-dollar apartment developments in the pipeline for Melbourne's north.
READ: https://t.co/TLf4Jyfmqq

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Preston paper strike: Almost 90 workers have walked off the job in a dispute over pay and working conditions. @theamwu READ: https://t.co/T8QYFRF6On

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

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: https://t.co/D7JJ09sfVm

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Splashdown over the next hot spell with a guide to the best #swimmingpools in #Melbourne #beattheheat but which pools didn't make the cut?
https://t.co/W9EP7lGqWd

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Darebin councillors claim $33,000 in expenses in 12 months: report
https://t.co/wQNuhFgtls

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Reservoir bottle shop plans knocked back after community opposition. @CityofDarebin @stephanie_amir
https://t.co/NGTIV73v5q

[Northcote Leader @NorthcoteLeader]

Round 2 of @CityofDarebin Solar Saver program is coming. Households could save hundreds on energy bills. Register your interest today: https://t.co/YPL5BfjYs5