Laura Michell

1 week ago | sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell A Sunbury resident is facing her car being written off after driving through a spill on Bulla Road, which she suspects was sewage. Marnie Webber was driving up the hill from Bulla to Sunbury in the far left lane about 7.45pm on Monday, April 28, when she drove through a “huge spill” of sludge. “It was dark and raining … the whole car slid to to the left,” she said. Unaware of what she had driven through, Ms Webber got the car home with the help of her husband, Paul.

1 week ago | northern.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell A by-election will be held in Whittlesea’s Lalor Ward after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) voided the election the result. The October 2024 council election result in Lalor Ward was referred to VCAT by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) in the days following the election as part of an investigation into suspected vote tampering in the ward.

1 week ago | maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell “We maybe don’t have a cure and the meds might be hit and miss, but it is possible for HG sufferers to receive empathy and care – and fluids!”That desire to ensure women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) are taken seriously and receive a standard level of care, regardless of where they live, their background or socio-economic status was one of the driving forces behind Caitlin Kay-Smith’s decision to found the charity Hyperemesis Australia.

1 week ago | sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell The owners of five Sunbury businesses have been left reeling after their stores were broken into, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damage and stolen stock. Hidden Florist, White Horns Butcher, Mutts Cuts, Ethnic Spice Shop and JNM Nails were broken on Sunday, May 4. Police said the Gap Road businesses were broken into between 4.20am and 5am. Hidden Florist manager Karly Whitford said the break-in had taken an emotional and financial toll on her.

1 week ago | brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell Voters in Brimbank overwhelmingly backed Labor on Saturday night and helped return Anthony Albanese as prime minister. In the electorates of Gorton and Fraser, Labor’s candidates Alice Jordan-Baird and Daniel Mulino secured 43.94 per cent and 42.85 per cent of the primary votes respectively. Those figures represent a first preference swing of 2.63 per cent and 0.76 per cent towards Labor.