Thomastown
It used to be farmland. Now this suburb is its own village
It’s known by some as “Promisetown” – a place where you move for bigger, cheaper housing and stay for the community. Increasingly this outer-northern suburb is embracing its farming history and migrant roots with thriving new industry.
- Gemma Grant
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First home buyer nabs Coburg cottage for $1.065 million
The agent took a punt of a different kind on Derby Day by taking the home to an online auction, reminiscent of Melbourne lockdown days, and it paid off.
- Sarah Webb
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.
- Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
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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.
- Chris Vedelago and Lachlan Abbott
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.
- Cameron Houston and Lachlan Abbott
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- Crime
‘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.
- Chris Vedelago, Marta Pascual Juanola, Nick McKenzie and Alex Crowe
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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.
- Alex Crowe and David Estcourt
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.
- Carolyn Webb
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.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
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?
- Elizabeth Redman and Kate Burke