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: leader.smedia.com.au/northcote

⚠️ 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.

Round 2 of City of Darebin Solar Saver program is coming. Households could save hundreds on energy bills. Register your interest today: bit.ly/2AHYqZQ

Reservoir bottle shop plans knocked back after community opposition. City of Darebin @stephanie_amir bit.ly/2CKFJXf

Darebin councillors claim $33,000 in expenses in 12 months: report bit.ly/2CMZqOe

Splashdown over the next hot spell with a guide to the best #swimmingpools in #Melbourne #beattheheat but which pools didn't make the cut? bit.ly/2D3dI0Q

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: bit.ly/2B0O4o4

Preston paper strike: Almost 90 workers have walked off the job in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The AMWU READ: bit.ly/2rfkSKx

What housing slowdown? Flood of multimillion-dollar apartment developments in the pipeline for Melbourne's north. READ: bit.ly/2FKdnhP

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: bit.ly/2FS2CdD

Charities could be losing millions of dollars in revenue to for-profit companies which have quietly come to dominate the recycled goods industry. bit.ly/2Dnr2de @paulshapiro1117

You could be forgiven for thinking your donations were going 100% to charity. But @paulshapiro1117 and Ed Gardiner get to the bottom of the #recycle bin story bit.ly/2DA6txB

Driver’s lucky escape as car flips, crashes through fence in Thornbury trib.al/k3T4zGW

Victorian Opposition promise new laws, if elected, to force councils to recognise Australia Day >> trib.al/gnlW0sB

Paid leave for pet care, pet-owners bereavement #WorkPlaceCulture Have Verso Learning #Footscray got it right? @BCorpANZ bit.ly/2Fjj5WP

Massive funding boost for northern tech and arts education hub Robin Scott heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/n…

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. Northcote Leader heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/n…

EXCLUSIVE: Rubbish stranded as Visy suspends recycling. Councils desperately seeking alternatives. heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/… Herald Sun

.@Feeney4Batman: It's time for me to stand aside for a Labor candidate that will give 150% of their effort, commitment and passion. MORE: bit.ly/2nr7S0e

Plans to cut down two soaring gum trees during gas works have been met with fierce opposition in Alphington. heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/a…