Mater Centre's Construction On Course

CONSTRUCTION of a mental health centre at Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital is on schedule with a full service expected to be operating from the new building in July.

Justice Pups Teach Inmates New Tricks

AFTER 20 minutes in blistering heat at a juvenile detention centre, one of the youngest detainees has stopped co-operating. But by the time the 22-month-old labrador puppy finishes her stint at the centre after 16 months, she will have mastered the skills needed to become an assistance dog for someone with a physical disability.

Police Nab Pickpocket Gang

COMMUTERS have fallen victim to a slick international ring of female pickpockets operating on Melbourne's trams, police say.

Migration Fraud 'rife' In Overseas Student Scam

UNREGISTERED migration agents selling black-market paperwork to international students are "con men and con women" operating undetected in Melbourne, according to the Migration Institute of Australia.