Bundoora Beats returns to Norris Bank Parklands on Saturday 14 November, from 6pm to 10pm. The free twilight concert will feature live performances, roving entertainment and food trucks. Ben Lee headlines the program, alongside local acts Owelu Dreamhouse, Wrong Way Up and Ramona Sky, and DJ Fee B-Squared. Organisers ask visitors to keep the event safe, tidy and family-friendly, and glass is not permitted. City of Whittlesea Mayor Lawrie Cox says the event gives the community a chance to come together and enjoy local talent.
Five people have been charged after police searched a Bundoora property, a Mill Park hotel room and a Croydon storage unit on 2 October. Detectives found an active clandestine laboratory at the Bundoora address, along with liquid MDMA, two handguns and cannabis. A 53-year-old Bundoora man faces trafficking and manufacturing charges and is due before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 8 February 2027. A 31-year-old Nicholson man faces multiple drug and theft charges. Detective Inspector Carlie Kohler said the investigation removed dangerous drugs, firearms and chemicals from the community.
Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad have charged five people over the alleged manufacture of illicit drugs. Search warrants executed on October 2 uncovered an active laboratory at a Bundoora property, where police seized liquid MDMA, two handguns, ammunition and cannabis. A 53-year-old Bundoora man faces charges including trafficking MDMA and will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on February 8. Police also arrested two people at a Mill Park hotel room and seized drugs and electronic devices. A search of a Croydon storage unit found MDMA powder and laboratory equipment.
