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Meet Community Meals Kitchen founder Alex Fabiani

Alex Fabiani runs the Infinity Church Community Meals Kitchen in South Morang, providing more than 100 meals a week to people in need. He...

Meet Lalor’s Matthew Ogders

Links Community Garden co-ordinator Matthew Odgers loves living in Lalor. He speaks with Laura Michell.   What’s your connection to Whittlesea? I’ve lived in Lalor for the...

Meet Gladstone Park community campaigner Frank Rivoli

Long-term Gladstone Park resident Frank Rivoli was recently named Hume's resident of the month for July for his passionate campaigning on behalf of the...

Meet Nannas Makers Market organiser Elizabeth Bower

Elizabeth Bower helps organise the Nannas Makers Market in Mernda. What’s your connection to the City of Whittlesea? I have lived in Doreen/Mernda for about seven...

Meet Northern Health midwife Gary Lloyd

Midwives at The Northern Hospital were celebrated on May 5, with the health service marking International Day of the Midwife. Gary Lloyd is the...

Meet Whittlesea Citizen of the Year Gillian Borrack

Gillian Borrack is the founding member of the Friends of Westgarthtown and Whittlesea’s Citizen of the Year. What’s your connection to the City of Whittlesea? My connection...

Meet Epping CFA volunteer Liam Gallagher

Epping CFA volunteer Liam Gallagher, 21, was named Whittlesea’s Young Citizen of the Year.   What is your connection to the City of Whittlesea? I have been a...

Meet Northern Health volunteer Bina Connolly

Bina Connolly has been a volunteer at The Northern Hospital for about 25 years, raising money for the hospital through the  knitting guild. What’s your...

Meet Mernda artist Jarrod Grech

Mernda artist Jarrod Grech can often be found creating paintings of some of Whittlesea's most eye-catching landscapes.   How long have you lived in Whittlesea?   I have...

Meet Bundoora author Beryl McGovern

At 83 years of age, Bundoora Retirement Village resident Beryl McGovern has launched a new career as a children’s book author.   How long have you...

Meet Craigieburn artist Donata Uncanin

Craigieburn artist Donata Uncanin recently held her first solo exhibition at the Hume Global Learning Centre in  Broadmeadows to shine a light on depression.   What...

Meet Whittlesea Neighbourhood Watch volunteer Dave Slattery

Dave Slattery joined the City of Whittlesea Neighbourhood Watch five years ago when he moved to the municipality with his young family.   What’s your connection...

Meet South Morang’s Adam Roach

South Morang’s Adam Roach recently launched a podcast sharing stories of the people that call the northern suburbs home.   What’s your connection to the City...

Meet Mernda campaigner William Sharp

William Sharp has been campaigning for infrastructure such as schools and kindergartens in Mernda for a number of years. He talks with Laura Michell.   What...

Meet Whittlesea Salvation Army leader Craig Exon

Craig Exon moved to Whittlesea earlier this year to head the Salvation Army Church in Mill Park.   What is your connection to the City of Whittlesea?   My...

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Survivors at the core

Western suburbs creatives Bill Marshall and Patricia Stewart share stories of abuse, mental health battles and resilience through their podcast series, Billy and PS...