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Art a journey of healing for Melissa Pym

Art has been a lifelong passion for Melissa Pym – and she’s hoping her art will help her healing journey. She was diagnosed in 2014...

MY PLACE

What is your connection with the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges area? I have a lifelong connection with the area. I spent my childhood at Mount...

A keen eye for design

A Lancefield resident’s flair for fashion has won a first-placed prize at the recent Fashion Awards Australia. One of Hayley Shanahan’s four designs won the...

Get Bugged Out in Epping

Come face to face with creepy crawlies at Whittlesea’s Bugged Out Festival this Sunday. The festival’s reptile and wildlife show will let visitors get up...

Melton mates racing to find a cure

Melton friends Maz Brown and Joe Cussen are revved up to raise funds for a cause close to their hearts. The duo, who’ve lost many...

Pacific Epping to honour local emergency services workers

Meet and greet local emergency services workers at Pacific Epping's family fun day this Sunday. The emergency services family day will pay tribute to the...

Libraries to celebrate love of reading at National Simultaneous Storytime

Children are being encouraged to gather at libraries across Whittlesea and Hume on May 23 to celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime. Run by the Australian Library...

Craigieburn Art Group to showcase works at Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery

Some of Craigieburn’s best artists are putting their work on display at the Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery. The Craigieburn Art Group is displaying the finest...

Eggs-ellent fundraiser to help Mernda CFA

Volunteers from Mernda CFA will be hiding eggs in the grounds of Mernda Primary School for the brigade’s annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday,...

Get ready for an African adventure at Whittlesea libraries during the April school holidays

Get ready to go on safari. To mark the school holidays, Whittlesea’s libraries are celebrating African culture and all things safari from Tuesday, April 3...

Community fair to celebrate Mernda

All the fun of the fair will make its way to Mernda later this month. The Mernda and District Residents Association is putting the finishing...

Gig guide

Smokehouse 101 Friday nights Local band The Alleged Associates Trio features Footscray soul princess Zerafina Zara and regular guests. From 7pm, free. 101 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong   Club Altona Sunday,...

Colours of the Whittlesea Colour Carnival

There’ll be a cloud of colour over Epping on Sunday, with the Meadowglen athletics stadium set to host the Whittlesea Colour Carnival. The annual event...

Highlands movie night to help Craigieburn Scouts

Hundreds of families are expected to flock to Craigieburn next month for the annual Highlands movie night. Organised by Highlands Residents Group, the open-air cinema...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Carols by Candlelight Gisborne and New Gisborne primary schools and a choir will perform at Carols by Candlelight on Sunday, December 10 from 6pm at...

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‘Perfect storm’ creating carer shortage

A leading family services agency is calling on families in Hume and the western metro region of Melbourne to consider fostering a child, amid...