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Festival returns with an ace

Get your tennis racquets ready as the Festival of Tennis returns to the Hume Tennis and Community Centre. First run in 2015, the festival hasn’t...

VEC retires candidates

Two Hume council candidate has been disqualified from running in the upcoming local election by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). Anand Sharma, who was standing...

Community calendar

Youth Take Over Young people will takeover Mill Park library on Friday, November 8 for the Youth Take Over. Enjoy a night of music, games,...

Dumped rubbish a ‘hazard’

A growing pile of rubbish in Greenvale is drawing the ire of local residents. Over the past few months, rubbish including construction materials, household waste,...

Running for a cure

Over 11 days in November, Wollert father Steve Trowbridge will run 700 kilometres from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise money for a cause close...

Overdose deaths persist

More medically supervised injecting rooms are needed across Melbourne, advocates say, as figures reveal overdose deaths remain at near-record highs. Hume recorded 13 overdose deaths...

Family violence through a child’s eyes

A new documentary from western suburbs husband and wife team, Vincent Lamberti and Lisa Albert, is striving to shed light on the impact of...

Lalor woman charged

A Lalor woman is one of four people charged as part of an investigation into allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice following...

Celebrating local history

Ever wanted to know more about the area you live in or your family background? Now might be the time to find out that information...

Partnership to promote life-saving CPR and AED awareness

Northern Health and Pacific Epping are supporting the global life-saving initiative Restart a Heart Day and Ambulance Victoria’s Shocktober campaign. This month a restart a...

Fleetwood Drive finally re-opens

Motorists will find it easier to navigate their way through Greenvale, with Fleetwood Drive finally re-opening. Fleetwood Drive was closed at Somerton Road to enable...

Paramedics urged asthma plan update

With spring in full swing and warmer weather expected soon, paramedics are reminding asthma sufferers to update their action plans to stay safe. Asthma can...

More than 80 arrested in first year of Taskforce Lunar

More than 80 arrests and 200 search warrants have been executed in the first 12 months of Taskforce Lunar. Established in October 2023, Taskforce Lunar...

Man charged after allegedly assaulting police officer in Broadmeadows

A Gladstone Park man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a police officer in Broadmeadows on Tuesday. Officer responded to multiple reports of criminal damage...

Access to healthcare a top concern

Access to healthcare and the costs associated with seeing a doctor are the top health concerns of women living in Melbourne’s western and northern...

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Running for a cure

Over 11 days in November, Wollert father Steve Trowbridge will run 700 kilometres from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise money for a cause close...