News
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Group to address poverty in Hume
In an effort to address serious and overwhelming levels of socio-economic disadvantage in the municipality, Hume council has backed a bid to establish a dedicated…
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Kinder application fee slashed
Families will no longer have to pay an application fee when enrolling their children at Hume council-run kinders, with the move eliminating financial barriers to…
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Sunbury salutes Wade
Sunbury Village Green is home to a new plaque commemorating land surveyor Henry Wade, with officials and community members gathering at the reserve for its…
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Council investigates slip lane addition
Motorists travelling through the busy Grand Boulevard and Hume Highway intersection in Craigieburn could benefit from an added slip lane if the traffic-reduction measure is…
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Sport equipment needed
Reclink is calling on those in the west to donate their previously loved sporting equipment to ensure kids won’t go without this Christmas. Reclink founder…
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Stardust Christmas event to return
From Santa’s Kingdom to the Grinch’s hideout, a Wollert initiative is set to bring the best of Christmas together this festive season. Following last year’s…
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Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big
Building larger schools could save taxpayers up to $1.5 billion as Victoria is projected to need almost 1000 new kindergartens and government schools in the…
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16 days will continue
While the annual international campaign against domestic violence has come to a close, local services in Hume are working hard to ensure the initiative’s message…
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Another Craigieburn arson attack
Detectives are investigating a fire at a tobacconist in a shopping centre in Craigieburn on December 10. Emergency services were called to the blaze at…
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’Angry and upset’ at closure
It was during one of her business classes that 35-year-old Hiba Fathi first felt the rush of entrepreneurialism, which later morphed into a dream of…
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Whittlesea Library marks 10th anniversary
Fifteen years ago, in the aftermath of losses brought on by the devastating Black Saturday fires, a critical question was posed to the Whittlesea community.…
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Support for Arabic speakers
Butterfly Foundation, the national charity for Australians impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, has launched a critical resource in Arabic to target multicultural…













