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  • Group to address poverty in Hume

    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…

  • Kinder application fee slashed

    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…

  • Sunbury salutes Wade

    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…

  • Council investigates slip lane addition

    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…

  • Sport equipment needed

    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…

  • Stardust Christmas event to return

    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…

  • Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

    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…

  • 16 days will continue

    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…

  • Another Craigieburn arson attack

    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…

  • ’Angry and upset’ at closure

    ’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…

  • Whittlesea Library marks 10th anniversary

    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.…

  • Support for Arabic speakers

    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…

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