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Funding Available For Victrack Community Groups
Public and Active Transport Minister Gabrielle Williams, announced on August 12 that VicTrack’s Community Grants Program will continue to help support not-for-profit groups that lease…
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Councils call for rate cap change
Restrictions on revenue sources, rising costs and population growth are creating ongoing challenges, according to the Outer Melbourne Councils (OMC) group. The group, previously known…
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Walking for prevention
On the morning of August 15, Kolbe Catholic College in Greenvale marched through the streets surrounding the school for its ’the walk against domestic violence’…
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Dive under the sea with Hume Anglican
Hume Anglican Grammar is set to dazzle audiences with a series of primary school productions of The Little Mermaid Jr, which will showcase the talents…
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Celebrating the magic of reading
Schools, kindergartens, childcare centres and libraries across Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs are celebrating Children’s Book Week. The annual week, which this year runs from…
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Overdue rates penalty to go
Hume council will cease charging penalty interest on overdue rates for ratepayers who enter into a payment plan by November 30. The move will apply…
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School funding boost
Kolbe Catholic College, Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, and Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School have received funding to upgrade their facilities.. Kolbe Catholic College in…
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All invited to VU open days
Victoria University (VU) is welcoming hopeful students, friends and family to three open days in 2024. VU is expanding its open day events to include…
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Recycled roads
A new technique to recycle roadways is being used as part of the Bridge Inn Road upgrade in Doreen. Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) is…
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Giving kids time to tinker
Star Weekly photographer Ljubica Vrankovic visited the weekly Tinker Time group, which is held every Tuesday at the Lalor Library from 3:30 to 4:30pm. The…
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Art on Piper
Opening in 2018, Art on Piper gallery in Kyneton displays a rotation of works from its 24 members, with many taking inspiration from the picturesque…
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Jobless rate highest in Hume
Unemployment continues to be an area of concern for Hume, which has the highest unemployment rate in metropolitan Melbourne. New data from the National Skills…













