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Sikh community digs deep for India

Melbourne's Sikh community has rallied to raise more than $15,000 for oxygen-making equipment and food for communities in India. The Craigieburn-based Australian Sikh Support began...

Council joins green alliance

Whittlesea has joined 45 other Victorian councils to launch an emissions reduction project. The council is part of the Victorian Energy Collaboration (VECO), a partnership...

Bus route 357 labelled tier 1 COVID exposure

Bus route 357 has been identified as a tier one COVID exposure site across multiple dates and times. Exposure times include: Monday, May 24 between...

Salvos need help to meet demand

Hume and Whittlesea residents are being encouraged to dip deep for this year’s Red Shield Appeal. The Craigieburn and Whittlesea City Salvos have launched a...

Bringing jobs for the future to Broadmeadows

Work is under way to transform the former Ford plant at Broadmeadows into a $500 million industrial hub. Developer Pelligra and real estate fund manager...

Craigieburn Central identified as exposure site

Update: Craigieburn Central is closed following the identification of the site as a tier two COVID-19 exposure site. A positive case attended the venue on...

Metro Melbourne lockdown extended

Metropolitan Melbourne will be in lockdown for another seven days. The five reasons to leave home will remain in place; shopping for essential items, authorised...

Help bring some warmth to others

As the weather becomes colder, Uniting Vic.Tas is calling on residents in the northern and western suburbs to help out those most in need. The...

Awaken the senses

A sensory-experience play space is under construction at Thomastown's Carrington Children's Centre. The centre is home to a number of playgroups for children with diverse...

Budget delivers on school, health care

The Victorian Budget 2021-22 will support an average of 38,000 jobs yearly over the next four years, while investing in the care, services and...

Craigieburn Central, Pacific Epping and Epping North shopping centre visitors urged to get tested

Visitors to Craigieburn Central, Pacific Epping and Epping North shopping centre are being encouraged to get tested for COVID-19. COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said...

Keeping mum on Big Brother

Bundoora's Mary Kalifatidis has two of her children to thank for her time in the Big Brother house. The mum-of-three is one of the housemates...

Councillor tips in a new dumping solution

Building a new tip in Hume's northern growth corridor could help combat the area's growing rubbish dumping problem, according to a Hume councillor. Cr Jim...

End of an era

The Lynda Blundell Seniors Centre hairdressing service closed last week after 30 years of operation. The service had been running since shortly after the centre...

Rush for COVID jab

Thousands of people turned out for testing at sites across the northern suburbs over the past week, while thousands more booked COVID vaccinations as...

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Call to protect roadside workers

The South Australian government has introduced legislation to parliament that, if passed, will reduce the speed limit when drivers pass all roadside breakdown and...

Asbestos hits Hume