Fortnightly rubbish collection planned
Fortnightly garbage bin collections will begin in Whittlesea in 2023-24, while a Hume councillor is hopeful his municipality will follow suit.
Whittlesea is planning to...
Exhibition makes people pause
Works created by local artists while in COVID-19 lockdown last year form the basis of a new exhibition.
Whittlesea council's Paused exhibition, opened earlier this...
Site chosen for north’s first gathering place
The first Aboriginal Gathering Place (AGP) in northern metropolitan Melbourne will be built in South Morang.
At a council meeting last week, Whittlesea council decided...
Helping pets find a home
More animals will be able to find their forever homes thanks to a new state government animal welfare grant.
The Individual Pet Rehoming Grants program...
PRACC closure costs council
A decision to transform the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre into a mass vaccination hub has cost Whittlesea council about $1.2 million, it...
Footpaths a ‘safety hazard’
The pedestrian paths surrounding Merrifield estate in Mickleham are unsafe, according to a resident.
Luca Chiasserini told Star Weekly he has approached Hume council on...
Taking up the MND fight
Friends and family are gathering around Craigieburn's Kevin Forman as he deals with the life-changing news that he has motor neuron disease (MND).
The father...
Fundraising drive launched
The Northern Health Foundation has embarked on a fundraising drive to support “life-changing ophthalmology equipment”.
The drive comes as demand for ophthalmology procedures continues to...
End date set for virtual council meetings
Hume councillors will not be allowed to attend meetings virtually after April, 2022.
At a meeting recently, a majority of councillors voted to discontinue...
‘Unique’ housing model to continue
An accommodation service helping young people at risk of homelessness has received funding to continue operating for the next four years.
The Kangan Education First...
Lockdowns help drive down thefts
Theft is down across the board in Hume and Whittlesea, according to new Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) data.
According to the CSA, the number of...
New book to connect the past to the present
A book celebrating Turkish-Australian history is in the works, with $10,000 from Hume council set to assist the project
Hume-based Turkish Heritage Society Australia will...
Yan Yean Road closed at Kurrack Road following serious collision
Yan Yean Road is closed at Kurrack Road following a serious collision.
Victoria Police is directing traffic away from the incident, onto Kurrak Road towards...
Hume family tests positive to COVID-19 after returning from Sydney
Two members of a Hume family have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Victoria from Sydney.
COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said the family...
New schools get official names
Three new schools in Hume and Whittlesea have been given their official names ahead of their 2022 launches.
The names for the new Victorian government...
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Tailgating top rage behaviour
RACV is reminding Victorian motorists to refrain from, and remain aware of dangerous road behaviours, following a poll asking Victorians, including those from Hume...
