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Hume Council launches study into reusable sanitary and incontinence aids
Hume City Council is one of seven Metropolitan Melbourne Councils joining together to research and understand how to implement a best practice reusable sanitary and…
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Call for more government investment in affordable housing
Organisers of the national housing campaign Everybody’s Home says the latest Rental Affordability Index report underscores the chronic underinvestment in social and affordability over the…
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Christmas wonderland comes to Whittlesea
Santa’s helpers at the Whittlesea Agricultural Society have been working away to bring locals a Christmas Tree Extravaganza. In its second year the Christmas wonderland…
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Overcoming trauma through art
After losing her son in a fatal car crash in 2009, Attwood resident Karen Robinson turned to painting and photography to express her emotions. Thirteen…
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Mastering taekwondo at 81
Roxburgh Park resident Russell Wood has taken home the prestigious award of Master of the Year in the Korean martial art, taekwondo. The inaugural award…
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Aviation firefighters strike to cause chaos next week
Chaos could unfold at Melbourne Airport next Friday should aviation firefighters walk off the job. The United Firefighters Union (UFU) announced on Tuesday that aviation…
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Hume Carols by Candlelight relocated
Craigieburn Carol-goers will need to swap the picnic rug for a camp chair due to a last minute location change of this year’s carols. Hume…
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Animal shelter awarded a community grant
Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) has secured a $1500 community grant to support its pet outreach program. Since opening in 2008 the Craigieburn shelter has…
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Call for more government investment in affordable housing
Organisers of the national housing campaign Everybody’s Home says the latest Rental Affordability Index report underscores the chronic underinvestment in social and affordability over the…
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Have your say on Highgate Recreation Reserve concept design
The concept plans for Hume council’s Highgate Recreation Reserve playspace upgrades are open for community feedback until December 16. After receiving community feedback in 2021,…
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Swing to Libs in north
Some of the biggest swings towards the Liberal Party during Saturday’s state election were recorded in Melbourne’s outer north. But despite an increasing increasing number…
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Australian measurement system turns 75
Australia’s measurement system celebrated a milestone birthday this week. On Monday, November 28, it was 75 years since Australia join the Metre Treaty, or the…
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