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Hume council not seeking extra rate rise

Hume council is likely to face tough choices in its next budget with the municipality not among 21 councils to have flagged the possibility...

Humps to stop hoons

A traffic survey of a busy Bundoora street found more than 240 cars exceed the speed limit every day. The results of a Botanica Drive...

Outer north teens prevalent at court

Whittlesea and Hume teenagers are over-represented at children’s courts, a new report by research unit The Victoria Institute claims. The report evaluates a new education...

Lalor man charged for nicking knickers

A Lalor man has been charged following the theft of women’s underwear from balconies in Richmond. Several residents of an apartment building in Lennox Street...

Shots fired at car in Broadmeadows

A 31-year-old man was shot at while seated in his car in Broadmeadows last night. Victoria Police media officer Belinda Batty said two men approached...

Three northern schools caught up in mass haox

UPDATE Three primary schools in Melbourne’s north were placed in lockdown this afternoon after receiving a computer generated call threatening bombs and bloodshed. Seventeen schools across...

Aarya’s prepped and ready to go

Six-year-old Aarya spent his holidays brushing up on maths and English, and now he’s raring to get back to school this week. The Maharishi School...

Family friendly fauna forage in Bulla

People can learn more about the nocturnal wildlife native to Hume during a free night tour at Bulla’s Deep Creek. Experts will explain how residents...

Free registration for Hume pets

Hume pet owners can register their new dogs or cats for free until February 19. Hume mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou (pictured with family pet Lisa) called on...

‘Crush all hoons’ cars’, says Hume councillor

Anyone caught doing burnouts or engaging in hoon behaviour should have their car impounded and sold for charity or crushed, a Hume councillor believes. Speaking...

Hume ‘needs one new school every year’

Hume will need 21 schools in the next 20 years, according to new statistics – and the council is pushing the state government for...

Australia Day violence in Whittlesea

Four young men were arrested and charged after police were pelted with bottles and a missile was discharged at Australia Day celebrations in Whittlesea. Mill...

Ring Road crash puts focus on street racing

A Tullamarine business owner recently locked himself inside his office with the lights off in fear of out-of-control late-night hoons outside his building. He says...

Broadmeadows clinic in super health

Dianella GP Super Clinic at Broadmeadows is marking its first anniversary this month with new, innovative services for its clients. The clinic was opened with...

Roadside birth best day on job

Mill Park police officers delivered a baby on a Thomastown nature strip after they discovered a woman in labour during a routine car check. The...

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Interdisciplinary shadow program launches at Northern Health

In a collaborative effort between allied health education and medical education, first-year medical students from University of Melbourne have been granted a unique opportunity...