Hands up for harmony day
African drumming and henna tattooing will be part of the fun at a number of upcoming events in celebration of Melton’s rich diversity.
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Whittlesea teens charged over aggravated burglaries
Three Whittlesea teenagers have been charged following a spate of alleged burglaries across Melbourne.
The teens were among four males arrested by police outside Pacific...
Boy, 13, assaulted at Manor Lakes basketball court
A 13-year-old boy was assaulted at a basketball court in Manor Lakes on Saturday evening, after a group of youths demanded his phone.
Police are...
Mental health care is a rewarding career
For Rory Dalton, working as an emergency mental health clinician at Werribee Mercy Hospital means he gets an opportunity to help vulnerable people every...
Hume jobs boost as surf park hits Tullamarine
A world-first surf park at Melbourne Airport will soon be making waves, with construction set to start this month.
The $28 million project by URBNSURF...
New home for Whittlesea Community Festival
The Whittlesea Community Festival will have a new home and a new look this year.
The annual festival has been moved from its traditional home...
D’Orsogna factory set to open in Mickleham
Up to 240 jobs will be created in Mickleham when small goods manufacturer D’Orsogna opens its $61 million factory in the Merrifield Business Park...
Brotherhood of St Laurence helping families keep up with school costs
Whittlesea and Hume families struggling to keep up with school expenses are being invited to sign up to a Brotherhood of St Laurence savings...
A friend on the line for Hume’s most vulnerable
Volunteers from across Hume are picking up the phone to check in with the municipality’s vulnerable residents.
As part of Dianella Health’s Hume Community Register,...
Community fair to celebrate Mernda
All the fun of the fair will make its way to Mernda later this month.
The Mernda and District Residents Association is putting the finishing...
Salvation Army van strives to help Hume families
The Craigieburn Salvation Army hopes its new outreach van will help ease the strain on families in need.
The Connect Outreach Van will set up...
Police to open shop at Craigieburn Central if Coalition wins election
Police officers will set up shop at Craigieburn Central if the Coalition wins November’s state election.
Opposition leader Matthew Guy has vowed to open police...
Nightclub arrest in Werribee
A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man who allegedly jumped the fence of a nightclub in Watton Street, Werribee on Sunday morning has been charged with...
Mernda rail works trial industry first
Specially-designed concrete troughs, aimed at minimising noise from passing trains, are being installed across the Mernda rail corridor in an Australian industry first.
Known as...
Police seek help over Whittlesea assault
A devastated mum has questioned how heartless thugs could have bashed her son and left him for dead in Whittlesea last August.
Hamish Layton, 44,...
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