Council acts on kinder squeeze
Relocatable buildings will be added to two Hume preschools as the council battles to meet demand for kindergarten places.
The council, with the help of...
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa is trading in his sleigh and reindeer for a fire truck as he makes his way around Mernda this weekend.
With the help of...
Crime stats on the slide
Crime is on the decline in Whittlesea and Hume, led by a significant decrease in the number of break-ins and burglaries, latest crime data...
Turf time as grant helps Craigieburn Cricket Club
Craigieburn’s VI Foster Reserve will be brought back to match condition with the help of a grant from McEwen MP Rob Mitchell.
The grant, which...
Whittlesea wants new freeway
Whittlesea residents overwhelmingly want a freeway from Thomastown to Beveridge and they want it to happen as soon as possible, according to a recent...
MY PLACE: Maureen Rundell
Maureen Rundell spent 30 years in the Australian Army Reserves, training officers for their military driving licence. These days, she is a member of...
Ambo planning is slow-going
Craigieburn is no closer to getting its second ambulance station, 12 months after the station was announced by the government.
Ambulance Services Minister Jill Hennessy...
Melbourne Victory visit sick children
Children’s ward patients at The Northern Hospital received an early Christmas surprise last week, with Melbourne Victory players visiting the ward.
Players Besart Berisha and...
Theatre of employment
A pilot program using theatre to teach English to refugees has shared in more than $343,000 in community grants from Hume council.
Not-for-profit group EQubed,...
Road upgrade to improve safety
Two Whittlesea roads will face a construction blitz next year with early works on the Plenty and Yan Yean roads upgrades under way.
Work to...
Salvos call for donations
Families struggling to make ends meet this Christmas are turning to the Craigieburn Salvation Army for help.
Captain Peter Brookshaw said more than 270 families...
Friends of Hanging Rock release history book
Friends of Hanging Rock has published the first comprehensive chronicle of the famous landmark.
Hanging Rock – A History aims to provide answers to many...
MY PLACE: Holly Glavich
Williamstown teenager Holly Glavich is working hard to help others. She speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I have lived in Williamstown...
Courts shortage hits basketball
More basketball courts are urgently needed in Whittlesea and Hume, according to a new report from Basketball Victoria.
The report, which was launched last week,...
Funds for growing Hume
Hume council has received more than $4 million from the state government to help build new sports pavilions, netball courts and an oval.
The funding...
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The trials of Elizabeth Taylor
Williamstown amateur historian Barb McNeill is Star Weekly’s history columnist. This week she tells the tale of Elizabeth Taylor whose trade was helping women...
