Councils given emergency resource grants
The state government has given Hume and Whittlesea councils $60,000 to better prepare for emergencies.
Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins announced that funding from the...
CFA plans fuel reduction burns across Whittlesea
Wollert, Epping North, Mernda and South Morang residents should expect to see smoke this Friday as the Country Fire Authority carries out planned burns.
The...
Report shows toddler drownings up 30%
Hume and Macedon Ranges parents have been urged to ensure young children are taught to swim, with falls into water cited as the most common...
Giving a hand for literacy programs
A Bundoora shop’s windows have slowly been taken over by a sea of colourful paper cut-out hands.
Officeworks Bundoora has partnered with the Australian Literacy...
Rev heads to run rings around Church Street
Elaine and Terry Mountney will take their beloved 1966 Dodge Phoenix out for a spin this Saturday to celebrate completion of the $3 million...
Don’t argue with Eliza
This softly spoken 16-year-old knows how to craft an argument and deliver it with panache.
St Monica’s College student Eliza Geraghty has won the Debaters...
Whittlesea council divided over Budget committee
Community groups in Whittlesea will be given an early-bird opportunity to have input into the council’s annual budget next year.
Councillors last week voted to...
Whittlesea Youth Cabinet learns from example
The inner workings of local government have been laid bare for 20 inquisitive Whittlesea students.
Fittingly, Whittlesea council’s youngest mayor Ricky Kirkham wanted to give...
MP calls for Bulla Tip asbestos investigation
Western Metropolitan MP Bernie Finn has called for an urgent and thorough investigation of the Bulla tip.
Mr Finn said what went into the tip was...
Mixed reaction to Sunbury auditors’ report
Sunbury Residents Association president and long-time split campaigner Bernie O’Farrell says people ‘’won’t stand for’’ the transition auditors’ decision to recommend that the town...
Auditors recommend abandoning Sunbury split
Transition auditors Frank Vincent and John Watson have recommended that Sunbury’s planned split from Hume be abandoned.
The auditors’ report, presented to Local Government Minister...
Shots fired in Craigieburn
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Police are on scene in Craigieburn after gun shots were fired during a heated exchange between the occupants of two cars.
Leading Senior Constable Lee...
Two Staffy pups stolen from Craigieburn home
Police are urging the public to keep an eye out for two English Staffordshire puppies that were stolen from a Craigieburn house.
Detective Senior Constable...
Students urged to walk to school
Lace up your sneakers, grab your friends and get out there – that’s the message to Hume and Macedon Ranges children ahead of Walk...
High rate of fuel theft in outer north
Petrol stations in Hume and Whittlesea suffer from some of the highest rates of fuel theft in metropolitan Melbourne.
Research conducted by the Victorian Automobile...
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South Morang’s stunning rise
A remarkable few years for South Morang has continued with the club winning the Northern Football League division 2 premiership on Saturday.
Just two years...
