Snow job done on sewerage system
It looked like snow and it’s definitely been chilly north of the CBD, but Wallan is not a place known for such events.
To the...
Hume CFA in for an upgrade
It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Hume CFA’s base in Yuroke.
State government funding will allow the fire brigade...
Mickleham Kilmore bushfire recovery review
The mop-up after the February 2014 Mickleham/Kilmore bushfires that raced across Melbourne’s north is being brought into sharp focus.
Victoria’s inspector general for emergency management,...
St Monica’s girls catch footy fever
Women’s increasing influential role in AFL is catching on at the grassroots level.
Since St Monica’s College began offering football for girls two years ago,...
Design a scarf for new Scout group
Scouts have been wearing scarves loosely knotted around their necks since 1911.
To keep with tradition, the newly formed Epping North Scout Group wants to...
Whittlesea and Hume growth to outpace Geelong
The populations of Whittlesea and Hume will each mirror that of Geelong come 2031, the state government’s latest population report forecasts.
The Victoria in Future...
Emergency service members to donate blood
As if they don't do enough to save lives, Melton’s emergency services workers are now rolling up their sleeves to donate blood.
Melton police senior constable...
Pokies trial effectiveness questioned
Whittlesea’s gaming venues will not take part in a trial pre-commitment scheme for problem gamblers, despite being among the state’s most profitable pokies clubs.
The...
Council rangers cop threats and abuse over dogs
Hume rangers have had threatening phone calls, emails and letters, been abused during court hearings, and one officer’s name and workplace was made public...
Forks on the road lead to new market
More than 800 forklifts will depart on a 32-kilometre journey from West Melbourne to Epping later this month.
In a nod to the heavy lifting...
Toxic waste zone threatened once again
A group fighting development on buffer land which surrounds a contaminated former industrial tip at Tullamarine has called on Hume council to knock back...
Students taught to tackle tagging
Come November, every secondary school student in Hume will be well versed in the legal ramifications of scrawling their name on someone else’s property.
Hume...
Breast checks essential says cancer survivor
Marlene Caton was sitting on the floor wrapping Christmas presents 26 years ago when she decided to lie flat on the ground and check...
Woolworths staff to campaign for jobs
More than 150 Woolworths warehouse employees have met at Broadmeadows to devise a plan to save jobs and convince the supermarket chain not to...
Uber provides an employment lift for outer north
App-based ride-sharing service UberX has emerged as a lifeline for out-of-work former manufacturing employees.
New statistics from the illegal ride- share service show most of...
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Car donation ‘transformational’
Broadmeadows families in crisis now have access to a safe and reliable vehicle, thanks to Western District Lodges and the Freemasons Foundation Victoria.
The Freemasons...
