Council tightens up on sports funding
Hume council has revised its sports grants program to put a stop to funds flowing to private interstate and international sports tours, and to...
Fresh food off the back of a truck
Asylum seekers can now access fresh fruit and vegetables after the city-based Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) set up a mobile outpost at Thomastown.
From...
No greater gift
Anita Miler’s mother and four friends have all offered to donate a kidney to her. But because of the would-be donors' age or blood...
Carpark mired in mud and blame
Mill Park MP Lily D’Ambrosio and Yan Yean MP Danielle Green last week called on the council to fast-track approval of Public Transport Victoria’s...
On a mission to force council to clean “city of s**t”
A Meadow Heights resident is on a mission to force Hume council to clean up piles of dumped rubbish.
John Mitchell offered to take Star...
Food Bank helps avoid hard choices
Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter.
Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...
Runaway groom arrested in Campbellfield
Runaway groom Murat Shomshe, who skipped out on his new bride and the law, has been arrested.
Shomshe, 33, who goes by the name I-am Houdini on Facebook, was...
Sunbury split: Hume seeks its share
Hume council has added its voice to the great number of views expressed to the auditors reviewing plans for an independent Sunbury.
Councillors last week...
Hume council’s Interface Growth Fund wish list
Hume council has called on the state government to put $9 million towards redeveloping Broadmeadows’ former town hall.
The $20.2 million redevelopment is one of three major...
EPA investigates Bulla tip asbestos claims
New footage aired on prime-time television showing what appears to be the mishandling of asbestos at a Bulla tip has prompted the EPA to...
Cr Jack Ogilvie granted sick leave
Hume councillor Jack Ogilvie has been granted three months’ leave as he continues to recover from a serious stroke.
As reported by Star Weekly, Cr...
Pokie losses eat at town spend
Almost $20 million was pumped into poker machines in Sunbury last financial year.
New Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation figures reveal losses on...
Driver stabbed during attempted abduction
The victim of a violent attempted abduction in Lalor last Thursday has appealed for public assistance to locate his attacker.
The 33-year-old Epping man returned...
Pokies losses on an upward trajectory
New statistics reveal people are losing more on poker machines in both Hume and Whittlesea each year.
Statistics released by the Victorian Commission for Gambling...
Peter Lalor walkway transformed
A dimly lit, graffiti-riddled laneway in Lalor has been successfully transformed into a vibrant, community space.
Whittlesea council officially launched the second stage of the...
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Tigers add local talent back to squad
The hard work over the past couple of years for Westmeadows is paying off, with the club welcoming back a number of players early...
