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Hume council refutes Cr Jack Ogilvie’s claims over budget spending bias

Hume council has defended claims that its 2015-16 budget is too focused on the east of the municipality. Cr Jack Ogilvie last week made a...

Tullamarine Airport scare as suspicious substance found in Qantas jet

Firefighters and federal police were called to Tullamarine Airport on Thursday morning after white powder was found in the hold of a Qantas domestic...

Dallas man, 49, charged with woman’s murder

UPDATE: A man has been charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a house in Dallas on Monday afternoon. Police found...

Greenvale teen terror accused remanded in custody

The 17-year-old boy arrested in a counter-terrorism operation in Greenvale has appeared briefly before a children's court and been remanded in custody on two charges. The boy,...

Epping: Fire destroys Davission Street house

UPDATE: A family of 10 lost their rental home in Epping on Thursday morning when a fire broke out in the ceiling cavity.  Emergency services...

Tullamarine Freeway set to be widened to six lanes

Premier Daniel Andrews will pledge hundreds of millions of dollars for a promised widening of the Tullamarine Freeway in next week's budget. And unlike Labor's...

Epping Views Primary School student numbers soar

Soaring student numbers at an Epping primary school have been the focus of an “emergency” meeting between the Department of Education and Whittlesea council. At...

Doreen and Mernda students to get more bus services

Transport-starved Doreen and Mernda residents are set for some relief with more buses planned to connect students to high schools. Transport Minister Jacinta Allan announced...

Hume pair share Corporal Cameron Baird memorial award

Corporal Cameron Baird’s toughest and ultimately fatal battle was fought amid heavy enemy fire in a small village in Afghanistan. The posthumously awarded Victoria Cross...

Sunbury Road duplication sought to bust Bulla bottlenecks

Worsening traffic bottlenecks at Bulla have prompted renewed pleas for the long-awaited duplication of Sunbury Road, including a bypass of the town. Complaining that planners...

Northern Men’s Shed gets funds to buy new tools

A group of Craigieburn blokes who like to tinker with timber can now purchase $3800 worth of new tools. Members of the Northern Men’s Shed...

Broadmeadows, Roxburgh Park, Sunbury West clean-up a tidy effort

Unkempt nature strips and illegal rubbish dumping are being targeted in a council-led campaign to tidy up Hume. The council will host a free barbecue...

Poppies from Hume for friend and former foe

Handmade poppies will adorn a wall inside Thomastown library for the next two weeks. The sequinned, satin, velvet, wool and beaded flowers are the handiwork...

Anzac Day centenary: Western Front trench life snapshot revealed

The notoriously dangerous trench warfare of the Western Front took a huge toll on Australian troops during the First World War. Karen Flynn rattles off...

Anzac link nurtured by Aitken College students

Aitken College students Declan Harvey and Madeleine Lively chose to remember Herbert Thomas Watson during a special Anzac Day service held at the Greenvale...

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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...