Solar powered victory leads to bigger challenge
Glary, cloud-dotted weather proved an advantage for Epping students racing their solar-powered car, The Monican, this month.
Two groups of students from St Monica’s Catholic...
Thousands of homes finally added to NBN map
Thousands of homes in Whittlesea and Hume have been added to the National Broadband Network’s latest rollout map.
For the first time, properties in Bundoora, Lalor,...
More asbestos oversights at Bulla tip
An independent auditor has confirmed there were “administrative errors” in a Bulla tip’s licence to dispose of asbestos.
In late August, the Environment Protection Authority...
Hume residents throwing out bowel cancer tests
Hume has the second-lowest bowel cancer screening rates in the state.
Fewer than one in three Hume residents returned a free bowel-screening kit in the...
Government formally abandons Sunbury split
Sunbury will remain a part of the City of Hume - at least for now - after the State Government accepted independent advice to...
Teaching teachers about mind and body
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School principal Andrew Jones readily admits teaching can be a tiring job.
The results of an internal survey completed by his teaching...
Whittlesea ranks in Interface funds
Whittlesea council will get more than $6 million to help residents living on Melbourne’s fringe.
Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins has announced a number of infrastructure...
St Peter’s to celebrate sesquicentennial
Parish numbers at one of Melbourne’s oldest Catholic churches are on the rise, bucking a trend of shrinking Christian congregations around the nation.
Next month,...
Lifeline for Whittlesea Community Legal Service
A one-off grant from the state government will enable Whittlesea Community Legal Service to employ two extra part-time lawyers dedicated to helping victims of...
Poor disability support ‘keeping people in hospital’
Hume council is urging the state and federal governments to investigate shortfalls in services for people who suffer a major disability through accident or...
Melbourne’s north west a hoon hotbed
Melbourne’s north and west continue to be hotbeds of hoon driving.
Since record-keeping began in 2006, about 40 per cent of Melbourne’s car impoundments have...
Residents on outer fringes less likely to move
People living on the edges of Melbourne are much less likely to move than those close to the city, Australian Bureau of Statistics data...
Tullamarine firm makes meat processing safer
A Tullamarine company has developed a machine that eliminates the risk of serious injury, including amputations, in the meat processing industry.
Scott Automation & Robotics...
Mixed signals leave North West FM in limbo
A community radio station struggled with ‘red tape’ for six years and spent more than $60,000 to have an antenna installed on top of Hume...
Council vows to plant 700,000 trees to beat heat
Brimbank council has vowed to plant 700,000 trees over the next 30 years to cut pollution and boost residents’ resilience to heatwaves.
The council’s urban...
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Getting your child ready for prep
Starting school is a significant milestone in a child’s life and a major transition.
So how do you best prepare your child to start...
