Community rallies to support Cr Jack Ogilvie
Sunbury-based Hume councillor Jack Ogilvie plans to appear at a charity ball that will raise money for his recovery from a severe stroke.
Organising committee...
Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”.
But Justice Phillip...
Kalkallo school an ‘accident waiting to happen’
Residents of the town of Kalkallo are rejecting plans for a primary school at a site they believe is an “accident waiting to happen”.
Signage...
Little Greenvale bookworm’s mighty appetite
A tot who takes books everywhere is the first child to read 1000 books with her parents over two months.
Greenvale two-year-old Isabel Ottone registered...
‘Sunbury for Sunbury’ party floated
Supporters of an independent Sunbury, who claim the town was torpedoed by a report that recommended against it splitting from Hume council, are testing...
Anzac honour at Craigieburn
Hume council moved to rename Craigieburn Park ‘Craigieburn Anzac Park’ at their recent meeting – a decision that was not endorsed by councillors in...
Drugs and family violence on the rise
Whittlesea police plan to crack down further on drugs and family violence following an increase in offences in the past year.
Figures from the Crime...
Young leader wins VCE award for speaking up
Rachael Davies doesn’t subscribe to the notion that young people should be seen and not heard – she’d rather speak up for those who...
Diabetes on the rise in the north
The state electorates of Thomastown and Broadmeadows have some of the highest rates of diabetes in Victoria.
New maps produced by Diabetes Victoria show that...
School shoes were meant for walking
Shoes were made for walking, and that’s just what the Robertson family intends to do.
October is VicHealth’s Walk to School month, and primary school...
Whooping cough fears prompt extra vaccinations
A campaign to spread coverage of free vaccines among Hume school students will be undertaken after a 275 per cent spike in the number...
Blind marathon runner looks back on a great life
Terry Carlson grew up in a raucous house full of children, one of nine siblings all of whom enjoyed a bit of rough and...
Thousands pack Lalor church to celebrate saint
About 1000 people packed St Luke’s Catholic Church at Lalor to commemorate the life and death of Italian saint Padre Pio at the weekend.
The...
Truck curfew causes havoc for Epping market
A night-time ban on trucks using roads in Melbourne’s north-east is causing major delays and cost blowouts for fruit growers and freight companies heading...
A night in for cancer research
Lydia Petrie was just 21 when she was diagnosed with a rare cancer on one of her ovaries.
The Epping woman was told she had...
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Quarry rezoning bid backed by council
A bid to rezone a former quarry site in Bundoora to enable construction of more than 700 homes has received the backing of Whittlesea...
