Giving a hand for literacy programs
A Bundoora shop’s windows have slowly been taken over by a sea of colourful paper cut-out hands.
Officeworks Bundoora has partnered with the Australian Literacy...
Rev heads to run rings around Church Street
Elaine and Terry Mountney will take their beloved 1966 Dodge Phoenix out for a spin this Saturday to celebrate completion of the $3 million...
Don’t argue with Eliza
This softly spoken 16-year-old knows how to craft an argument and deliver it with panache.
St Monica’s College student Eliza Geraghty has won the Debaters...
Whittlesea council divided over Budget committee
Community groups in Whittlesea will be given an early-bird opportunity to have input into the council’s annual budget next year.
Councillors last week voted to...
Whittlesea Youth Cabinet learns from example
The inner workings of local government have been laid bare for 20 inquisitive Whittlesea students.
Fittingly, Whittlesea council’s youngest mayor Ricky Kirkham wanted to give...
MP calls for Bulla Tip asbestos investigation
Western Metropolitan MP Bernie Finn has called for an urgent and thorough investigation of the Bulla tip.
Mr Finn said what went into the tip was...
Mixed reaction to Sunbury auditors’ report
Sunbury Residents Association president and long-time split campaigner Bernie O’Farrell says people ‘’won’t stand for’’ the transition auditors’ decision to recommend that the town...
Auditors recommend abandoning Sunbury split
Transition auditors Frank Vincent and John Watson have recommended that Sunbury’s planned split from Hume be abandoned.
The auditors’ report, presented to Local Government Minister...
Shots fired in Craigieburn
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Police are on scene in Craigieburn after gun shots were fired during a heated exchange between the occupants of two cars.
Leading Senior Constable Lee...
Two Staffy pups stolen from Craigieburn home
Police are urging the public to keep an eye out for two English Staffordshire puppies that were stolen from a Craigieburn house.
Detective Senior Constable...
Students urged to walk to school
Lace up your sneakers, grab your friends and get out there – that’s the message to Hume and Macedon Ranges children ahead of Walk...
High rate of fuel theft in outer north
Petrol stations in Hume and Whittlesea suffer from some of the highest rates of fuel theft in metropolitan Melbourne.
Research conducted by the Victorian Automobile...
Calabro family grocery stall thrown a lifeline
A family of roadside fruit and vegetable traders who were kicked off their Sunbury Road site have been thrown a lifeline.
The Calabro family’s fruit...
Home building dream in planning limbo
A drawn out dispute between a developer and Hume City Council has left in limbo a young couple building their dream home.
Jake Piggott and...
‘Shocking’ win for Dallas woman
A Dallas woman says she almost fell to the floor in shock when she discovered she had won more than $235,440.
The woman, who did...
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‘Not guilty’: teacher’s accused killer fast-tracks case
A man accused of killing a teacher and dumping her body in a wheelie bin has pleaded not guilty as he elected to fast-track...
