Polite meeting mulls Sunbury secession process
Should a compulsory vote be held? Is there support for an independent Sunbury even if annual rates were to increase significantly?
These were among questions...
Cameras to catch dumpers
Dumping hotspots will have surveillance cameras installed if Whittlesea council’s recently appointed litter prevention officer has his way.
The council received $200,000 from the state...
McGuire questions social disadvantage report
Broadmeadows MP Frank McGuire has questioned a national report that singled out the suburb as being one of the most disadvantaged in the state.
Jesuit...
Fake council workers attempt to steal dog
A two-year-old blond Labrador from Roxburgh Park became the centre of an elaborate hoax last weekend.
The pup, named Jax, was in the backyard when...
Making sure all students eat up
A service that delivers school lunches to students who would otherwise go without is set to expand in Hume and Whittlesea.
Eat Up founder Lyndon...
Hume cleaning blitz
Hume is looking a bit more squeaky clean after a three-month, council-run clean-up.
Council staff targeted six areas, carrying out repairs, removing graffiti and cleaning...
Airport threatened with curfew
Hume council has consistently failed to protect Melbourne Airport’s buffer zone, an eminent Melbourne planning expert has claimed.
Professor Michael Buxton, who heads RMIT University’s...
High hopes for social cohesion forum
Social cohesion is becoming more than a buzz phrase in Hume.
Five months after the state government announced it would spend $100,000 on local initiatives...
Baby Guerilla’s latest mural highlights uni links
Prolific Footscray artist Baby Guerrilla explores notions of social connection in her latest giant paste-up for Victoria University.
VU commissioned the renowned street artist to...
You’re ever too old to learn to swim
You’re never too old to learn how to swim … and Heather Woodgate will vouch for it. The 60-year-old Hume resident was one of...
Public feedback sought for Plenty Gorge plan
Parks Victoria is seeking public input to a new 10-year master plan for Plenty Gorge Park.
The plan will replace a 1994 version and look...
NBN to connect more homes in the north
Lightning speed downloads will soon be a reality for more than 36,000 houses in Melbourne’s north.
The National Broadband Network’s latest map comes with an...
Whittlesea talks ‘dog box’ apartments
Whittlesea council has made a submission to a discussion paper on the future of apartment design in Victoria, hoping it will lead to the...
Heading the farm-safety message
Grazier Greg Heffernan (pictured) became particularly wary of the dangers posed by his 70 horsepower Massey Ferguson tractor when he started teaching his children...
Tullamarine Freeway interchange to be expanded
Reduced travel times are in sight for people who use Mickleham Road to access the M80 or Tullamarine Freeway.
The busy Mickleham Road interchange will...
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Crafty school holiday fun
The NGV Kids on Tour program made a stop in Gladstone Park and Lalor this week, where children took part in some creative school...
