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Second chance needs help
A Craigieburn animal shelter could be forced to close its doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR), which opened…
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Salvos call for food donations
The Craigieburn Salvation Army has put the call out for donations of non-perishable food as it struggles to fill its pantry. In a video posted…
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Virus shuts down region
Council-run events, programs at libraries and community houses, and theatre shows have been suspended in Whittlesea and Hume as the community grapples with the COVID-19…
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Bringing the Hume community together online
The Hume community is being encouraged to tune into story times and fitness classes online over the coming weeks. On Friday, the council launched its…
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Busuttil claims two state titles
Max Busuttil has had a successful athletics season despite the season coming to an end early. The Greenvale resident won two state titles at the…
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Whittlesea council out within days
Whittlesea council has been sacked by the state government. The bill to dismiss the council passed State Parliament this afternoon, with councillors to be replaced…
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Interim administrator appointed to Whittlesea council
An interim administrator has been appointed to Whittlesea council. Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek appointed former Manningham, Yarra and Macedon Ranges council chief executive Lydia…
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VTCA called off
The Victorian Turf Cricket Association has decided to cancel all grand finals this weekend in light of a progressing COVID-19 pandemic. As reported by Star…
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Football postponed
There will be no local football in Melbourne’s north-west until at least May after leagues postponed the start of seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Northern Knights with big win
Northern Knights produced one of their better wins in their NAB League Girls history to defeat Dandenong Stingrays on Saturday. The Knights, who entered the…
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Whittlesea a ‘broken council’: monitor
Whittlesea council has been described as a “broken council” in which “poisons run deep” by municipal monitor Yehudi Blacher. In a scathing report on the…
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Legal disputes cost Whittlesea ratepayers
Whittlesea councillors have spent more than $500,000 on legal disputes between councillors and council’s former chief executives, a report by municipal monitor Yehudi Blacher has…
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