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Students join fight to save endangered species
St Mary’s Primary School is working toward official recognition as a Fighting Extinction School – an initiative led by Melbourne Zoo that celebrates student-driven conservation.…
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$68M retail hub set to transform Craigieburn
A major retail shake-up is on the horizon for Craigieburn, with ground officially broken on Aston Square, a $68 million neighbourhood shopping centre designed to…
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McLindon seeks Supreme Court review
Former Whittlesea mayor Aidan McLindon will seek a Supreme Court review of the decision to suspend him from council for six months. As reported by…
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Basem Abdo vows to focus on jobs and education, after tight Calwell contest
From the aisles of Hungry Jack’s at Melbourne Airport to the halls of Federal Parliament, Basem Abdo’s journey reflects the grit and hope of Melbourne’s…
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Snuggles for strays
As icy winds sweep through Victoria earlier than expected, Lort Smith Animal Hospital is calling on the community to lend a warm helping hand– or…
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Bold colors, bright memories
Growing up in Westmeadows, artist Callum Preston remembers days filled with motion, skateboarding with friends, catching buses to school, and painting the world in his…
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Hume’s after-dark festival returns to dazzle
Hume’s most luminous celebration is back– bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 21 2025, as the Hume Winter Lights…
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Volunteer equipment grants open
Applications for the 2025-26 round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) are now open. This year the state government has announced an additional…
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Winter works heat up as tunnel’s near completion
The Metro Tunnel Project is heating up this winter as it undertakes a full day of trial operations on Melbourne’s rail network for the very…
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Golden echoes
The past pulses through every brushstroke of Antiqueanism – a luminous new exhibition by Egyptian artist Rasha Wanase-RW, where ancient symbolism and modern aesthetics collide…
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Exhibition a journey through grief
When Wardah Alam lost her father as a teenager, the world became a quiet, uncertain place. Years later, that silence has taken form in The…
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Revamp on the cards
The future of Gladstone Park’s ageing senior citizens centre could soon be brighter, after Hume council unanimously backed a motion to investigate upgrade options for…













