News
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Buddhist spring festival in Yuroke this weekend
Hundreds of people are expected to flock to Yuroke’s Buddhist temple in search of positivity and happiness this weekend. The Tibetan Buddhist Society is holding…
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Home buyers flocking to South Morang and Doreen
House prices jumped about 10 per cent in just the three months to September in outer suburbs including South Morang and Doreen, new data reveals.…
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Whittlesea Show day brings country life to town
Students from Whittlesea Primary School are counting down the days until their town goes on show. Some of the highlights planned for this year’s Whittlesea…
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Whittlesea and Hume schools share in building maintenance boom
Buildings at 22 schools across Whittlesea and Hume will be demolished, replaced or refurbished after more than $3.8 million was injected into school maintenance…
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Fresh faces for Whittlesea and Hume councils
The Whittlesea community is likely to be represented by five new faces, with one councillor-elect being a 19-year-old. Provisional results of the October 22…
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Cycling star Cadel Evans wanted by Williamstown police
Williamstown police put out a wanted call for Tour de France champion Cadel Evans after his wallet was handed in to the station. Victoria Police…
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Community Fund celebrates a decade of helping Hobsons Bay
A decade of service to the communities of Hobsons Bay features in a new publication. The work of the philanthropic Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF)…
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Access key to stopping family violence
Faced with one of the highest rates of family violence in the state, Whittlesea council will use a Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) grant to…
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Roxburgh College principal Fernando Ianni a finalist at education excellence awards
Roxburgh College principal Fernando Ianni is passionate about helping disadvantaged students make the most of their education. The school has students from migrant and refugee…
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Historian Lindsay Mann to share tales of Yan Yean Cemetery as part of local history month
For the past 10 years, Lindsay Mann has been researching the history of the Yan Yean cemetery and the people buried there. Next week, the…
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Car thieves partial to Whittlesea and Hume
About 34 cars are stolen in the outer northern suburbs each week, new data from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council reveals. The council…
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Whittlesea farmers’ market survey gathers widespread support
A farmers’ market is on the cards for Whittlesea. A council survey exploring the idea has attracted widespread support, with a post about the survey…









