News
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Hume a crime hub
By Samantha Walker Hume is the number one municipality in the state for arson, weapons and explosives, and stalking offences, according to newly released Crime…
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Concerns over new bus route
By Samantha Walker Families may be dropping their kids off in the dark of winter if a proposed school bus route connecting Mernda to Diamond…
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Tractor started tyre fire: MFB
By Samantha Walker An electrical fault in a tractor is believed to have started the large fire at a tyre dump in Broadmeadows that blanketed…
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Market reaches high gear
Excitement among car enthusiasts is revving into high gear as they get ready to put their pride and joys on show. About 500 cars are…
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Torquay to Adelaide ride for charity
By Samantha Walker Doreen resident Hayley Tuck hadn’t ridden a bicycle for almost 20 years until a few months ago. But last Thursday she finished…
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Sober Hume drivers impress police
By Samantha Walker Hume was the only municipality in the state where no one was caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during…
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Hume council faces rates dilemma
By Samantha Walker Hume council is facing a dilemma about what services and projects may need to be chopped from its next budget, after…
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In brief
Electrician dies A 24-year-old man died after being electrocuted on a Dallas supermarket rooftop while at work on January 5. Emergency services arrived at the…
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Goodness all home grown
Hume council’s Enviro Champions program is bearing fruit at Sunbury with a sensory garden that helps in the therapy of people with cancer. Registrations are…
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Medcraft slams expensive ‘farce’
Hume council is believed to have spent $54,000 on the failed campaign to separate Sunbury from Hume. The money was spent on two inquiries…
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Cool for kids, guaranteed
Jyle and Stephanie Edgell and Antonio Pavone (pictured) escaped the summer heat at St Albans Leisure Centre last week. They were among hundreds of Brimbank…
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Cool crafts for kids
School holidays have kept Brimbank libraries busier than ever, with a host of holiday activities to keep the children entertained … and plenty more to…








