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Petition against third airport runway
The Hume Residents Airport Action Group set up an information booth at Gladstone Park shopping centre on November 14 to distribute information about the airport’s…
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Mill Park the ‘Koolest Skool’ in the state
The judges have declared it … Mill Park Secondary College is the “koolest” school in the state. At the 19th annual Kool Skool awards, held…
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‘Etihad of the North’ opens in Mernda
A new $9.6 million sports centre opened at Mernda on Friday has been dubbed the ‘Etihad of the North’. Whittlesea mayor Steven Kozmevski, federal McEwen MP…
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Dog ownership is a “responsibility not a right”
Eleven of the 14 dogs declared to be restricted breeds by Hume council were found to be unregistered at the time of the declaration, an…
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Debate over location for new Mernda line station
A series of public forums and surveys has found diverging views on where to locate a new station when the rail line is extended from…
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New VCAL trade classroom opens in Epping
Students at an Epping school can now make use of a new trades training workshop designed especially to cover VCAL subjects. St Monica’s College opened…
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‘Hume says no to family violence’ writ large
Emblazoned across a hilly slope behind the Broadmeadows Sporting Club is a black and white sign that reads: “Hume says no to violence”. Hume council…
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Somerton fire site subject of legal action
An abandoned Somerton tip formerly run by a company being prosecuted by Hume council was hit by fire on Friday, requiring 35 CFA and MFB…
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Street art disposal angers residents
Hume council has defended its decision to throw out brightly painted concrete bollards as part of major upgrades to Sunbury’s O’Shanassy Street. A number of…
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Mernda police station site confirmed
The state government has announced it will build a new police station in Mernda on the corner of Bridge Inn Road and Pimpinella Pass. A…
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Mural created by Whittlesea’s Gunditjmara youth
Indigenous students at Whittlesea Secondary College have brought to life a bland wall at Whittlesea showgrounds. Using aerosols, paint pens and acrylic paint, the students…
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Spend a penny for World Toilet Day
It’s hard to imagine life without a toilet, but billions of people around the world don’t have access to this basic necessity of modern life.…












