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Crackdown on cars for sale on public land
Hume council is clamping down on people taking advantage of public land to advertise their cars for sale. Local laws officers will increase patrols this…
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Festival of Navratri comes to Bundoora
More than a thousand people are expected to dance the night away in the name of Hindu goddess Durga this month. The Northern Gujarati Association…
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A fashionable tribute to the Sydney Opera House
A Sydney Opera House-inspired gown, made by Wollert fashion designer Raf Matta (pictured with model Madison Vulic), hit the catwalk this week, hopefully en route…
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Action Jaxon takes on Eureka challenge
A 15-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer will face the race of his life when he takes on the 88-storey Eureka Climb next month. Jaxon Urlichs, from…
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Mum overjoyed by medical cannabis green light
A Mernda family is relieved medicinal cannabis will be grown and sold in Victoria within the next two years. Cassie Batten and Rhett Wallace’s four-year-old…
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Community rallies to support Cr Jack Ogilvie
Sunbury-based Hume councillor Jack Ogilvie plans to appear at a charity ball that will raise money for his recovery from a severe stroke. Organising committee…
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Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”. But Justice Phillip…
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Kalkallo school an ‘accident waiting to happen’
Residents of the town of Kalkallo are rejecting plans for a primary school at a site they believe is an “accident waiting to happen”. Signage…
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Little Greenvale bookworm’s mighty appetite
A tot who takes books everywhere is the first child to read 1000 books with her parents over two months. Greenvale two-year-old Isabel Ottone registered…
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‘Sunbury for Sunbury’ party floated
Supporters of an independent Sunbury, who claim the town was torpedoed by a report that recommended against it splitting from Hume council, are testing the…
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Anzac honour at Craigieburn
Hume council moved to rename Craigieburn Park ‘Craigieburn Anzac Park’ at their recent meeting – a decision that was not endorsed by councillors in June.…
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Drugs and family violence on the rise
Whittlesea police plan to crack down further on drugs and family violence following an increase in offences in the past year. Figures from the Crime…
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