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Whittlesea residents face 3.95 per cent rates hike
Funding for roads, parks and access to leisure centres for pensioners and people with disabilities are among the big-ticket items announced in Whittlesea’s 2014-15 draft…
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Sunbury dog park plan: Residents urged to have their say
A special fenced-off area for dogs is part of a broader plan for Sunbury Park being developed by Hume council. The park has been an…
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Whittlesea’s green thumbs raise money for NT vegetable garden
Green thumbs at Whittlesea’s Greenbrook Triple G Community Garden are holding a herb sale to raise money for a vegetable garden to be established in…
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Broadmeadows: Family drug treatment court planned
A new family drug treatment court will be set up in Broadmeadows to protect children and “rebuild” families torn apart by alcohol and drug abuse.…
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Labor chief Daniel Andrews backs labour licence
State opposition leader Daniel Andrews has promised that, if elected in November, he will legislate for the licensing and regulation of labour-hire companies in the…
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Federal budget: Hume youth worker slams funding cuts
Ben Falcone-Mayo is a familiar face around Hume, especially in Craigieburn, where he has lived all his life. He says he’s hauled himself up through…
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Whittlesea councillor Christine Stow is a voice for the disabled
Improving the living conditions of people with disabilities and their carers will be high on the agenda of newly elected Whittlesea councillor Christine Stow. The…
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Detectives offer $500,000 reward over Hadfield murder of Sameh Matar
Homicide detectives believe an anonymous Crime Stoppers caller may hold the key to the unsolved murder of a 23-year-old Glenroy man who was shot dead…
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South Morang mum fighting for special needs
A South Morang mother who has three children with autism says Melbourne’s north is in desperate need of education funding for children with special needs.…
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Federal budget: North hit hard by ‘cruel and heartless cuts’
“Cruel” and “heartless” are the words most used to describe the impact of last week’s federal budget on the people of Melbourne’s north. Young people,…
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Epping: Man killed, one injured in shooting at Plowman Court
UPDATE: A brave nurse who ran into her neighbour’s home in Epping after hearing gunshots says she found a man lying in “a pool of…
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Doreen’s Katandra estate: A place for green thumbs to get together
A community garden aimed at bringing together the most vulnerable members of the community has been launched in Doreen’s Katandra estate. The garden, Katandra Rise,…
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