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Energy ebbs from Rudd bid
Public energy efficiency programs funded under the Rudd government are in doubt, leaving Hume council and 47 other Victorian municipalities, up in the air on…
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Hume a hive of sustainability
Studying bees or growing food on a nature strip isn’t something most people would contemplate. But for a group of Hume residents, these notions have…
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Awards honour Hume go-getters
Blue and white-collar entrepreneurs rubbed shoulders at a recent Hume council ceremony for business award winners in 14 categories. Twenty-two Hume businesses were recognised at…
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Taskforce shifts focus from gamblers to pokies venues
Posters likening gambling to smoking are popping up across Melbourne’s north as part of a new Whittlesea Interagency Taskforce on Gambling (WITG) “product safety” campaign.…
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Sunbury decides: Waters muddied in Hume-Sunbury poll
Tensions have emerged between Sunbury residents in the lead-up to voting on whether Sunbury stays in Hume or creates its own shire. Supporters of secession…
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Feeling empowered is great no matter how you say it
Making yourself understood is the single greatest challenge for many migrants resettling in Melbourne’s north – the critical difference between remaining an outsider and being…
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Students switched on
While tax agents may no longer have to count carbon, Victoria’s school students still have the formulas on their curriculum. Last week, 12 more northern…
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Vote for the future at Parade College
If the year 9 students at Parade College ran the country, Australians would be healthier, greener, more generous and receive harsher punishments for violent crime.…
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Northern schools win in campaign
Trade training is back in the schools of Melbourne’s north after almost a decade in the doldrums. The past week brought a flurry of announcements…
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No fun as school playgrounds shrink
POPULATION growth and an increase in the number of portable classrooms has led to a loss of schoolyard space, according to a report by an…
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Fast-track roles for Kangan students
BUILDING a car is the ultimate for motoring buffs around the world, but building racing cars with one of the world’s top motorsport teams is…
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Surplus takes a dive at NMIT
NORTHERN Melbourne Institute of TAFE recorded a 63 per cent drop in surplus from 2011 to 2012, according to an auditor-general’s report on tertiary education.…
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