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Join the minions

To celebrate the launch of Despicable Me 3 this school holidays, Pacific Werribee will be hosting a Despicable Me 3 activity centre during week one of the school...

New book a footy story with a difference

A new children’s book about a girl in a hijab who wants to start a football team will be launched at Craigieburn library this...

Kids left in hot cars

By Samantha Walker   Children in Whittlesea and Hume have been left to swelter in hot cars, despite warnings to parents about the dangers and the...

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...

Report shows toddler drownings up 30%

Hume and Macedon Ranges parents have been urged to ensure young children are taught to swim, with falls into water cited as the most common...

Reading challenge accepted

Hume council has jumped on a global movement that encourages parents to read 1000 books to their children before they start primary school. Mayor Adem...

Immunisation inroads

A Thomastown early-learning centre for Aboriginal children and families is turning around low immunisation rates and helping others get the message, too. About six weeks...

Making sure all students eat up

A service that delivers school lunches to students who would otherwise go without is set to expand in Hume and Whittlesea. Eat Up founder Lyndon...

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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month

As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...