Tag: council
You’re ever too old to learn to swim
You’re never too old to learn how to swim … and Heather Woodgate will vouch for it. The 60-year-old Hume resident was one of...
Whittlesea talks ‘dog box’ apartments
Whittlesea council has made a submission to a discussion paper on the future of apartment design in Victoria, hoping it will lead to the...
Moving Forward program to continue in Hume
A program that helps young people disengaged from education or employment has been saved despite the federal government cutting its funds last year.
Hume council...
Bulla tip around for another decade
Bulla residents have vowed to fight a decision handed down by the state’s planning tribunal to extend the lifetime of the Bulla tip until...
Council kits provide help against graffiti battle
Hume council is helping residents take the fight against unsightly tagging to the next level, with free graffiti removal kits available.
There are two types...
Survey gives Whittlesea council the OK
Whittlesea residents rate their council highly according to the latest local government satisfaction survey.
The annual statewide survey, co-ordinated by Local Government Victoria, is designed...
Council thwarts hospital’s expansion plans
Northpark Private Hospital’s plan to build a new emergency department has been thwarted.
Whittlesea councillors ignored a senior planner’s recommendation and knocked back the hospital’s...
Council takes Somerton waste business to court
Hume council will tackle in the Supreme Court a Somerton business that has been amassing stockpiles of waste.
The council claims the business owners have...
Council gongs for going green
Hume and Whittlesea councils have cleaned up at the 2015 Sustainable Cities awards.
Whittlesea took out two awards, one in the cultural heritage sector for...
Hume councillor breached code: report
Two Hume councillors at the centre of a misconduct probe maintain they were victims of a political witchhunt.
Cr Jack Medcraft, who was suspended for...
Whittlesea pets on the outer
More than 1800 Whittlesea pets are now officially unregistered with renewals now two months overdue. Whittlesea council is urging pet owners to pay their...
Vandals get busy on Hume parks
After suffering relatively little parks and gardens vandalism in recent years, Hume has copped a spate of offences across the city in the past...