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Northern Community Calendar- October 4, 2016

Spot that bird Did you know that South Morang is home to more than 80 bird species? Join the City of Whittlesea’s bushland team and...

Festival to celebrate Hume’s senior residents

The contribution to the Hume community by elderly residents will be recognised during the Hume Seniors’ Festival later this month. Organised by the council, the...

Hume community safety forum to help migrants get to know local police

Migrants and refugees living in Hume are being encouraged to take part in a coming community forum to help them get to know their...

Crime on the rise in Whittlesea, Hume

Burglaries are on the rise in Whittlesea, with an average of 35 properties broken into each week in the past financial year. Data from the...

Lalor Primary School students to take part in walk to school month

Lalor Primary School pupils will pound the pavements throughout October to promote healthy living. The school is one of 33 in Whittlesea and Hume to...

RSPCA names Hume, Whittlesea as animal cruelty hotspots

Hume and Whittlesea have been named as hotspots for animal cruelty by the RSPCA. The animal welfare organisation received 704 reports of animal cruelty from...

Open day to eras past at Woodlands Historic Park

Visitors to Woodlands Historic Park will have a rare chance to tour one of Hume’s oldest buildings at the weekend. The park’s homestead will be...

Drug, crime connection spirals in Hume

A dramatic rise in drug use and possession offences in Hume has been fuelled by the availability of methamphetamine, new data reveals. Since 2006, the...

North continues to be plagued by high unemployment rate

Pockets of Hume, including Broadmeadows, continue to be plagued by unemployment, despite a drop in the overall jobless rate in the city and across...

Free fitness camps in Hume

Free fitness sessions are being run in Hume following the forging of a partnership between the council and social enterprise Live Life Get Active. The...

Libs silent on road projects

The Liberal Party candidates for Scullin and McEwen are yet to commit to four vital road projects in Whittlesea and Hume, despite Labor vowing to...

Hume braces for hard rates ask

Hume mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou says state and federal governments may need to take back some of the services they’ve been handing to councils. Cr Patsikatheodorou...

Hume a crime hub

By Samantha Walker Hume is the number one municipality in the state for arson, weapons and explosives, and stalking offences, according to newly released Crime...

Market reaches high gear

Excitement among car enthusiasts is revving into high gear as they get ready to put their pride and joys on show. About 500 cars...

Sober Hume drivers impress police

By Samantha Walker Hume was the only municipality in the state where no one was caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during...

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Community centre named

A name has been decided upon for a long-awaited community centre in Westmeadows. At a Hume council meeting on April 29, it was decided to...