Tag: Hume
Medcraft slams expensive ‘farce’
Hume council is believed to have spent $54,000 on the failed campaign to separate Sunbury from Hume.
The money was spent on two inquiries and...
Hume a weapons hub
By Samantha Walker
Hume is a hub for weapons and explosives offences, recording the most in the state, according to recently released Crime Statistics Agency...
Hume’s new mayor is in the pink
Hume councillor Helen Patsikatheodorou will serve as mayor for the second time after polling the most votes for the job last week.
The Meadow Valley...
Microchip helps return cat after three years
To the surprise of his dumbfounded owner, Charlie, a ginger tabby cat, arrived home last week after a three-year walkabout.
Suzanne who asked that her...
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...
Cull slashes rabbit numbers
Rabbit populations along some of Sunbury and Bulla’s most vulnerable creeks and rivers have been reduced by up to 90 per cent as part...
Sunbury split: Hume seeks its share
Hume council has added its voice to the great number of views expressed to the auditors reviewing plans for an independent Sunbury.
Councillors last week...
Hume council’s Interface Growth Fund wish list
Hume council has called on the state government to put $9 million towards redeveloping Broadmeadows’ former town hall.
The $20.2 million redevelopment is one of three major...
Hume cleaning blitz
Hume is looking a bit more squeaky clean after a three-month, council-run clean-up.
Council staff targeted six areas, carrying out repairs, removing graffiti and cleaning...
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...
Sunbury auditors to stage public meeting
Transition auditors reviewing Sunbury’s planned separation from Hume say they’ve welcomed the opportunity to hear different points of view in the lead-up to a...
Motorbike insurance claims on the rise
Motorbike riders from the northern suburbs had a rough time on the roads last year, the latest RACV Insurance statistics reveal.
The insurer’s figures show...
Gym memberships will be a thing of the past in Hume
Working out just got easier in Hume. The council is rolling out gym equipment in parks and gardens, including parallel bars, sit-up benches and...
Public meeting security concerns
Transition auditors reviewing Sunbury’s separation from Hume have been urged to ensure security guards are present at a public meeting later this month.
The call...
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...
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