Hume
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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…
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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…
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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 of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 public…
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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…
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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 stationary…
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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…
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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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