Tag: Hume
Northern community calendar, March 20, 2018
Easter egg hunt
Join Whittlesea council’s conservation management team for a bush-themed Easter egg hunt at Quarry Hills Park on Sunday, March 25, 9-11am. At...
Burglaries and thefts on the decline in Hume
Crime in Hume is at an eight-year low, driven by a decrease in burglaries and thefts across the municipality.
Latest Crime Statistics Agency data reveals...
Count down to Hume Relay for Life
Hume Relay for Life organisers are hoping for better weather this year, after last year’s event was rained out.
The Cancer Council fundraiser was called...
More police on the beat for Whittlesea and Hume
Thirty-three new frontline police officers will hit the streets of Whittlesea and Hume from May, as part of a Victoria Police plan to increase...
Northern community calendar, March 6, 2018
Community day
Epping Bunnings is holding a community fun day on Saturday, March 17, 10am-noon. Featuring family-friendly activities, including face painting, giant bubble blowing and...
Hume jobs boost as surf park hits Tullamarine
A world-first surf park at Melbourne Airport will soon be making waves, with construction set to start this month.
The $28 million project by URBNSURF...
Brotherhood of St Laurence helping families keep up with school costs
Whittlesea and Hume families struggling to keep up with school expenses are being invited to sign up to a Brotherhood of St Laurence savings...
A friend on the line for Hume’s most vulnerable
Volunteers from across Hume are picking up the phone to check in with the municipality’s vulnerable residents.
As part of Dianella Health’s Hume Community Register,...
Salvation Army van strives to help Hume families
The Craigieburn Salvation Army hopes its new outreach van will help ease the strain on families in need.
The Connect Outreach Van will set up...
Drivers stung in police road blitz
More than 130 drivers across Whittlesea and Hume were caught out by police during a recent four-day traffic blitz.
Police nabbed 78 drivers in Hume...
Whittlesea, Hume councils join forces to seek urgent roads revamp
Whittlesea and Hume councils are calling on the state government to fund “desperately needed” road upgrades in the northern suburbs as part of this...
Northern community calendar, January 30, 2018
Book sale
Peruse thousands of pre-loved books at Craigieburn library’s book sale on Saturday, February 3, 10am-1pm. Take home a bag of books for a...
Northern community calendar, January 23, 2018
Book groups
Expand your reading horizons by joining one of Yarra Plenty Regional Library’s book groups. The true crime group meets at Mill Park library...
Northern community calendar, December 12, 2017
Santa visit
Head to Lalor library on Friday, December 15, to meet the big man in red. Santa will visit the library, at 2A May...
Courts shortage hits basketball
More basketball courts are urgently needed in Whittlesea and Hume, according to a new report from Basketball Victoria.
The report, which was launched last week,...
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Don’t let your campfire become a bushfire this Summer
Fire authorities and public land managers are calling on anyone camping in Victorian parks, reserves and forests this summer to check the conditions and...
