Tag: infrastructure
Whittlesea, Hume councils call for $13.5M from Growing Suburbs Fund
Whittlesea and Hume councils are seeking more than $13.5 million from the state government’s Growing Suburbs Fund to help pay for the construction of...
Whittlesea and Hume mayors turn up the heat
New Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham has implored the state government to do more to make the city liveable, not just affordable.
Cr Kirkham, who was...
Hume council to spend record $74 million on capital works
Hume council will spend a record $74 million on capital works this year, as it seeks to deliver essential community infrastructure as soon as...
Candidates urged to back infrastructure fund
Federal election candidates for McEwen are being urged to commit to a national infrastructure fund to help ‘‘future proof’’ outer suburbs such as Sunbury...
Whittlesea council says no to sky rail
Whittlesea council will oppose an elevated railway, proposed as part of the extension of the South Morang train line to Mernda.
Councillors last week voted to...
Councils join to campaign for infrastructure
Whittlesea and Hume have partnered with councils across Australia to campaign for more roads, rail and health facilities in fringe suburbs.
The national Fund Our...
Hume ‘needs one new school every year’
Hume will need 21 schools in the next 20 years, according to new statistics – and the council is pushing the state government for...
Thousands of homes finally added to NBN map
Thousands of homes in Whittlesea and Hume have been added to the National Broadband Network’s latest rollout map.
For the first time, properties in Bundoora, Lalor,...
Positives drawn from Broadmeadows summit
Broadmeadows will finally get its northern city gateway – a tree boulevard and improved road interchanges along its Pascoe Vale Road town entrance.
The oft-neglected...
Snow job done on sewerage system
It looked like snow and it’s definitely been chilly north of the CBD, but Wallan is not a place known for such events.
To the...
Surprise $1.3 million gift for Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is in for a makeover.
The oft-neglected suburb has been gifted $1.3 million from the state government to beautify Pascoe Vale Road and start...
Lighting the way to efficiency
The bulbs of more than 9000 street lights will be replaced with models more than three times as energy-efficient across Hume this month.
The council...
$2.3m works to begin on Riddell Road
A $2.3 million project to improve safety on one of Sunbury’s busiest arterial roads should be completed by the end of the year.
Sunbury MP...
Tullamarine Freeway interchange to be expanded
Reduced travel times are in sight for people who use Mickleham Road to access the M80 or Tullamarine Freeway.
The busy Mickleham Road interchange will...
Pillars of new community infrastructure
To the east of Wallan, towering concrete pillars rise from the earth.
For a moment, the scene resembles Stonehenge … but the 182 pylons are...
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Survivors at the core
Western suburbs creatives Bill Marshall and Patricia Stewart share stories of abuse, mental health battles and resilience through their podcast series, Billy and PS...
