Tag: News
Kinder application fee slashed
Families will no longer have to pay an application fee when enrolling their children at Hume council-run kinders, with the move eliminating financial barriers...
Sunbury salutes Wade
Sunbury Village Green is home to a new plaque commemorating land surveyor Henry Wade, with officials and community members gathering at the reserve for...
Council investigates slip lane addition
Motorists travelling through the busy Grand Boulevard and Hume Highway intersection in Craigieburn could benefit from an added slip lane if the traffic-reduction measure...
Sport equipment needed
Reclink is calling on those in the west to donate their previously loved sporting equipment to ensure kids won’t go without this Christmas.
Reclink founder...
Stardust Christmas event to return
From Santa’s Kingdom to the Grinch’s hideout, a Wollert initiative is set to bring the best of Christmas together this festive season.
Following last...
Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big
Building larger schools could save taxpayers up to $1.5 billion as Victoria is projected to need almost 1000 new kindergartens and government schools in...
16 days will continue
While the annual international campaign against domestic violence has come to a close, local services in Hume are working hard to ensure the initiative’s...
Another Craigieburn arson attack
Detectives are investigating a fire at a tobacconist in a shopping centre in Craigieburn on December 10.
Emergency services were called to the blaze at...
’Angry and upset’ at closure
It was during one of her business classes that 35-year-old Hiba Fathi first felt the rush of entrepreneurialism, which later morphed into a dream...
Whittlesea Library marks 10th anniversary
Fifteen years ago, in the aftermath of losses brought on by the devastating Black Saturday fires, a critical question was posed to the Whittlesea...
Support for Arabic speakers
Butterfly Foundation, the national charity for Australians impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, has launched a critical resource in Arabic to target...
Club vandalised, again
Laurimar Cricket Club is fed up with vandals damaging its pitch.
The Doreen club was targeted by vandals for the second time in as many...
Driving towards safer roads
The Amber Community is calling on road users to reflect on their attitudes and actions ahead of another busy Christmas on the roads.
In Hume,...
Illicit tobacco seized in Craigieburn
Last week detectives seized significant quantities of illicit tobacco from a storage facility in Craigieburn as part of an investigation into an organised crime...
Suspicious fire damages Epping House
A house in Epping has sustained significant damage due to a suspicious fire this morning.
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to a structure fire...