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Craigieburn summer road blitz
Major Road Projects Victoria’ s (MRPV) mammoth summer blitz to upgrade three of Craigieburn’s busiest intersections is powering ahead, with new lanes built...
Local charity receives donation
A Doreen local has been honoured after an international manufacturing company chose to donate $3500 to Link Community and Transport, who helped care for...
Teaching technique on display
In a world first, Victoria University (VU) will host a conference focusing on 'block model' teaching as the first Australian university to offer all...
Little ones enjoy the magic of literature
Families in Hume have gathered together to celebrate the magic of literature.
The council is running a series of Story Time programs designed to...
Need for third jab in Hume
Forty per cent of Hume residents are “more susceptible” to contracting coronavirus, with low vaccination rates sparking concern amongst medical experts.
Less than 60...
Victoria enters new phase of single-use plastic ban
A state-wide ban on single-use plastics kicked off today.
Single-use plastic drinking straws, cutlery, plates, drink stirrers, cotton bud sticks and expanded polystyrene food...
Bulk billing becoming increasingly difficult
Finding a bulk billed GP is becoming increasingly hard for residents in Hume and Whittlesea, new data reveals.
A new report by Cleanbill reveals just...
Whittlesea CFA welcomes new member
Whittlesea CFA has welcomed a new junior to itsbrigade.
Seventeen-year-old Josh Corps recently attended a cadet training camp run by the CFA youth team, and...
Structural fire in Epping
A large fire broke out at the Epping Homemakers centre on Wednesday, February 1, causing traffic chaos and smoke warnings for near-by residents.
Firefighters...
My Place: Kylie Van Grondelle
Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) volunteer and Mill Park local Kylie Van Grondelle, tells Millicent Spencer about her unique role as a volunteer at...
Study finds no link between IVF-assisted conception and school-age childhood development outcomes
A study of more than 400,000 children, which included over 11,000 conceived using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), has found no link between IVF conception and...
Back to school
It’s time to head back into the classroom for more than one million students across Victoria and those in the north have five new...
Police road safety blitz records thousands of offences
More than 100 traffic offences were recorded across Hume and Whittlesea as part of a four-day road police operation across the Australia Day weekend.
A...
Milestone reached in ending family violence
The state government has implemented all 227 recommendations of the 2016 Royal Commission into Family Violence, reaching a major milestone in working to end...
Four arrested following Northern crime spree
Police have arrested three youths and a man following a string of burglaries and car thefts across Melbourne’s southeast and eastern suburbs.
The group is...
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Take care and be aware
Melbourne paramedics are urging Victorians, including those in Hume and Whittlesea, to access alternative care options and get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations now...
