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  • Linking together for a world record

    Linking together for a world record

    Students at Mernda Central College have joined forces with Victoria Police and Latrobe Lifeskills to take out the national record for the longest human chain.…

  • Foodbank announces emergency drive-through in Epping

    Foodbank announces emergency drive-through in Epping

    Foodbank will hold an emergency public drive-through in Epping this weekend to curb the food insecurity crisis facing many Victorians. Foodbank Victoria chief executive Dave…

  • Hume endorses financial hardship policy

    Hume endorses financial hardship policy

    A statewide investigation found Hume council was one of only two councils not to have a financial hardship policy in place, and after a year…

  • Hume Council launches study into reusable sanitary and incontinence aids

    Hume Council launches study into reusable sanitary and incontinence aids

    Hume City Council is one of seven Metropolitan Melbourne Councils joining together to research and understand how to implement a best practice reusable sanitary and…

  • Call for more government investment in affordable housing

    Call for more government investment in affordable housing

    Organisers of the national housing campaign Everybody’s Home says the latest Rental Affordability Index report underscores the chronic underinvestment in social and affordability over the…

  • Christmas wonderland comes to Whittlesea

    Christmas wonderland comes to Whittlesea

    Santa’s helpers at the Whittlesea Agricultural Society have been working away to bring locals a Christmas Tree Extravaganza. In its second year the Christmas wonderland…

  • Overcoming trauma through art

    Overcoming trauma through art

    After losing her son in a fatal car crash in 2009, Attwood resident Karen Robinson turned to painting and photography to express her emotions. Thirteen…

  • Mastering taekwondo at 81

    Mastering taekwondo at 81

    Roxburgh Park resident Russell Wood has taken home the prestigious award of Master of the Year in the Korean martial art, taekwondo. The inaugural award…

  • Aviation firefighters strike to cause chaos next week

    Aviation firefighters strike to cause chaos next week

    Chaos could unfold at Melbourne Airport next Friday should aviation firefighters walk off the job. The United Firefighters Union (UFU) announced on Tuesday that aviation…

  • Hume Carols by Candlelight relocated

    Hume Carols by Candlelight relocated

    Craigieburn Carol-goers will need to swap the picnic rug for a camp chair due to a last minute location change of this year’s carols. Hume…

  • Animal shelter awarded a community grant

    Animal shelter awarded a community grant

    Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) has secured a $1500 community grant to support its pet outreach program. Since opening in 2008 the Craigieburn shelter has…

  • Call for more government investment in affordable housing

    Call for more government investment in affordable housing

    Organisers of the national housing campaign Everybody’s Home says the latest Rental Affordability Index report underscores the chronic underinvestment in social and affordability over the…

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