Tag: News
Vaccine hubs pop-up in Hume
Two pop-up vaccination hubs have opened in Hume as the municipality once again records the Melbourne's largest increase in people receiving the first dose...
Edgars Road M80 ramp closed
The Edgars Road Altona-bound M80 entry ramp is closed until early December as part of the Ring Road upgrade.
A detour is is place via...
Whittlesea aged care home introduces rapid COVID testing
Visitors, staff and contractors at a Whittlesea aged care home will be required to under take a rapid COVID-19 antigen test under a new...
Building homes for the ‘forgotten’
A company that builds and provides housing for people with a disability and women leaving family violence is planning to construct more homes across...
Greening Whittlesea
Rural landowners in Whittlesea who are looking to undertake work on their land to help improve the native environment and boost habitat for local...
Citizen ecologists wanted
Whittlesea residents are being called on to help the council find native, rare and significant plants and animals as part of a community biodiversity...
Sear for missing Mernda girl
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Mernda girl, Chloe.
The 11-year-old was last seen at a school on Grand Boulevard in...
Streamlining infant healthcare
As every parent knows, looking after an infant can be a fast route to frustration and fear.
Very little kids can’t explain when they...
Random acts of lockdown kindness
A Kalkallo resident and her daughters have brought joy to their community during the extended COVID-19 lockdown.
Carley Quinn and her daughters Skylar, five, and...
Northern Health virtual emergency department hours extended
Northern Hospital in Epping has extended its virtual emergency department operating hours for COVID-19 patients to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week....
New panel to help drive business in Whittlesea
Business, tourism and education leaders from across Whittlesea have joined with council to form the municipality's inaugural Business Advisory Panel.
The panel comprises representatives from...
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Quarantine centre builder found
Fleetwood Limited has secured the construction contract for the 1000-bed Mickleham quarantine centre. The principal contractor of the Centre for National...
North’s jab rate hailed
Prominent figures in Melbourne’s north are celebrating the area’s success in increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates, amid an outbreak that has seen the north record...
Community calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
Grants for community connection
Two Whittlesea organisations are among recipients of Australia Post’s 2021 community grants.
Whittlesea Community Connections and Whittlesea Womenhood Association were two of 76 recipients across...
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Historic walls rebuilt
Historic dry-stone walls that were demolished to make way for new lanes on Epping Road have been rebuilt at three sites in Wollert.
The Major...
