Tag: News
Unemployment hits youth, mums hard
COVID-19’s impacts on unemployment have hit young people and middle-aged women the hardest, according to the Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN).
The...
Doctor shares COVID experience
A Northern Health doctor who recovered from COVID-19 last year, is encouraging his community to get vaccinated.
Northern Health emergency department registrar Dr Yiannis Efstathiadis...
Concern over airport planning changes
Brimbank and Hume councils have expressed concerns about the impact proposed changes to planning controls at Melbourne Airport could have on residents.
The councils partnered...
Bit of the ‘burb for charity
A Craigieburn photographer is offering up one of his photographs of Main Street, Craigieburn as a raffle prize to raise money for Red...
Student chases dream
A stint as a cleaner has led to Jacana's Tshering Yangzom scoring an engineering job as part of the Glenroy Level Crossing Removal Project.
The...
Hume signs up to tackle waste
Hume council has launched a new campaign to combat the soaring amount of waste being illegally dumped in the municipality.
Sustainable infrastructure and services director...
New service offers hope
An outreach service aimed at helping people who have attempted suicide has been extended to Broadmeadows.
The Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) program is a...
Fun-filled fundraiser set to delight
Long-time Northern Health Foundation patron Josie Minniti is holding her annual Dinner Dance Cancer Fundraiser this weekend.
The event has been running for 25 years...
Doreen houses are hot property
Doreen has been named in the top 10 suburbs experiencing the shortest days on market, according to recent data from the Real Estate Institute...
Clubhouse at heart of community
A $5 million clubhouse and wellness precinct at Wollert's Sherwin Rise retirement village will become the solar-powered "heart" of the community, according to developers.
The...
Welcome to Generation Victoria
An Australian-first infant study has scaled up its intake, commencing at Northern Hospital in Epping this month.
The Generation Victoria (GenV) project, run by the...
Young heroes honoured
Two Craigieburn sisters have been named among 21 young Victorians as Junior Triple Zero Heroes by the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA), for calling...
Exhibition turns back time
Ziebell’s Farmhouse Museum and Heritage Garden is using a unique medium to exhibit the history of Edgars Creek and help the community reconnect with...
Help shape Thomastown, Lalor
Thomastown and Lalor residents and business owners are being invited to help shape the future of the area.
Whittlesea council said the invitation follows the...
Tower residents find new homes
Almost 200 public housing tenants have moved to the western and northern suburbs under a program to relocate those considered at “greatest risk from...