Tag: News
Coronavirus testing site opens at Pacific Epping
A coronavirus testing site has opened at Pacific Epping shopping centre.
The site is one of six mobile testing sites that opened across Melbourne this...
Youth Projects reaching out
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on youth living in Melbourne’s northern and north-western suburbs, with hundreds of young people reaching out to...
Fundraise with your pooch
Whittlesea and Hume residents and their furry pooches are being encouraged to hit the pavement in their own backyards and neighbourhoods as part of...
Grants to combat virus
Hume council has made $450,000 in grants available to community groups and residents to help them adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and continue building...
Buy a pint for later
Nobody likes nursing a beer, but buying a pint today to drink later could save your local haunt.
Carlton and United Breweries have teamed up...
Brides embrace technology
Brides across Australia had plans for their special day thrown into disarray after the government announced tight restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Weddings...
Charity provides family comfort
A northern suburbs charity has been inundated with calls from people seeking food and support in recent weeks.
Bundoora-based Encompass Care packages and delivers food...
Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand...
Northern Health offering free flu shots with a twist
Northern Health is again offering free flu vaccinations to the community, but this year’s immunisation program has a drive-in twist.
Northern Health will run its...
Charges laid over Campbellfield chemical fire
The company at the centre of a massive chemical fire in Campbellfield in April 2019 has been charged by WorkSafe.
Bradbury Industrial Services was charged...
Anzac spirit lives on at home
Hume and Whittlesea residents are being encouraged to get behind a campaign to mark Anzac Day from their homes.
RSL Australia is urging people to...
Stories to inspire
For Epping’s Lisa Jane Hussey, writing down her story was a rewarding experience.
Ms Hussey is one of 10 authors who contributed to a new...
Pen pals back in vogue
Whittlesea kids are penning letters to the municipality’s isolated older residents to help them remain connected to the community.
The letter-writing initiative is part of...
Hume council funds care package
Families, businesses and sporting clubs struggling with the financial impact of COVID-19 will receive a helping hand from Hume council.
As part of the second...
Whittlesea moves to relieve COVID-19 stress
Whittlesea ratepayers will be able to apply for payment plans, and in serious cases, defer their rates payments under the council’s COVID-19 Financial Hardship...