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Good Friday Appeal house a labour of love
Big-hearted tradies and suppliers have pitched in to help build a Wollert house which will go under the hammer next month to raise money...
Next step in M80 upgrade
Early work has begun on the upgrade of the M80 Ring Road between Sydney and Edgars roads.
The $518 million upgrade will add new lanes...
Mixed ratings for train stations
Commuters have named three Whittlesea train stations as among the best in the state, while three other outer northern suburban stations have been revealed...
Bringing bustle back to Whittlesea streets
Whittlesea council is on a mission to “bring life” to the municipality’s shopping strips by matching vacant shops with businesses.
The Vacant to Vibrant program...
Hume teens on the catwalk
Two Hume teens are out to prove they’ve got what it takes to have a career on the catwalk.
Broadmeadows’ Dante Munoz, 16, who has...
Whittlesea mayor fights back
Whittlesea mayor Emilia Lisa Sterjova has claimed the governance issues at the council are the result of the “bullying” of two councillors, and has...
Second chance needs help
A Craigieburn animal shelter could be forced to close its doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR), which opened...
Salvos call for food donations
The Craigieburn Salvation Army has put the call out for donations of non-perishable food as it struggles to fill its pantry.
In a video posted...
Virus shuts down region
Council-run events, programs at libraries and community houses, and theatre shows have been suspended in Whittlesea and Hume as the community grapples with the...
Bringing the Hume community together online
The Hume community is being encouraged to tune into story times and fitness classes online over the coming weeks.
On Friday, the council launched its...
Whittlesea council out within days
Whittlesea council has been sacked by the state government.
The bill to dismiss the council passed State Parliament this afternoon, with councillors to be replaced...
Interim administrator appointed to Whittlesea council
An interim administrator has been appointed to Whittlesea council.
Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek appointed former Manningham, Yarra and Macedon Ranges council chief executive Lydia...
Whittlesea a ‘broken council’: monitor
Whittlesea council has been described as a “broken council” in which “poisons run deep” by municipal monitor Yehudi Blacher.
In a scathing report on the...
Legal disputes cost Whittlesea ratepayers
Whittlesea councillors have spent more than $500,000 on legal disputes between councillors and council’s former chief executives, a report by municipal monitor Yehudi Blacher...
Councils cancel events to stop spread of COVID-19
Whittlesea and Hume councils have suspended a number of council-run events in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Whittlesea council announced yesterday that...
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Charges following Campbellfield homicide
Police have charged a Westmeadows man following a fatal shooting in Campbellfield on December 20.
It’s alleged a man was shot outside a property in...
