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  • Kolbe Catholic College unveils new STEM centre

    Kolbe Catholic College unveils new STEM centre

    Kolbe Catholic College officially opened its new STEM centre on March 24, a state-of-the-art facility aimed at enhancing education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.…

  • Hub to research health in the north

    Hub to research health in the north

    Northern Health and La Trobe University will set up a hub to advance health services research amid a population boom in Melbourne’s north. The partnership…

  • Fix Donnybrook Road: Council

    Fix Donnybrook Road: Council

    Hume council has warned that Donnybrook Road cannot cope with the volume of traffic using it daily and urged the state government to duplicate the…

  • Donnybrook intersection set for major upgrade

    Donnybrook intersection set for major upgrade

    Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern suburbs will see a major infrastructure upgrade, with a $125 million investment to improve the Donnybrook Road and Mitchell Street intersection.…

  • Nasal sprays can interfere with PCR tests: Study

    Nasal sprays can interfere with PCR tests: Study

    A recent study has found an over-the-counter nasal spray may interfere with respiratory virus diagnostic swabs. Northern Health, together with The University of Melbourne, Monash…

  • Vehicle thefts drive up crime

    Vehicle thefts drive up crime

    Theft from motor vehicles have helped drive up crime in Hume and Whittlesea, new crime data reveals. According to the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), there…

  • $2.5m pledged for Dwyer Street Reserve

    $2.5m pledged for Dwyer Street Reserve

    The Liberal Party has pledged $2.5 million to help upgrade Kalkallo’s Dwyer Street Reserve if it wins the federal election. While the election has yet…

  • Waste taskforce expanded

    Waste taskforce expanded

    A trial Hume taskforce working to reduce dumped rubbish in 12 suburbs will be extended citywide and become a permanent program after council’s clean-up costs…

  • Company fined $90,000 over sexual harrassment

    Company fined $90,000 over sexual harrassment

    A painting company has been fined $90,000 after its manager insisted he and a worker get a hotel room and give each other massages. Oz…

  • Virtual emergency department hits milestone

    Virtual emergency department hits milestone

    The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED), based at Northern Hospital, has reached 500,000 patient consultations since launching in 2020. Set up to ease pressure on…

  • Whittlesea’ war on waste

    Whittlesea’ war on waste

    People who dump commercial quantities of waste in Whittlesea could be named and shamed as the council ramps up its efforts to tackle its mounting…

  • Hume tackles racism with new booklet

    Hume tackles racism with new booklet

    Three northern Melbourne councils are launching an anti-racism support booklet to help residents report incidents and access local and statewide support services. Hume , Darebin…

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