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Rise in COVID-19 cases in Hume
Three new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Hume. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) data reveals there are now 40 confirmed cases of…
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Mill Park Leisure Centre redevelopment delayed
The reopening of Mill Park Leisure Centre has been pushed back several months by Whittlesea council as a result of COVID-19. The council had planned…
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Kalkallo makes liveability list
Five Whittlesea and Hume suburbs have been named among Melbourne’s top 50 suburbs for affordability and liveability. The list, compiled by People’s Choice, identifies the…
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Food operation pays thanks to frontline workers
A new initiative is striving to help Melbourne’s struggling hospitality businesses stay afloat while also providing meals for hardworking frontline medical staff. Operation thank you:…
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Northern Hospital unmasks new business
A Northern Health employee’s search for a business to make plastic face shields for frontline healthcare workers has helped keep an Epping business afloat. Northern…
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Whittlesea Community Festival at your fingertips
Whittlesea artists have banded together to bring the cancelled Community Festival to households across the municipality – virtually. The annual festival was to be held…
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Whittlesea council settles with Simon Overland
Whittlesea council has reached a confidential settlement with former chief executive Simon Overland. Mr Overland’s contract was terminated by the former Whittlesea councillors on December…
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Whittlesea Community Connections now stronger
Whittlesea Community Connections (WCC) is offering increased support to locals experiencing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The Epping organisation has adapted its…
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The season for art in Wollert
Artist Juz Millsom hopes her 45-metre mural in the centre of a new Wollert estate will help bring the community together. Millsom painted her ‘Seasons…
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Coronavirus cases rise in Whittlesea
UPDATED Meadowglen Primary School in Epping will be closed until Wednesday after a teacher tested positive to coronavirus. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said Meadowglen Primary…
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Council’s community budget
New community centres will be built in Mickleham and Kalkallo, sports reserves and pavilions will be built and upgraded across the municipality, and Aitken Boulevard…
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Police appeal for help identifying man
Police are appealing for help identifying a man they wish to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the Broadmeadows…













