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Hume’s poverty problem

More Hume residents are living in poverty than in any other Victorian municipality, according to a new report. The Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS)...

Broadmeadows battlers tell their stories on Struggle Street

Controversial television series Struggle Street has made its way to Melbourne’s outer northern suburbs – despite Hume council objecting to filming in the municipality. The...

Food Bank helps avoid hard choices

Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter. Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...

McGuire questions social disadvantage report

Broadmeadows MP Frank McGuire has questioned a national report that singled out the suburb as being one of the most disadvantaged in the state. Jesuit...

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Don’t let your campfire become a bushfire this Summer

Fire authorities and public land managers are calling on anyone camping in Victorian parks, reserves and forests this summer to check the conditions and...