Tag: Whittlesea
Lighting upgrade on the cards for Church Street
The Whittlesea township’s main shopping strip will shine a little brighter after Whittlesea council vowed to improve lighting along Church Street.
The council has allocated...
Northern community calendar, May 1, 2018
Lalor Lego project
Use your mathematical and engineering skills to help construct a scale replica of Lalor library in Lego for permanent display in the...
Budget cash splash for ‘long overdue’ road upgrades in north
Five of the most congested roads in Whittlesea and Hume will be duplicated as part of a $2.2 billion budget commitment.
The 2018-19 state budget,...
Northern community calendar, April 24, 2018
Bush explorers
Children can explore nature, go on a scavenger hunt and dig for worms at a bush explorers event at Woodland Waters Reserve, Waterview...
Northern community calendar, April 10, 2018
Animal encounter
Get up close with native reptiles and birds at Mill Park library on Thursday, April 12. Aussie Wildlife Displays will be visiting the...
E6 corridor named as a top priority for Victoria
Preserving land for the Outer Metropolitan Ring Road and E6 has been named as one of Victoria’s top infrastructure priorities by Infrastructure Australia.
The independent...
Eggs-ellent fundraiser to help Mernda CFA
Volunteers from Mernda CFA will be hiding eggs in the grounds of Mernda Primary School for the brigade’s annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday,...
Northern community calendar, March 27, 2018
Pirate party
Join in the pirate party at Craigieburn library on Wednesday, April 11, 2-3.30pm. There will be pirate stories, songs and craft activities, as...
Get ready for an African adventure at Whittlesea libraries during the April school holidays
Get ready to go on safari.
To mark the school holidays, Whittlesea’s libraries are celebrating African culture and all things safari from Tuesday, April 3...
Whittlesea’s cultural heritage on show
Whittlesea residents can learn to cook with cheese, watch a Greek theatre performance or try out Macedonian dancing as part of the council’s cultural...
Homelessness a growing problem in Melbourne’s outer north
Homelessness is on the rise in Whittlesea and Hume, with more than 1500 people reporting being homeless in the 2016 Census.
New Census data released...
Northern community calendar, March 20, 2018
Easter egg hunt
Join Whittlesea council’s conservation management team for a bush-themed Easter egg hunt at Quarry Hills Park on Sunday, March 25, 9-11am. At...
Burglaries and thefts on the decline in Hume
Crime in Hume is at an eight-year low, driven by a decrease in burglaries and thefts across the municipality.
Latest Crime Statistics Agency data reveals...
More police on the beat for Whittlesea and Hume
Thirty-three new frontline police officers will hit the streets of Whittlesea and Hume from May, as part of a Victoria Police plan to increase...
Big Dance is coming to Whittlesea
Get ready to dance Whittlesea.
Locals are being encouraged to head to a community dance workshop in Epping tomorrow and sign up to be part...
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Tool to monitor renewables momentum
A new tool has been unveiled to track Australia’s progress in cutting carbon emissions and tackling climate change.
Launched on Wednesday by the Climate Council,...
