Tag: Whittlesea
Northern community calendar, March 6, 2018
Community day
Epping Bunnings is holding a community fun day on Saturday, March 17, 10am-noon. Featuring family-friendly activities, including face painting, giant bubble blowing and...
New home for Whittlesea Community Festival
The Whittlesea Community Festival will have a new home and a new look this year.
The annual festival has been moved from its traditional home...
Brotherhood of St Laurence helping families keep up with school costs
Whittlesea and Hume families struggling to keep up with school expenses are being invited to sign up to a Brotherhood of St Laurence savings...
Police seek help over Whittlesea assault
A devastated mum has questioned how heartless thugs could have bashed her son and left him for dead in Whittlesea last August.
Hamish Layton, 44,...
Drivers stung in police road blitz
More than 130 drivers across Whittlesea and Hume were caught out by police during a recent four-day traffic blitz.
Police nabbed 78 drivers in Hume...
Australia Day honours for Whittlesea trio
A parachuting safety expert, a tireless community volunteer and a family violence reform advocate – all from Whittlesea – are among those included in...
Whittlesea, Hume councils join forces to seek urgent roads revamp
Whittlesea and Hume councils are calling on the state government to fund “desperately needed” road upgrades in the northern suburbs as part of this...
Northern community calendar, January 30, 2018
Book sale
Peruse thousands of pre-loved books at Craigieburn library’s book sale on Saturday, February 3, 10am-1pm. Take home a bag of books for a...
My Whittlesea: Mernda parkrun founder Amanda Radovic
Amanda Radovic helped launch Mernda Parkrun last June, giving the communities of Mernda and Doreen a chance to meet their neighbours while exercising.
How long...
Northern community calendar, January 23, 2018
Book groups
Expand your reading horizons by joining one of Yarra Plenty Regional Library’s book groups. The true crime group meets at Mill Park library...
Whittlesea Country Music Festival tipped to draw a crowd
Music lovers are expected to flock to Whittlesea next month for the town’s annual country music festival.
The two-day event kick-starts on Friday, February 9...
Whittlesea waste service rubbished
Whittlesea residents are being forced to store rubbish in their backyards and garages amid ongoing delays with the municipality’s waste collection service.
Angry residents have...
Crowds beat the heat at Funfields
Funfields was the place to be last week with young and old alike flocking to the water park to cool off.
Visitors streamed through the...
Northern community calendar, December 12, 2017
Santa visit
Head to Lalor library on Friday, December 15, to meet the big man in red. Santa will visit the library, at 2A May...
Courts shortage hits basketball
More basketball courts are urgently needed in Whittlesea and Hume, according to a new report from Basketball Victoria.
The report, which was launched last week,...
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Probus
Members of The Combined Probus Club of Whittlesea will meet on Monday, December 2, at Whittlesea Bowls Club at 9.30am. Christmas carols by...
