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Dog attacks prompt review

A series of shocking dog attacks in Sunbury last August has prompted Hume councillors to commit to stronger preventative action, following the release of...

Dumping fines “too low to care”

Hume council is calling for higher penalties for illegal dumpers. At the June 10 council meeting, Cr Naim Kurt successfully put forward a notice...

Community Calendar

Sunbury Lions Club The Sunbury Lions Club will be hosting an information session on Sunday, June 22 at the Sunbury Social Club from 2pm...

CFA women honoured

Women firefighters have been recognised for their contributions to the Woodend CFA during its annual anniversary awards dinner. Woodend CFA celebrated its 129th anniversary...

Incinerator concern

The Sunbury community is concerned it will be treated like "Melbourne's dumping ground" if plans for a waste incinerator on Sunbury Road are approved,...

Conservation at the heart of new exhibition

Dromkeen Gallery's Winter Exhibition ‘A Moment’s Pause’ has been unveiled, and it features a very important message. Featured artist Mark Wilson is displaying illustrations...

Learning boost for Hume students

Twenty-eight Hume students are set to receive $1000 scholarships to support their education, under a council-backed program designed to recognise consistent effort and academic...

Warriors continue to impress

The Western Warriors produced one of their strongest performances of the Victorian Netball League season to get their fifth win of the season on...

Sheppard makes history at Woodend-Hesket

Jesse Sheppard makes history on Saturday as he became the first person to play 300 games for Woodend-Hesket. As Sheppard took to the field in...

Interleague squad named

Gisborne captain Jack Reaper headlines six Bulldogs players named in the Bendigo Football League interleague squad. Reaper captained the Bendigo side last season in its...

Long weekend sporting action

The soggy long weekend failed to deter teams who took to the fields and courts in competitions across the north-west on Saturday. Star Weekly's...

Warriors down by one

Despite losing by one goal in a Victorian Netball League thriller, Western Warriors coach Kim Bailey said she was proud of her team’s performance...

Barber makes the cut

As co-captain of the Calder Cannons boys team in the Coates Talent League, Jackson Barber was already one of Victoria’s elite junior footballers. But after...

Rainbow Coffee Club for Sunbury

The Country LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Program’s monthly Rainbow Coffee Club is coming to Sunbury, with the first Sunbury Rainbow Coffee Club launching to coincide with...

Exciting opportunities at Riddells Creek Primary School

At Riddells Creek Primary School our values of Caring, Respect, Integrity, and Safety are at the heart of everything we do. They guide how...

Creating connection through cultural immersion

The Cultural Immersion Program offered by Sacred Heart College Kyneton provides students with opportunities to connect with Indigenous people and traditions. The program has...

Braemar students encouraged to embrace the possibilities

At Braemar College, the concept of a balanced education takes many forms, much like the symbolism of yin and yang, representing harmony and interconnectedness....

Supergroups opens new Kubota dealership in Epping

Supergroups, Victoria’s leading construction equipment dealership, is expanding and has officially opened its new Epping branch – bringing Kubota excavators, expert advice, service and...

Salesian College and Kangan sign training partnership

Salesian College Sunbury and Kangan Institute are proud to announce a ground-breaking strategic partnership that will expand access to high-quality vocational education and training...

Reducing triple-0 hesitancy

A new study found that women are less comfortable calling triple-0 when experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, providing a possible reason why women...

Young women turning their back on the pill

I was put on birth control when I was 14, three years later after 250 consecutive days of menstrual bleeding and seven alternative birth...

Surgeon reconstructs hope

“Women’s health has always been a passion of mine,” would probably sufficiently explain why Dr Anannya Chakrabarti is a reconstructive breast surgeon, but it...

Virtual health clinic for women

A free virtual health clinic will help to make women’s health more accessible for women across Victoria. On Wednesday, February 5, Health Minister Mary-Anne...

Call to end the trend

This January marked the 10-year anniversary since the banning of commercial solarium beds across Australia. Despite this ban, Cancer Council Victoria reports that a large...

Antenatal care without the stigma

Finding the right place to give birth and be comfortable is something that is near the top of an expecting mother’s lists. The hospital needs...

Woodend Winter Arts the best yet

Another Woodend Winter Arts Festival has come and gone, but artistic director and founder of the festival Jacky Ogeil won’t be forgetting this one...

A place for men to hold open conversations

There’s no better place to be during Men’s Health Week than a men's shed. Riddells Creek Men’s Shed celebrated the annual week together, sharing...

Sunbury Streetlife is here to stay

Sunbury’s favourite festival has secured funding for the next three years. Sunbury Streetlife has been awarded the Established Major Events grant from Hume council,...

Bush Dance coming to town

Two landcare groups are bringing a night of boot-scooting fun to Lancefield. Upper Deek Creek and South West Goulburn Landcare Networks have joined forces...

Hauntingly good performance coming to Sunbury

The Boilerhouse Theatre Company is gearing up for another show. The group will be performing Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, a play adapted by...

Hume eyes amenity blitz

A city-wide clean-up is on the cards in Hume as council throws its support behind a proactive blitz on waste, graffiti and unsightly public...

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Dog attacks prompt review

A series of shocking dog attacks in Sunbury last August has prompted Hume councillors to commit to stronger preventative action, following the release of...

Community Calendar

CFA women honoured

Incinerator concern