Tag: News
Indented parking proposal
Hume council will investigate requiring planning permit applications for multi-unit developments and subdivisions in established suburbs to include indented car parking.
Speaking at the August...
Goonawarra’s got talent
Sunbury residential aged care service Calvary Goonawarra hosted a talent show, uniting staff, residents, and local high school students.
The event, titled ‘Goonawarra’s Got Talent’,...
Councils call on governments for housing collaboration
Five Melbourne councils, including Hume, wrote a joint communique to the state and federal governments calling for increased collaboration on delivering social and affordable...
Health Star Rating on food packaging could be mandatory
Food regulators will make Health Star Ratings compulsory if the industry fails to reach 70 per cent voluntary uptake by November 2025.
The move has...
Rental taskforce cracking down on sub-par properties
The state government’s renting taskforce team is now attending rental inspections across Victoria to check that rental properties meet the mandatory minimum standards.
Letting a...
Grants to help celebrate diversity and pride
The state government is supporting event organisers hosting a range of inclusive events celebrating Victoria’s diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex,...
Vocational education a ‘game-changer’
National Skills Week, from August 19-25, will this year encourage all Australians to discover how Vocational Education and Training (VET) can be the ultimate...
Digital licences a success
More than one million Victorians have activated a digital drivers licence on their smartphone since they were launched in May.
Digital drivers licences are convenient...
Boost for maths learning
Support for more teachers to become mathematics specialists is on the way, ensuring Victorian primary school students get the best maths education
Education Minister...
Community calendar
Scone-A-Thon
Woodend CWA is holding a 'Sconezilla' to raise money for the community. For $12 pre-order a half-dozen freshly baked scones beautifully presented in a...
Treating high blood pressure to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) suggests that high blood pressure treatment should be part of Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies.
Hypertension...
Overdue rates penalty to go
Hume council will cease charging penalty interest on overdue rates for ratepayers who enter into a payment plan by November 30.
The move will apply...
Sunbury centenarian’s celebrations
Sunbury local Jennie Willmott turned 100 on Wednesday, August 14, celebrating the milestone with a cake and party.
The milestone was marked at aged care...
Ranges Landcare grants
Several Macedon Ranges groups were successful in receiving a Victorian Landcare Grant, which aims to assist environmental volunteer and Landcare organisations across the state.
Grants...
My Place
Kyneton auctioneer Martin Evans has a long history of living and working in Kyneton and said there’s “probably nothing” he hasn’t sold in town....
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Vernons’ winning show
It was the Vernon show as Gisborne claimed an important win against Sunbury United in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association McIntyre Cup.
After an...
