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  • Smiles light up at lantern festival

    Smiles light up at lantern festival

    Hundreds of Brimbank locals gathered on Saturday, September 27 to celebrate the Mid-Autumn lantern festival — a harvest festival celebrated by many Asian communities. Australian…

  • Big battery excursion

    Big battery excursion

    Students from Sunshine North’s Harvester Technical College have explored one of the world’s biggest batteries, discovering first-hand the opportunities a career in renewable energy can…

  • Garden history in focus

    Garden history in focus

    The Camperdown Botanic Gardens and the work of its volunteers will be in the limelight at the Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden’s (FMBG) final…

  • Satisfaction stays a seven

    Satisfaction stays a seven

    Satisfaction among residents with a series of council-led services is up this year, while crime, roads, street trees, and transport remain areas of concern, according…

  • A day to focus on mental health

    A day to focus on mental health

    On 10 October 2025, Australia will again join the world in observing World Mental Health Day, a moment to raise awareness, challenge stigma, and promote…

  • Protection for the green wedge

    Protection for the green wedge

    Whittlesea council is taking steps to strengthen environmental protections across its northern green wedge. At the September 23 council meeting, councillors resolved to request authorisation…

  • Hume crackdown nets 43 arrests, 12 stolen cars

    Hume crackdown nets 43 arrests, 12 stolen cars

    A major Hume police operation has led to more than 43 arrests and the recovery of 12 stolen cars over four nights of intensive patrols.…

  • Truck and car collide

    Truck and car collide

    Police are investigating a serious injury collision in Sunbury on October 2. Emergency services were called to reports of a car and a truck colliding…

  • Water bill compensation being considered

    Water bill compensation being considered

    Greater Western Water (GWW) is proposing to waive about $75 million in unbilled charges for usage in 2024 and provide approximately $55 million in customer…

  • A boarding pass to history

    A boarding pass to history

    Australia’s first government-owned domestic airline, Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA), which later rebranded to Australian Airlines, made significant contributions to the aviation industry since its inception in…

  • Entertainment galore

    Entertainment galore

    The Victorian Seniors Festival kicked off in Hume on Wednesday, October 1 with a one-and-a-half hour live performance by Jen and the Cocktail Crew at…

  • Foodbank seeks volunteers

    Foodbank seeks volunteers

    Gisborne Foodbank is on the hunt for new volunteers. Operating for over five years, the foodbank is open on Wednesdays and Fridays and offers a…