Hello Hume’ns (The awesome people of the Hume area). Another edition of your weekly skim for positive news, weekend plans and community highlights that you think is important, or that you actually care about.

I thought the NFL taking over Melbourne would put us into a hangover in the burbs and we would all quiten down? It can’t be further from the truth. There is a buzz in the air and a hive of activity in Hume this weekend. Have a great one!

In this week’s Humepulse edition:

We have heard it all before but this time it will be dependant on whether the labour government will get re-elected. The council have been advocating for the somerton rd duplication for 15 years. Let’s see if they are successful this time? [ INFO]

This week the Council workers took part in protected industrial action from: Wednesday 9th September, Friday 11th September, Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th September. So if you are wondering when your bin will be emptied it will be done on a catch up service upto a week later.[ INFO ]

We thought we would add events that are free or cost very little to attend. Check out the Council Calendar for this week. [ INFO ]

This week I came across the article that is not from our area but close to it. Although we have seen media reports of Bird Flu stories slow down it is still a threat we need to know about. Now not to alarm everyone but there were cases of bird flu found in Kyneton. It might be a good time to start being a bit more alert about birds and sightings of strange behaviour of birds struggling to stand or sightings of dead birds. IT’S TIME TO BE A BIT MORE VIGILANT. The right course of action is to AVOID, RECORD, REPORT. [ INFO ]

I don’t do sports that often or I wouldn’t have enough space in the newsletter. But.. There is always an exception when you hear about the success stories of indivduals and clubs. What an incredible few weeks for the Westmeadows Football Club! They had the Mens Division 2 team win their Gand Finals along with Division 1 Womens and mixed U12’s Mixed premiership win, making it 3 premiership wins in one season. Well done you Awesome Humen’s!!! Not to mention they will have a shiny new pavillion to hang it all up in, very soon. [ INFO ]

Did you know this is a critical time for possums? Why? because it’s possum breeding time and they are at their most vunulerable point. Lort Smith is urging people to take precautions to help keep the number of injured marsupials arriving at its hospital as low as possible. With possum breeding season now officially underway, animal hospitals across Victoria are expecting to see a significant spike in possums needing urgent and critical care. Lort Smith Animal Hospital reported 143 possums receiving care across its North Melbourne and Campbellfield sites in 2025. So far this year, more than 100 possums have arrived, with many more expected in coming months. So keep an eye out for kangaroos and now possums. [ INFO ]

Ever had the dream of travelling around Australia or becoming a grey nomad and taking off into the sunset? Well those dreams are made by getting a caravan, and in Somerton we have some of the best caravan makers in Australia. What sets them apart is their seamless biulding process from start to finish. You get to design and be apart of the build at every step to make sure you get the ultimate product that you asked for. What company gives you a factory tour to see how it’s all done. If your the curious type or you have that dream why not organise a factory tour and see what all the fuss is about. [ INFO ]

This Section is about informing everyone about how Data centres are causing a risk to our health and changing the area we all live in and love. I have been tracking what is going on for the whole area. Please let me know if you’d like me to write anything in particular.

A new article that I have just found is the one silver lining that might and I really do mean might! help ease the pain, is that data centres will increase your house price. According to the article, that because these monstrosity of envriomental damage centres are so big, it will cause a land shortage and therefore create scarcity for housing. Now I’m sure that no one wants to live near these things but buying a house near one might make financial sense? It’s a double edged sword!! [ INFO ]