Our youth matter
`Fantastic' summit
MORE than 200 young people talked about their vision for a better Hume during the inaugural Hume Youth Summit last week.
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Weapon fear for Hume cops
HUME inspector Eoghan McDonald has warned youngsters they face a greater risk of being a victim of crime if they carry a weapon.
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Young mum has no fears
BEING a young mother is nothing to be scared about, says a 20-year-old Craigieburn mum.
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Law gets tough on graffiti
FEW things get up residents' noses like graffiti. Hume Council receives hundreds of complaints about graffiti vandalism to property, blighting neighbourhoods.
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Teens get capacity to deal with sexual assault
THE veil of secrecy surrounding sexual assault is being lifted at Gladstone Park Secondary College.
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Program helps teen
MELISSA Travers knows what life looks like for young people who drop out of school and become, in the words of government officials, ``disengaged'' and ``at risk''.
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Reach out through innovation
TWO weeks ago I dropped a young client off by the name of Alex (not his real name) at his friend's house.
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Work hard and take risks
`CRAZY John' Ilhan was three when his parents moved from Turkey to Australia.
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Don't listen to the negatives, youth summit told
BROADMEADOWS-raised Selma Danculovic played a boxer during a recent three-episode appearance on Neighbours.
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