City Services and Living

Family, Youth and Children delivers a range of services that contribute to ensuring families, young people and children are safe, nurtured and well. This is guided by our Hume 0–24 Framework, which encompasses a life-stage approach to enhancing the lives of families and young people in Hume City. The department delivers a range of affordable, high-quality early years services, including kindergarten and long day education and care, supported playgroups, maternal and child health and parenting support. The department also encompasses youth services, which delivers evidenced-based programs to encourage the development of young people.

The City Lifestyle department provides places, programs and services across Hume City to strengthen participation and support healthy and engaged lifestyles. City Lifestyle oversees five branches of Hume Libraries and supports a network of community centres and venues across Hume City. Key activities include hosting events, supporting arts and culture and providing place-based activation of community centres. The department’s work is underpinned by the Hume City Council’s Social Justice Charter, which aims to provide equitable access and an inclusive and supportive environment for community engagement, participation, connection and wellbeing.

Active Living manages Hume City Council's three large aquatic and leisure centres in Broadmeadows, Craigieburn and Sunbury, nine indoor sports stadiums and all outdoor sports facilities across Hume and is actively involved in direct recreational programs to ensure our community has access to a range of facilities and programs across the municipality.

Community Health and Wellbeing provides a range of services that support and enhance positive health outcomes, fostering a healthy and sustainable community. These include immunisation services and in-home and community-based aged and disability care, including programs that support people to remain living independently. The department works closely with other Hume City Council departments and local service providers in planning, programming and policy development, to build community capacity for positive social and environmental change and enhance health, sustainability and social outcomes for everyone who lives, works and plays in Hume City.

City Safety is responsible for supporting the health, safety, and wellbeing of community members working across four main service areas - City Laws, Public Health, Emergency Management and Community (Safety) Development. City Laws ensures that local laws and relevant state legislation are complied with for the safety of the community. The City Safety emergency management team works closely with Victorian health and emergency authorities to develop plans to guide emergency responses, to help the community during an emergency and in the recovery process. The team also delivers a range of programs, events and activities focused on promoting safety and the prevention of family violence.