City of Hume: History
The City was formed on 15 December 1994 after the amalgamation of the Shire of Bulla, most of the City of Broadmeadows and parts of the City of Keilor and City of Whittlesea.
The City was Australia's first local government to introduce a Bill of Rights for its denizens in 2004, following the establishment of a Social Justice Charter in 2001. This Bill of Rights predates the State Government's Charter of Rights and Responsibilities by three years, and is more sweeping in that it explicitly includes economic, social, and cultural rights.