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Police urge road safety this Christmas

Police are pleading with motorists, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to prioritise road safety over the Christmas and New Year period as...

Wild weather forecasted for summer

The Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) and insurer AAMI are warning homeowners, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to prepare now for ongoing...

Keep your pets cool this summer

RSPCA Victoria has issued a safety warning to all pet owners to protect their pets in the heat ahead of scorching weather expected this...

Community Calendar

The Sunbury Family History & Heritage Society The Sunbury Family History & Heritage Society Inc. will resume their meetings for 2025 on Thursday 16th January...

Calls for after-hours vet

Sunbury residents are calling for a local 24-hour veterinary emergency centre, raising concerns about the travel distance to the nearest dedicated animal hospitals of...

Christmas at the gallery

The Gallery Mt Macedon is hosting its annual Christmas at the Gallery Exhibition, featuring handmade works from 26 of its artist members. Running until mid-January,...

Sunshine to welcome Lunar New Year

Set the date in your calendar’s now, as the busy Sunshine shopping precinct on Hampshire Road is set to be overrun by The Sunshine...

Around the grounds in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges

RDFL Rupertswood has added another former player to its squad for next year’s Essendon District Football League division 2 season. Joel Flanigan, who was a...

Thunder hits the track

There’s been a real positive vibe as East Sunbury has returned to the track for the Essendon District Football League division 2 pre-season. It’s been...

Baseball legend continues on

The Deeble family is synonymous with baseball in Melbourne’s west and across the world. Tara Murray chats with Jon Deeble, who has just returned...

Forbes’ draft dream

Calder Cannons Kyla Forbes is trying to not let the nerves creep in too much before the AFLW draft later this month. Forbes is seen...

Cats lock in coaching panel for 2025

Macedon has locked in its coaching panel for next year’s Riddell District Football League women’s season. With inaugural coach Damian Slater departing this season’s premiers...

Around the grounds in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges

Big V The Sunbury Jets have signed Byron Gladden Junior and Cooper Kirkman for next year’s Big V men’s state championship season. Coach Nathan Heywood...

Inspiring students to help shape the future

In an ever-evolving world, education serves as the cornerstone of our future, preparing students not only for academic success but for a life filled...

$100 million refunded back to the community in CDS’s first year

Victorians have saved one billion drink containers from landfill in the first 12 months of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic). That’s $100 million...

End the anxiety: there are other ways to access any university pathway

As Victorian students brace themselves for the stress and scrutiny of VCE exams, a familiar ritual plays out: teachers teaching explicitly to the examiners'...

Training for those who work with older LGBTIQA+ people

Those working with older people are invited to take part in some free LGBTIQA+ awareness training next month. The two-hour introductory training, delivered by...

Experience resort-style of living every day in your retirement

Discover a peaceful, social, and secure lifestyle amidst resort-style amenities at Bellbrook Gardens Country Club – a highly sought-after community for individuals and couples...

Celebrating children’s achievements and potential

Young people have a far greater capacity than we give them credit for. At just 13, Shiloh has been a driving force behind the establishment...

Addressing adenomyosis

Adenomyosis is a uterine disease where the tissue that normally lines the uterus, the endometrium, grows into the muscle of the uterus, the myometrium. Seen...

Anxiety is more than a worry

When people think of mental illness, depression is usually the first condition that springs to mind. Yet being the best known doesn’t make it the...

Scars of survival

After living in survival mode, Cobblebank’s cancer survivor Melanie Kuyl's road to self-discovery and healing is never ending. The battle began in 2020,...

Addressing barriers to PCOS care

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition among women, with symptoms beginning shortly after puberty, during later teen years, or within early...

Breastfeeding support for all

World Breastfeeding Week is a global campaign aiming to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and the benefits it provides to mothers, children,...

Tips for stress management

Stress management is crucial for maintaining overall well-being and coping effectively with life's challenges. Stress, while a natural response to demanding situations, can become...

Hume kinders to receive funding

Kndergartens in Hume have been named successful recipients of the state government’s bush kinder grants program. Children's Minister Lizzie Blandthorn visited Bundoora Park on December...

School promotes Christmas joy

Salesian College Sunbury is spreading Christmas cheer to seven local families this month through a hamper drive with the local St. Vincent de Paul...

Kinder application fee slashed

Families will no longer have to pay an application fee when enrolling their children at Hume council-run kinders, with the move eliminating financial barriers...

Group to address poverty in Hume

In an effort to address serious and overwhelming levels of socio-economic disadvantage in the municipality, Hume council has backed a bid to establish a...

Connecting Sunbury communities

Sunbury Connected Communities is calling for community groups to apply for grants, aiming to support those that are “uniquely Sunbury.” The group partners with the...

Sunbury salutes Wade

Sunbury Village Green is home to a new plaque commemorating land surveyor Henry Wade, with officials and community members gathering at the reserve for...

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Police urge road safety this Christmas

Police are pleading with motorists, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to prioritise road safety over the Christmas and New Year period as...

Community Calendar