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Sarina Russo Job Access at Melton is launching a new campaign, 50 Jobs in...

A mix of inspiration and desperation led Sarina Russo to open a small typing school almost 40 years ago, promising all her nine graduates...

Sunbury College twins to take the stage at Hisense Arena

Sunbury College twins Natasha and Perri Sharran will take to the stage at the Victorian State Schools Spectacular next month. They are among 3000 students...

Rock and roll with Malmsbury CFA’s Rockabilly Fireball fundraiser

Rock and rollers are set to shimmy along the dance floor at Malmsbury fire brigade’s inaugural Rockabilly Fireball fundraiser next month. Elvis Presley entertainer Mark...

Chinese medicine tackles life’s wear and tear

Christine Ryan, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, believes day-to-day activities can take a toll on our bodies. “Our daily lives are an orchestration of...

5 tips to help keep you active during the winter months

Are you feeling the winter chills? During these cold months many of us lose motivation to hit the pavement for a morning jog, or head...

Mosh-heads will rock out at Macedon Ranges Battle of the Bands

Metal band This Is A Prison is looking to stir up the mosh pit when it hits this year’s Macedon Ranges Battle of the...

Reversal of fortunes for The Substation arts venue at Newport

The Substation arts venue at Newport has been awarded $300,000 over four years from the state government through Creative Victoria. It’s a reversal of fortunes...

Community to roll their sleeves up at Tree Day events

School children and their families will be among the many Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents digging in at various national Tree Day events this...

Salesian College students ready to go Greased Lightning!

Salesian College students are making the final tweaks in preparation for their “systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic” school production of Grease, which hits the stage at the...

Gisborne kids warm up for production of Legally Blonde

Gisborne Secondary College’s new Barcham Theatre will be awash with pink when a cast and crew of more than 70 students present a production...

Art program provides hope, healing

The story of a Japanese girl with cancer who desperately wanted to make 1000 paper cranes has helped Sunbury’s Donna Page find ways to...

Fungi feasts best found by foragers in the know

If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise … but it won’t be a teddy bears’ picnic. It...

Victoria University Secondary College: Inspiring students to play their part in creating the future

Inspiring students to play their part in creating the future, Victoria University Secondary College helps students achieve success, respect themselves and others and strengthen...

Sunny songs to take edge off winter chill in Woodend

A 10-piece band will be out to put a sun-kissed smile on the face of Woodend revellers this Saturday night. Members of the Macedon Ranges...

Fight cold & flu with winter ARMOUR

Winter is here and with it come the sniffles, coughs and scratchy sore throats. But what many of us don’t know is that the “cold...

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Ministers visit for mental health

Mental health has been on the agenda in Kyneton, with a recent gathering of ministers at Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health to hear about...