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Plea for safety fix

Punctuated most days with the sound of screeching brakes and sharp honks, Sunbury’s notorious Station and Evans streets intersection is a hot spot for...

Share your artistic work

Whether you’re an established artist or an up-and-coming creator, your work could be put on display for the community to admire as part of...

Fifty years of locomotive joy

Bulla Hill Miniature Railway is celebrating 50 years of steam-powered fun this month, marking the anniversary with a public run day on December 15. The...

CFA urges bushfire preparation

As the summer heat rolls in, Macedon Ranges residents are urged to prepare their properties and fire plans for the CFA’s declared fire danger...

New bridge on the cards

A plan for a new Jacksons Creek footbridge has been outlined following Macedon Ranges council awarding a contract for replacement works. The bridge was closed...

Riding to victory

A local equestrian team has come out on top at a state-level competition after successfully taking on more than 300 riders. Representing the Gisborne...

Plane spotting is no light breeze

Aircraft spotting has become a fun pastime for many. Gerald Lynch speaks with an aviation fanatic of what all the buzz is about. In the...

A sweet partnership

A unique partnership between a local Sunbury bakery and a NDIS support service provider has yielded fruitful results for both, with disabled participants supplying...

CWA Christmas Fair set to be a merry time

Local branches of the Country Women's Association (CWA) are coming together to host the fourth edition of their annual Christmas fair. Members from CWA Macedon,...

Salvos launches Christmas Appeal

The festive season in Sunbury and surrounds is set to be a bright affair with the local chapter of The Salvation Army launching its...

Carlsruhe fair festivities

Woodend Primary School’s Carlsruhe Country Fair returned for another year of family-focussed fun. Hosted on November 23, the day involved old-fashioned children’s games, carnival rides,...

Local veterans honoured

Residents from Diggers Rest and Woodend feature in a new book that portrays the lives of 38 Australian war veterans. Titled Never Forgotten –...

Academic Dennis Altman to speak at Woodend

Writer and academic, Dennis Altman, is heading to Woodend next week as part of an event organised by the Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s...

My Place

For Kerrie Hall committee member Marlene Leckie, love for the Macedon Ranges' town runs in her blood. Oscar Parry spoke to Marlene about the...

Hospital celebrates treatment anniversary

Western Health is marking its one year anniversary since it introduced a new procedure that repairs the heart of stroke survivors. One in five people...

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Bullengarook battle

With the region “escaping a bullet” when the December bushfire was contained, the Bullengarook CFA is urging residents to continue with bushfire preparation and...

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