Upcoming out of hours construction works
Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is advising of upcoming out of hours works between Sunbury and Gisborne, and Calder Park and Sunbury, during scheduled closures...
Feedback shaping Black Forest Drive
Last year, the community was invited to provide feedback on proposed safety improvements at Black Forest Drive to inform the design of the road...
Bernie Finn booted to cross bench
Hard-right MP and Bulla resident Bernie Finn has been voted out of the parliamentary Liberal party and onto the cross bench for "disrespect", following...
Reconciliation Week across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges
When new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made his victory speech on Saturday night, some of the first words he spoke were: “I commit the...
Victorians can become AUSLAN qualified for free
Victorian residents, like those in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges, will have the opportunity to become Auslan interpreters through new courses added to the...
Macedon Cats launch Indigenous round
After two years of pandemic delays, the Macedon Junior Football Club (MJFC) finally launched their indigenous round on Friday, May 20.
The launch coincides...
Toasting 40 years
The Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Toastmasters is having a big birthday party on Saturday, and why wouldn’t they? They've turned 40, after all.
Technically,...
Chesters wins big in Bendigo
Labor MP Lisa Chesters said her win at Saturday’s election was the party’s “best result for probably 50 years” in Bendigo.
With 75 per...
Sam Rae wins new seat
Labor’s Sam Rae will be the MP for the newly created seat of Hawke despite a sizeable protest vote for the minor parties and...
Labor claims victory in McEwen
Labor MP Rob Mitchell said he was “grateful” to have been re-elected in the seat of McEwen, as his party swept into government on...
Community calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
Making the switch for a good cause
A local salon championing vegan and cruelty-free hair products is hosting a hair colouring fundraiser for Edgar’s Mission Animal Sanctuary.
On Tuesday, May 31,...
IDAHOBIT in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges
The International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) was celebrated across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges on Tuesday, May 17, full of...
From little things big things grow
A group of budding green thumbs took to the soil on Friday for Kyneton Primary School’s tree planting day.
The school’s gardening and sustainability...
Through the archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of its predecessors
30 years ago
May 26, 1992
Gisborne council wants to know who changed the funding priorities on...