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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...

Festival of languages

The many and varied languages of Melbourne’s west will be celebrated at the annual Language In Community Festival next month. Held at Footscray’s Seelaf Square...

Calls for Ogilvie memorialisation

A poll was created by close friends of Sunbury stalwart Jack Ogilvie who died earlier this month, calling for the Hume Global Learning Centre...

Ex-Masters site under hammer

The ex-Masters site in Sunbury has been listed for sale, reigniting local calls for it to be repurposed into a sport or entertainment facility. The...

Students set off cycling

Students and staff from Braemar College are taking part in the Great Victorian Bike Ride, covering over 500 kilometres from Wodonga to Healesville. Beginning on...

Ranges mayor and deputy elected

Macedon Ranges South Ward councillor Dominic Bonanno has been elected as mayor and first-term West Ward councillor Kate Kendall elected as deputy, promising to...

Still time for good sports awards

Nominations for the Alcohol and Drug Foundation’s Good Sports Awards, which give community sporting clubs across Victoria the chance to shine in the national...

Stay safe this Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching, Kidsafe Victoria is offering a free resource to help Brimbank parents and carers make safe toy choices. The Christmas Toy Safety...

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Health regulators unite against family violence

For the first time ever, Australia’s health practitioner regulators have united to call for an end to family violence. The five regulators: The Australian Health...

Tigers into granny