Pest protection grants opened
Local community groups will have access to nearly $800,000 funding to help them guard against biosecurity threats thanks to the latest round of grants...
Sporting Clubs Score Grants Boost
Grants of up to $5000 for grassroots clubs to improve the skills and knowledge of volunteers, coaches and officials – helping clubs across the...
Don’t get stuck on hold, register your burn-off online
As hundreds of thousands of Victorians start to prepare their property for fire season, emergency services are encouraging landowners to register any planned burn-offs...
Community Calendar
North Western District Pipe Band
The newly formed North Western District Pipe Band meets every Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Diggers Rest Bowls Club.
It is...
Hume hits paws on unwanted cats
Hume council is set to benefit from a $25,000 grant as part of a state government initiative to tackle cat overpopulation and support vulnerable...
A force against gorse
Pipers Creek Landcare is calling for Macedon Ranges residents to be vigilant about taking action against the invasive gorse shrub, which affects the region.
Gorse...
Local support for shed
Riddells Creek Nursery hosted a barbeque fundraiser, donating all funds raised to the Riddells Creek Men’s Shed to assist it in building a new...
CFA rolling up their sleeves
CFA members from across Victoria have saved around 3,000 lives by making over 1,000 donations during this year’s Emergency Services Blood Drive.
Their contributions included...
Arts festival fundraiser
Woodend Country House has donated a stunning original artwork by Marlene Young Nungurrayi, which is on auction to raise money for the next annual...
MIFF award nod to Frankie
A young Sunbury actor played a lead role in a short film that won an award for ‘Best Australian Short Film’ at the Melbourne...
Superb Stockroom selection
Kyneton Stockroom is showcasing a new selection of artworks across its gallery rooms and ceramic space.
Gallery one will feature an exhibition by Michael Carney...
Police arrest trio of alleged traffickers
Thee people have been arrested and large quantities of illicit drugs, cash and weapons seized during police raids in Melbourne’s west on Monday.
After building...
Running to vanquish the black dog
In an extraordinary effort to raise awareness and funds for mental health, runner Alex Cleary has set himself an epic challenge, to run 100kms...
Send him down to the shed
Men’s Shed Week is an annual recognition of the benefits of men’s sheds across Australia, led by the Australian Men’s Shed Association.
Running from September...
My Place
Sunbury's Garnet Jacob is a social worker with non-for-profit organisation Give Until it Hurts (GUIH) and is passionate about social work. Oscar Parry spoke...
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Council offers green initiatives
Hume council is offering all-age programs to connect residents with nature.
One of these is the council’s bushtucker or Indigenous cultural gardens, which it said...
