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Temporary closure of Dacakis Lane in Sunbury

Upcoming stormwater installation works and closure of Dacakis Lane in Sunbury will be taking place Monday, February 28 to Monday, March 7 as part...

Hume seeks airport jobs

Hume council will work to link residents with employment opportunities at Melbourne Airport as it expands, with the airport anticipating 37,000 additional positions will...

Council up-cycles fallen trees

Rather than letting it go to waste, Macedon Ranges council staff have found a recycled use for the excess tree debris that was generated...

Controversial contaminated soil route approved

The Department of Transport has approved a controversial traffic management plan to allow more than 420 trucks a day carrying contaminated soil from the...

Man dies following motorcycle crash at Mount Macedon

A man in his 60s has died in hospital after a crash at Mount Macedon on Sunday, February 13. In a statement, police said...

A life full of peaks

Woodend resident Michael Dillon AM has been awarded the Grand Prize of the International Alliance for Mountain Film (IAMF), in recognition of a career...

The lovely sounds of Woodend

When Annalies Norland joined the Woodend Warblers three years ago, she was ecstatic to find a choir group where anyone, no matter their age...

My Place: Martin Kappel

Martin Kappel has been appointed to the position of senior sergeant at Kyneton Police Station. Across his 34 years in the force, Mr Kappel...

Police charge man following CCTV sighting

Police have charged a 55-year-old man with multiple offences following an incident at a farm in the shire in early February. A farmer was alerted...

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...

Sport awards now open

Coaches, players, committee members and volunteers of sporting clubs in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges can now nominate themselves or someone they know for...

Calls to strip gambling ads from public broadcaster

Hume councillor Joseph Haweil is calling for SBS to remove gambling advertisements from its programming. At a meeting on February 14, the former Hume...

New playground coming to Rolling Meadows

The Village Green Reserve in Rolling Meadows is set to receive a new playground and landscaping. The state government has allocated $256,000 to the...

Stay connected

Are you 55 years or older and living in the Macedon Ranges? If so, Macedon Ranges council is seeking you input into its Village...

Dental data reveals grim wait times in public system

Patients are waiting more than two years to see a dentist in the public dental system in Macedon, a new report has found. Australian Dental...

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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...