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Community grants open

Australia Post’s Community Grants Program will this year be focused on local initiatives improving mental health and wellbeing. Applications are now open for not-for-profit...

Drivers fail to heed warnings

More than 400 offences were detected on Victorian roads during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend as part of a statewide police operation targeting high-risk...

My Place: Frank Zambello

Frank Zambello is the secretary of Sunbury Senior Citizens Club Inc. He spoke with Oliver Lees. What is your connection to Sunbury and Macedon...

Hume council appoints new CEO

Hume council will soon be under new leadership, with Sheena Frost today announced as the council's next chief executive. Mayor Joseph Haweil said that...

Rise of the Aussie playmaker

From a production company in Kyneton, a new documentary that traces the legacy of American influence on Australian men’s basketball is set to be...

Soil vote ‘kick in the guts’

A last-gasp bid to revoke the planning scheme that would allow the transfer of contaminated soil to a site in Bulla failed in state...

Queen’s honour ‘very humbling’

A Gisborne man has been recognised for more than four decades of service to the superannuation sector in this year's Queen’s Birthday honours...

Soccer hub pitched to council

Soccer in Sunbury could receive a boost, with the city of Hume proposed as a site for a new north-west regional football hub. In...

Double blow for business

Businesses in the Macedon Ranges have been dealt a double-blow as harsh weather and ongoing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions impact trading across the Queen’s Birthday...

Call to mend leaky theatre

Sunbury’s only amateur theatre company is calling on Hume council to prioritise critical maintenance and infrastructure spending for the arts in the next financial...

Call for better dementia support

Advocates are calling for greater support for people suffering from dementia and their carers, as strict lockdown measures have worsened the capacity to care...

Growing a new career

For Kyneton resident Tadhgh Knaggs, it took a life-changing moment to commit to his dream of owning his own business. “Last year I was...

Nominate a top senior

With nominations for the 2021 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards now open, a past winner from Kyneton is encouraging others to put the...

La Creme of the crop

Kyneton-based performer Cassidy La Creme has seen it all. Before relocating to the Macedon Ranges last year, La Creme launched her career as a...

A walk with a difference

Visitors to Sanatorium Lake in Mount Macedon will be able to immerse themselves in the local flora and fauna, with a new audio-enhanced walking...

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Hawks seeking consistency

Woodend-Hesket is juggling the pieces around early in the Riddell District Netball League season. Last season’s premiers, the Hawks have had their full team once...

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