COVID-19 property impact: ‘too early’ to call
It's too early to tell whether property prices will fall as a result of COVID-19: that's the message from one Macedon Ranges real estate...
Distillery turns its hand to sanitiser
The ongoing demand for hand sanitiser is helping a Macedon Ranges distillery stay open and keep its staff employed.
Animus Distillery managing director Rob Turner...
Table of plenty
A Sunbury family is out to prove that sharing is caring.
About two weeks ago, the family set up a sharing table and little library...
Council meetings move online
Macedon Ranges council meetings are going online.
The council will hold its first online-only meeting on Friday, after the state government passed a new bill...
Anzac spirit shines
Community Anzac Day services in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges may have been cancelled as a result of COVID-19 but that hasn’t stopped many...
Brides embrace technology
Brides across Australia had plans for their special day thrown into disarray after the government announced tight restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Weddings...
Plant some spring cheer
Kyneton residents are being encouraged to plant daffodil bulbs in their gardens to bring colour to the town in spring.
The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts...
Carpark plan still on the move
Hume council has put the call out for tenders from companies interested in completing a design and feasibility study for a multi-level carpark in...
Buy a pint for later
Nobody likes nursing a beer, but buying a pint today to drink later could save your local haunt.
Carlton and United Breweries have teamed up...
Youth Projects reaching out
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on youth living in Melbourne’s northern and north-western suburbs, with hundreds of young people reaching out to...
Express service as libraries defy lockdown
Hume residents can get lost in a good book during lockdown, with Hume Libraries launching a home delivery service.
The library express service launched last...
Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand...
Grants to combat virus
Hume council has made $450,000 in grants available to community groups and residents to help them adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and continue building...
Whole new direction for Holgate
Strict COVID-19 regulations may have forced Holgate Brewhouse to close its pub and restaurant for the foreseeable future, but the Woodend business has moved...
Kyneton shows its kindness
Three Kyneton residents are on a mission to make it easier for people to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul Tagell, Lee Sandwith...
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Height change a ‘recipe for disaster’
A Hume council plan to allow three-storey buildings in much of Sunbury has residents worried about the future of the township, saying ‘city living,...
