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Passion for motorsport

Graeme Williams is gearing up for a volunteering milestone. This year will mark the Sunbury resident’s 33rd year volunteering at the Formula 1 Australian Grand...

Cockfighting ring busted

Nearly 200 birds have been removed from a suspected cockfighting operation on a Malmsbury property. RSPCA Victoria inspectors, Macedon Ranges and Brimbank council officers and...

Calling all art lovers

An Archibald prize-winner’s artwork will be up for grabs at the 46th annual Woodend Lions Art Show. Held across the Labour Day weekend, the art...

Kyneton’s finest remembered

Tributes are flowing in for a man remembered for his “enthusiasm and great brilliance”. Much-loved Kyneton identity Eric Scoble, 69, died earlier this month. Mr Scoble...

Sunbury Road ‘catastrophe’

Sunbury Road is a “catastrophe” according to Hume’s deputy mayor. Cr Jack Medcraft is calling on the state government and VicRoads to duplicate Sunbury Road,...

Fix your bits and bobs

A cafe to mend your bits and bobs is coming to Sunbury. The Sunbury Neighbourhood House Repair Cafe aims to help reduce waste by fixing...

Engineering a new career

James Woollard has reached a new career goal. The Benloch resident won the Apprentice of the Year: Engineering (Fabrication) award at Bendigo TAFE’s annual Industry...

Festival just the bee’s knees

There’s a buzz around Diggers Rest as it prepares for a swarm to next month’s Honey Festival. Run by the J Beekeeping School in Diggers...

Ranges’ mayor appointed to advisory panel

Macedon Ranges mayor Janet Pearce has been appointed to the 2020 Local Government Mayoral Advisory Panel. The role of the panel is to provide high...

Sunbury aged care blow

Nearly 30 elderly residents will have to find a new home and 40 staff will be left without jobs when a Sunbury aged care...

Courting new members

Sunbury Ladies Badminton Club is on a membership drive. The club, which meets twice a week at Sunbury’s Eric Boardman Stadium, is calling on women...

Travel relief for cancer patients

Cancer patients in the Macedon Ranges now have access to treatment closer to home. The region’s first oncology chemotherapy service at Kyneton District Health was...

Boost for BMX club

Sunbury BMX Club members can now enjoy a new pavilion at the Sunbury Skate Park. The club’s pavilion opened on Sunday after four months of...

Dog rescue home opens

A long-awaited Stafford Rescue Victoria facility dedicated to looking after our four-legged staffie friends is finally open. Known as the Darren and Phillip’s Rescue Retreat,...

School dental program raises a smile

Sunbury and Macedon Ranges children will be showing off their pearly whites thanks to a state government initiative. Public primary and high schools in both...

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Shelled athletes race for gold

The Paris Olympics may have recently come to an end, but for a group of bustling and energetic tortoises at Werribee Open Range Zoo,...