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Supply switch changes water taste

Western Water customers in Lancefield and Romsey will experience a change in their water taste this month when their local water supply is switched. The...

Queen of the cupcakes

Sunbury’s Stella Gibbons is Northern Hospital’s cupcake queen. Ms Gibbons has been baking cupcakes for the hospital’s emergency department staff since 2018, dropping off the...

A flipping good cause

The sweet smell of butter and maple syrup will waft throughout Gisborne this weekend. Gisborne Uniting Church volunteers will be flipping pancakes outside the IGA...

Fresh take on old market

The Macedon CFA flea market is on again and is continuing to embrace a fresh new look. The market, now in its 52nd year, is...

Gisborne kinder set to grow

Gisborne’s littlest residents will soon be able to learn and play in a new and improved kindergarten. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced earlier this month...

Greater protection for towns

The Macedon Ranges will be protected against over-development and “urban sprawl” for the next 50 years. Planning Minister Richard Wynne launched an updated Statement of...

Taxpayers face clean-up bill for uninsured Tottenham fire site

The state’s tax payers are likely to foot the multimillion dollar clean-up bill for the of the site of the 2018 Tottenham chemical fire...

Arrests made following Sunbury shooting

Two people have been arrested in relation to the shooting of Sunbury kebab shop owner Yusuf Kucukbas early Saturday morning. A 39-year-old Kangaroo Flat man was...

Man dies after Riddells Creek collision

A man has died following a collision in Riddells Creek yesterday morning. It is believed a four-wheel-drive and a sedan collided near the intersection or...

Pool app makes a splash

An app and website called Swimply is making a splash across the north west. The concept behind the project – described as “the Airbnb for...

Sunbury’s bases loaded

Three Sunbury teenagers have their eyes on selection in an Australian softball team after success at the recent National Softball Championships. Hunter Kelly, 15, Matthew...

Kids raise fire funds

A group of children has banded together to support their local CFA. After witnessing a grassfire at the back of their Sunbury home on new...

Childcare fees hit hip pocket

Hourly fees for childcare in the Macedon Ranges are above the national average, new data shows. Families in the Macedon Ranges were paying $10.12 per...

New life for Jacksons Hill

Sunbury’s historic Jacksons Hill site is set for a major transformation as planning begins on a long-awaited community hub. Four buildings on the site will...

Teens urged to get immunised

Teenagers in Macedon Ranges and Hume are being urged to get immunised against cancer-causing HPV as the new school year begins. Data released by the...

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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,...