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Cash flows for riverwalk work

Kyneton’s Campaspe Riverwalk upgrade has been allocated $300,000. The funding has been made through Healthy Heart of Victoria, an initiative to improve health outcomes for...

Golden journey for taekwondo stars

Gisborne Taekwondo students are taking their martial arts talents to the Gold Coast. Noah, Harrison, Qays, Sophie, Troy and Balian will compete at the 2019...

Kids do it by the books

Kismet Park Primary School pupils dressed to impress to celebrate Book Week. School learning specialist Caitriona Goldsworthy said the prep and year 1 and 2...

Birth services suspended

Macedon mums-to-be will need to drive to either Bendigo, Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh or Sunshine to give birth, after Kyneton District Health’s decision to suspend...

Spring keen in Sunbury

It may be winter, but spring is in the air at Distinctive Options Sunbury. The disability service and support organisation hosted a working bee last...

Super time to be a hero

Kids are being invited to transform themselves into superheroes for a day. Macedon Ranges Running Club is hosting its very first Kids’ Superhero Run –...

Charity climbers fire up

Eight Sunbury CFA volunteers will band together and take on the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb charity event next month. Firefighters will climb 28 floors at...

Mark chases his dream

Mark Janson’s dream is to walk again. The Sunbury resident suffered an aneurism at the back of his right knee on June 19. “I fell to...

New model for aged care

Apartment-style living is being planned as part of a $60 million redevelopment of aged care facilities in the Macedon Ranges. Aged care provider Benetas is...

My Place: Manfred Zabinskas

Manfred Zabinskas is a dedicated animal rescuer. The Trentham East resident chats with Jessica Micallef about his wildlife shelter and how many animals are...

Glass cut from Ranges recycling

Macedon Ranges council is urging residents to separate glass from their recycling materials. The council and its waste contractor Four Seasons Waste have been seeking...

Bread-winning collection

Gisborne Montessori School pupils are not loafing around. Pupils are busy collecting bread tags to send to South African organisation Bread Tags for Wheelchairs, which...

Sunbury line upgrade tracking well

Major works on the Sunbury line are expected to begin by the end of the year. The Sunbury line upgrade was funded in the 2019-20...

Spring into flower festival

The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival will soon be in full bloom. Festival secretary Margaret Dearricott said the event, now in its 47th year, was...

Depot works power up

Construction has begun on a larger Kyneton power depot. Electricity distribution business Powercor invested $10 million to build a new Kyneton-based depot on Redesdale Road,...

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Export excellence awarded

The state’s top exporters were celebrated at the Governor of Victoria Export Awards last week. Fourteen businesses were honoured at the awards, including advanced technology...