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Cats call for action

The Macedon Football Netball Club is calling on the community to assist with club upgrades. The Macedon Cats Action Group has been launched to help...

Lions kicking road safety goals

The Sunbury Lions Football Netball Club is doing its bit for road safety. This season, the Ballarat Football League club has hired buses to transport...

Macedon Ranges recycling not off to landfill

Recyclable material collected in the Macedon Ranges will not be sent to landfill after the Environment Protection Authority put a ban on contractor SKM Recycling. EPA...

Heritage Victoria backs protection for Brutalist Footscray landmark

Love it or loathe it, Footscray’s Brutalist icon may be here to stay. Heritage Victoria chief executive Steven Avery has asked the Heritage Council of...

IN FOCUS: Precious haven for special babies

Sandra Hallo believes she has now fulfilled her personal mission to open an early learning centre with a home-like environment, one that parents would feel immediately comfortable to leave “their precious babies’’.

IN FOCUS: Medical centre’s next level care

More than 20 years ago, Dr Philip Wood chose Sunbury as the place to begin his dream of owning a medical centre. Not just your usual centre, though – he had bigger plans.

IN FOCUS: An enriching home for learning

Principal Mark Brockhus believes Salesian College Sunbury “prepares students for the future, encouraging them to strive in all aspects of life and inspiring them to enthusiastically engage with the world around them for the purpose of making a difference in the world”.

IN FOCUS: The Italian heart of Sunbury

Italian food, when cooked with heart and according to time-honoured tradition, is pretty well unbeatable – so it’s little wonder that locals have flocked to Piazza Di Spagna since it opened late last year.

Rotary’s new president

Geoff Phillips is the new president of Kyneton Rotary. Mr Phillips said it was an honour to lead a group of 40 men and women...

Sunbury celebrations

Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation Group marked NAIDOC week with a family friendly celebration earlier this month. Group Aboriginal engagement officer Abby Johnson said about 150 people...

EPA rescinds river warning

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has lifted the health warning it applied to the Campaspe River between Kyneton and Lake Eppalock. On May 31, EPA...

Bendigo train times on the improve

Punctuality on Bendigo line train services has improved, with 87.9 per cent of services arriving at their destinations on time last month. The result is...

Lion King to help fundraise

Distinctive Options Sunbury is inviting the community to feel the love. The disability service and support organisation will be hosting a fundraiser movie screening of...

Novel idea for writers

Budding writers can feast their thoughts on writing workshops in Sunbury. Author Beverley Eikli will be hosting two writing workshops in July and August at...

Taking it to the bank

The Piggy Bank Appeal is hoping to bring home the bacon. A giant piggy bank, stretching to three metres in height and weighing 700 kilograms...

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Animal-inspired fun

Budding artists showed off their creative flair during an arts and craft school holiday event at Gisborne Library last week. The workshop, held on...

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