Felix’s two-Logie win
Macedon Ranges actor Felix Cameron has won two TV Week Logie Awards for his role as Eli Bell in Australian Netflix series ‘Boy Swallows...
Future-focused farming
Bulla Park in Diggers Rest is Australia’s largest organic mushroom farm and uses indoor vertical growing and artificial intelligence-informed farming practices. Oscar Parry spoke...
Understanding the Ranges climate
Macedon and Mt Macedon Landcare group is hosting an information session with climate scientist Dr Linden Ashcroft, focusing on the Mount Macedon region in...
Recycling messages in a bottle
Primary school students can lend their voice to an interactive message in a bottle installation at Scienceworks until September 20.
The installation is being created...
Increase in drowning prompts an urgent reminder about water safety
A new research report has depicted another tragic summer, with drowning incidents in rivers, at beaches and in swimming pools, prompting urgent calls for...
More young women working in construction than ever before
There are more young women working in the construction industry than ever before, but it is still not enough according to national industry Jobs...
Feedback sought on reserve plan
Macedon Ranges council is taking the next step in developing a master plan to guide the future of Woodend Racecourse Reserve, with more detailed...
Urgent call for blood donors
Australia’s blood supply has felt the freeze this winter with the percentage of people cancelling appointments due to cold and flu symptoms the highest...
Councils call for rate cap change
Restrictions on revenue sources, rising costs and population growth are creating ongoing challenges, according to the Outer Melbourne Councils (OMC) group.
The group, previously known...
Council requests trolley laws
Hume council will write to the state government to express its concern with dumped and abandoned shopping trolleys and to call for state-wide legislation...
Push for Sunbury Rd work
Hume council will write to the state government to seek duplication of a section of Sunbury Road and interim improvements to the median barrier.
The...
Indented parking proposal
Hume council will investigate requiring planning permit applications for multi-unit developments and subdivisions in established suburbs to include indented car parking.
Speaking at the August...
Goonawarra’s got talent
Sunbury residential aged care service Calvary Goonawarra hosted a talent show, uniting staff, residents, and local high school students.
The event, titled ‘Goonawarra’s Got Talent’,...
Councils call on governments for housing collaboration
Five Melbourne councils, including Hume, wrote a joint communique to the state and federal governments calling for increased collaboration on delivering social and affordable...
Health Star Rating on food packaging could be mandatory
Food regulators will make Health Star Ratings compulsory if the industry fails to reach 70 per cent voluntary uptake by November 2025.
The move has...
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Let’s talk about intimacy pain
Alex Lopes is a pelvic health physiotherapist, the director of Pelvic Health Melbourne in Altona North, and past national chair of the Australian Physiotherapy...
