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Day care celebrated

Our Village Family Childcare children and educators in Sunbury celebrated National Family Day Care Week with a picnic. Childcare co-ordinator Sue Damiano said seven educators...

One peck of a talent

Forget Albert Einstein – Lolly the chicken is the new Macedon Ranges mathematician. Edgar’s Mission communications officer Paula Jewell said Lolly was one of 15,000...

Paw vision fundraiser

The Petbarn Foundation and Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs have partnered to assist people who are blind or have low vision. The Petbarn Sunbury store...

Labor promises sports funding

Sunbury Recreation Reserve players and members can look forward to new amenities if a Labor government is elected on Saturday. Labor is promising to deliver...

Ranges’ bus service boost

Macedon Ranges bus services have been given a boost, with 60 extra services set to be implemented for travel between key towns. The number of...

Event gaining traction

Get ready to start your engines at the Gisborne Vintage Machinery Rally and Tractor Pull. More than 1500 people are expected to attend the annual...

Success from the sea

A Sunbury fish and chip store is proving to be batter than all the rest. Seafood on Evans is in the running to be named...

Police numbers bolstered

More police officers will be out in force in Hume and the Macedon Ranges in the next 12 months. Victoria Police and the state government...

My Place: Chris Morgan-Prosser

Chris Morgan-Prosser is the project coordinator for the Sunbury Winter Night Shelter. The Sunbury resident chats with Jessica Micallef about how her love with...

Hoppy hour in Sunbury

After a close encounter with a hopping marsupial in the heart of Sunbury four years ago, Robert Irvine was inspired to investigate the town’s...

A long life of family

New Gisborne’s Mavis Arkinstall will be 104 on Wednesday – but she says her birthday will be the same as any other. “No different, really,...

Special day for a mum

Sarah Scorrar is looking forward to celebrating her first Mother’s Day with husband Paul and four-month-old son Finn. To celebrate the special day, Ms Scorrar...

Sunbury tree branches into rare territory

A rare Sunbury tree has a claim on fame. The weeping Mexican cypress, located at Caloola, a former Sunbury mental hospital at Jackson’s Hill, is...

Riddells Creek crossing gets high-vis lift

Pedestrians, drivers and cyclists are set for a safer travel in Riddells Creek. The existing zebra crossing will be replaced and more visible pedestrian-operated lights...

Alarm over smoke detectors

New data from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade has revealed that working smoke alarms were present in only 31 per cent of house fires which...

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Around the grounds in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges

Coates Talent League Calder Cannons Jayden Nguyen finished third in the Coates Talent League Morrish Medal. Nguyen finished on 18 votes, three votes behind winner...

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