Traffic and parking Hume’s biggest issue
Hume residents have labelled traffic and parking management as the municipality’s biggest issues in the council’s Community Survey 2017-18.
Traffic and parking was the main...
Woodend train station gets a revamp
A major upgrade has started at Woodend station carpark to seal and mark 200 spaces, install new lighting, CCTV, footpaths and drainage.
The long-awaited work...
Dog owners call for Macedon Ranges dog park
Macedon Ranges dog owners are calling for safe spaces to let their four-legged friends roam free.
An online petition has been created asking Macedon Ranges...
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
MY WYNDHAM: Michael Kwon
Singer Michael Kwon and his wife migrated from Mauritius to Australia more than a year ago, before settling in Point Cook.
What brought you to...
PUKA UP Cup to promote mental health
Two sporting clubs are uniting to raise awareness of mental health, after they each lost a young player to suicide last year.
Riddell Football Netball...
Proposal for former Kyneton Primary school draws ire
Newly released plans for the development of the former Kyneton Primary School site have been condemned by residents.
Community groups have labelled three proposals put...
Biggest wrestling event yet set for Sunbury
Sunbury’s biggest wrestling event yet is set for Sunbury Memorial Hall next month.
Premier Pro Wrestling is bringing its third event to Sunbury after a...
Truck curfews hit Mount Macedon Road
Truck curfews have been introduced on Mount Macedon Road to “increase safety for all road users” following community concerns.
Trucks weighing more than 16 tonnes...
‘This farm needs a farmer’ named a winner
Kyneton’s Melissa Connors has been recognised with a state award for her ‘This farm needs a farmer’ project.
Ms Connors was awarded the 2018 Victorian...
Giant tomatoes sprout in Sunbury
Some exceptionally large tomatoes are growing in a Sunbury backyard.
Ljubica Bosevski’s tomato plant has sprouted fruits of a size that more closely resemble a...
Local CFA brigades door knock for Good Friday Appeal
Local CFA members will again spend their public holiday on Friday door knocking and collecting for the Good Friday Appeal.
This Easter marks Macedon CFA...
Locals fight proposed petrol station in Woodend
An ongoing battle against a proposed petrol station at 59a High Street, Woodend will return to the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal next month.
The applicant...
Makeovers on the way for Sunbury parks
Three Sunbury parks are scheduled to get an overhaul in the second half of the year.
Residents are being asked to have their final say...
Macedon Ranges Health celebrates 60 years
Macedon Ranges Health was joined by the community to celebrate its 60th birthday last week, with a final bash scheduled for next month.
More than...
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