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Cash splash for Sunbury

Sunbury residents are the big winners in Hume council’s “biggest ever spend on infrastructure”. Funding for a global learning centre, warm water pool at Sunbury...

Lancefield volunteers win op shop salute

The celebration of Lancefield op shop’s 10th birthday last month paid tribute to its long-term volunteers. Opportunity Knocks has raised more than $368,000 since it...

Hats off to Sunbury chef Kimberly Tang

Sunbury’s Kimberly Tang has cooked her way into the grand final of Australia’s longest-running culinary competition for the second time. The 20 year old will...

Caroline Richardson is happy to call us home

Caroline Richardson is one of 18 Macedon Ranges residents who will become Australian citizens this week. Born in England, Mrs Richardson, 87, moved to Gisborne...

Sunbury’s Shara Turner champions Relay for Life

Founder and chairperson of Sunbury’s Relay For Life committee Shara Turner continues to pass on the spirit of celebrating and fundraising for those touched...

Sunbury’s Naturally Cool Big Band gets a big gig

Sunbury’s not-for-profit community band has caught a big break. Naturally Cool Big Band, formerly Sunbury Big Band, has been selected to perform in Australia’s biggest...

Icy tales of Macedon Ranges’ cold snap

As winter slides to the halfway mark this week the cold weather is turning the Macedon Ranges into a white wonderland. July temperatures have fallen...

Census reveals religious shift

Religious preferences in the Macedon Ranges and Sunbury are contributing to a shift in Victoria’s religious affiliations. In the Macedon Ranges, 37 per cent of...

Catwalk for a cause

Twelve Western Health breast cancer patients will receive a full makeover and take to the catwalk as part of a major fundraiser. The patients will...

Join the minions

To celebrate the launch of Despicable Me 3 this school holidays, Pacific Werribee will be hosting a Despicable Me 3 activity centre during week one of the school...

My Place: Noga Nicholson

Noga Nicholson loves her peaceful pocket of South Kingsville. She speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.   What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?   I’ve lived in South Kingsville for...

Jacksons Hill vision takes shape

Accommodation, school facilities, a food precinct and a gallery are high on the list of future possible uses as the Victorian Planning Authority builds...

Macedon Ranges council slashes costs

Almost $1 million will be cut from Macedon Ranges council’s administration, consultants and employee costs to reinvest back into the community. Macedon Ranges council adopted...

Kyneton’s Joan Foote-Jackson

Kyneton swimming and water safety teacher Joan Foote-Jackson was awarded the 2017 Swim Teacher for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool Award by Aquatics and Recreation...

Gisborne’s water-only school

St Brigid’s Primary School in Gisborne is streaming ahead as the region’s first water-only school. Choosing tap water as the No.1 option for hydration is...

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Lions into granny

Two years ago, the Sunbury Lions didn’t have an A-grade side in the Ballarat Netball League. Now they are playing off in a grand final. The...

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