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Hume unemployment rate drops
New data reveals Hume’s unemployment rate has decreased in the past quarter by 1.6 per cent, but still remains high. National Skills Commission data released…
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Through the archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of its predecessors. 30 years ago February 18, 1992 Communities throughout the Macedon Ranges are being asked to…
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Workshopping positive support
A new series of online workshops aiming to tackle traditional stereotypes of men and boys is set to be launched in the Macedon Ranges. The…
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Ranges festival needs your help
A not-for-profit music festival based in the Macedon Ranges is on the hunt for volunteers to bring the festival to life. Established in 2013, the…
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Young musos take centre stage
For over 15 years, Music in the Sticks has been giving young people in the Macedon Ranges an entry point to music and the arts.…
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My Place: Andrew Towner
Andrew Towner is the owner of the award-winning Braeside Mount Macedon Country Retreat. On January 26, Mr Towner received an Australia Day Award for Business…
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Drowning data sparks safety reminder
Hume council is reminding residents to practice safety in the water, following the release of data which found that drowning deaths in waterways increased by…
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Through the archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of its predecessors. 30 years ago February 11, 1992 Chairman of the new Macedon Region Water Authority, Don…
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Hi-Quality ready for ‘toxic’ soil
Hi-Quality will begin receiving contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel Project in March, despite an ongoing Hume council Supreme Court challenge and community outrage.…
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‘A fantastic outlet’: Riddell Umpires seeking new recruits
It was the anxiety of performing that inspired Paige Giles to swap her dance shoes for a pair of footy boots and a whistle. “It’s…
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No cat curfew, for meow
Macedon Ranges Shire Council rejected community calls for a 24 hour cat curfew at a meeting on Wednesday night. In developing its Domestic Animal Management…
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Addicition support group in the shire focused on the here and now
Working out of Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s centre in Kyneton, facilitator Staumn Hunder is working with a small community workshop where residents can open…
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