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Campaign for all-day Gisbus gathers speed

Gisborne residents are campaigning for the Gisbus service to run all day on weekdays. Local group Gisborne Roads and Transport Group has written to the...

Additional police drive drop in Sunbury crime

Additional police officers have been a driving factor behind Sunbury’s 6.1 per cent drop in crime, says Hume inspector Anthony Brown. New Crime Statistics Agency...

Kyneton Music Festival

Kyneton’s historical Piper Street will play host to a party on the weekend of October 20 and 21 when the sixth annual Kyneton Music...

Stuff it, squeeze it and take it home with love

A teddy bear can become a life-long treasure, and that is exactly what Brimbank Shopping Centre is hoping to create this week. The centre will...

Snakes out in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges

With temperatures on the rise, snakes are out and about in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges. Snake season typically kicks off in September and many sightings...

Macedon Ranges council welcomes new CEO

Macedon Ranges council’s new chief executive will bring a wealth of experience in the fields of local and state government when she takes up...

Macedon Ranges cycling push goes up a gear

Macedon Ranges residents want the council to take the lead and develop a more cycle-friendly culture. The residents, in a submission to the council’s draft...

Chef Bridget Bottcher takes culinary gold

Footscray chef Bridget Bottcher has scored a sizzling course win in Australia’s longest-running culinary competition. Ms Bottcher, 22, took home gold for her entrée and...

Rocky road for Hanging Rock

Community groups have criticised the latest proposed master plan for Hanging Rock, claiming it should be dumped in favour of a more environment-friendly strategy. The...

Country Cob Bakery tastes success

A Macedon Ranges bakery has had more than a taste of national success for its baked treats. Kyneton’s Country Cob Bakery has this year earned...

$4.2m community centre for Sunbury

A new community centre is on the way for Sunbury and its growing population. The state government last week announced it would fund a $4.2...

B&B takes out Macedon Ranges’ Business of the Year

Braeside Mt Macedon Country Retreat has triumphed above 235 other local businesses to be named Macedon Ranges’ Business of the Year. The bed and breakfast...

What’s on in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges

Here's what's on in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges this October. Pool party The pool inflatable will return to Gisborne and Kyneton’s aquatic centres for the spring...

Pay it 4ward at Sunbury Neighbourhood Kitchen

Sunbury Neighbourhood Kitchen is inviting everyone to enjoy its cooking to celebrate its fourth birthday. At the charity’s annual fundraiser, Pay It 4ward, volunteers will...

Goonawarra Primary School celebrates 30 years

The Goonawarra Primary School community will next month celebrate the school’s 30th birthday. The school’s parents and friends group will host a fete on Friday,...

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Maplestone dumping continues

Illegal rubbish dumping continues to plague vacant blocks in Maplestone Estate, Sunbury, with Hume council collecting two truck loads of rubbish following concerns...