Sunbury sports clubs delight plan progress
Sunbury’s sports community is thrilled upgrades to their home grounds at John McMahon Reserve are on track to go ahead.
Hume council last week endorsed...
Permit row leaves a sting
Two Malmsbury beekeepers are packing up their hives and leaving town because of a long running dispute with Macedon Ranges council.
Malmsbury Honey business partners...
Renewed calls for equine centre
The push is on again to get an equine centre up and running in the Macedon Ranges.
Upper House Liberal MP Wendy Lovell has called...
Water safety for Sunbury swimmers
You’re never too old to learn how to swim and be safe in the water – that’s the message to Sunbury landlubbers with the...
Mega talent for Megafauna Festival
Visitors to Lancefield’s Megafauna Festival will be able to pick the brain of environmentalist and climate change expert Tim Flannery about the town’s prehistoric...
No bang for bucks, says Macedon Ranges residents
Macedon Ranges Residents Association wants more bang for their buck after it was revealed property owners pay some of the highest rates in the...
Hume councillor under fire for posts
Hume’s mayor fears that a series of racially inflammatory social media posts by a fellow councillor could undo years of work towards a culturally...
Melton telehealth trial reduces hospitalisations
Melton and Moorabool residents suffering from chronic health conditions have taken part in an Australian-first trial to monitor their health remotely.
The telehealth trial, which...
Lantern Festival to light up Footscray
Footscray will shine brightly in a celebration of Vietnamese settlement in Australia when the Lantern Festival lights up Leeds Street from noon-7pm on September...
My place: Suzanne McDonnell
What’s your connection to the Macedon Ranges?
I live near Malmsbury.
How long have you lived in the region?
Nearly 25 years. We moved here from St...
Hume and Macedon Ranges among cruelty hotspots
Hume and the Macedon Ranges are counted among the state’s animal cruelty hotspots, a recent report from RSPCA Victoria reveals.
Of the 11,840 cruelty reports...
High cost for Hume graffiti
Could naming and shaming vandals be the solution to curb graffiti in Hume?
The council spent more than $200,000 in the past financial year cleaning...
All the fun of the film festival
Emerging young producers and directors hit the red carpet this week at Sunbury College’s inaugural film festival.
College students, as well as others from Diggers...
Gisborne blokes take on selfie queens
Two Gisborne blokes are hoping to take on Kim Kardashian in a battle of the back-lit mobile phone cases developed for selfie-lovers.
Former police officer...
MPA to drive Jacksons Hill masterplan
Sunbury residents have backed a state government decision to appoint the Municipal Planning Authority to drive the redevelopment of Jacksons Hill’s historic former mental...
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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...
