Pool party as Sunbury Aquatic Centre turns 50
A pool party was the perfect 50th anniversary celebration last Sunday for Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre, a training ground for the likes of...
Hume rabbit control program under way
Sunbury dog owners are being warned to keep their pets leashed in areas targeted by Hume council’s annual rabbit control program.
Bait is being used...
Plenty to be found at Lost Trades Fair
A glassblower whose work is wowing visitors to Piper Street’s Kyneton Museum is one of many artisans demonstrating their craftsmanship at this weekend’s Lost...
Sunbury warm water pool gains funding
Sunbury residents including those undergoing rehabilitation will no longer have to travel to access a warm water pool.
Sunbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre has been...
Councillors back push for diversity
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges councillors have echoed the Victorian Local Governance Association’s calls for more women to stand as candidates in October’s council elections.
With...
Sunbury motorists still hit by fuel ‘tax’
Sunbury motorists continue to be victims of a ‘tax’ that petrol companies have yet to explain, according to a driver who is undertaking a...
Local dementia cases tipped to soar
Alarming new research shows the number of people living with dementia in Hume and the Macedon Ranges is expected to soar by more than...
Surfing trip leads to life-changing experience
A Riddells Creek man who dropped out of the corporate world is urging people to support a program that helps displaced indigenous communities of...
Concern over picnic shelters at Hanging Rock
Work will begin on creating a new vision for Hanging Rock after Macedon Ranges council endorsed the state government’s recommendations for the reserve and...
Council seeks reliable internet for CFA brigades
Firefighters have joined forces with Macedon Ranges council to call for better internet connections at all CFA stations before next bushfire season.
The council will...
Sunbury businesses pitch in for clean up
Workers from four of Sunbury’s largest employers will pick up rubbish at The Nook as part of Clean Up Australia Day activities.
Hume council, Sunbury...
Council may record future meetings
Macedon Ranges council will consider installing recording equipment in its coming budget deliberations, after councillors deviated from officers’ recommendations last Wednesday night.
The decision was...
Sunbury’s Henry twins have got talent
Having made their acting debuts at just nine months of age, Sunbury’s Eloise and Isobel Henry, now 5, are wowing judges with their dance...
Winners and losers if negative gearing slashed
First-home buyers trying to break into the hot Sunbury market could be the winners under federal Labor’s proposed negative gearing reforms, a local real...
Festival takes sustainability to the streets
Dozens of street artists were hard at work at Woodend’s Black Forest Timber Mill on Saturday, sharing a vast array of works as part...
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Building A Better System For Families
Families and carers right across the state will have easier access to services designed for children including maternal and child health, early education and...
