New nets for Sunshine cricket
Sunshine Cricket Club is celebrating news that new multi-purpose training nets have been funded.
A new synthetic training space at the club’s Dempster Park ground...
Trials to help curb suicide rates
More mental health and suicide prevention services are coming closer to home for Macedon Ranges residents.
North-western Melbourne primary health network will co-ordinate a $46...
Pool school just for bubs
A new swim school for babies is making a splash about town in Sunbury.
More than 100 youngsters have enrolled at the first specialty early...
Swim in safe waters
Another round of Hume’s Active Ageing Grey Medallion program starts this week.
Sunbury residents aged 65 and more can join in the free six-week program...
Pooches do a pack walk
Did somebody say it’s time for a walk? This duo, Leo (left) and Sylvia, are keen as mustard … and owner Lucy can’t wait....
Guy weighs in on crime strife
Harsher punishment for disrespectful behaviour in court, naming and shaming repeat youth offenders and a maximum security prison are among solutions to Victoria’s crime...
Upgrade win for Sunbury SES
Sunbury emergency service volunteers will get some much-needed improvements, thanks to community support and a government grant.
State Emergency Service volunteers will receive more than...
Ambulance responses need to pick up
Three months after recording the fastest response times in five years, ambulance services have gone backwards in the Macedon Ranges, opposition Parliamentarians claim.
New Ambulance...
Government vows to protect the ranges
A pledge to protect the Macedon Ranges from the impacts of population growth has been hailed by some, and cautioned by others.
Planning minister Richard...
Remains found at Mt Macedon identified
UPDATE:
Police have identified the body found at Mount Macedon on Monday as that of missing Avondale Heights, woman Karen Ristevski.
Mrs Ristevski, 47, was...
Day crew cuts the wait
Sunbury Day Hospital has cut its waiting list and improved the turnover of patients needing day procedures, as Victorian hospitals continue to experience unprecedented...
Forum to focus on protection
Macedon Ranges guardians will have their concerns about the protection of one of the state’s most significant natural environments addressed when they meet Planning...
Sweetheart Day for Max
When one of Bolinda Primary School’s 41 pupils is sick, the whole community feels it.
So it didn’t go unnoticed when seven-year-old Max Taylor was...
Secret Rock gig sparks outrage
Macedon Ranges council has been slammed for allowing British musician Ed Sheeran to stage a private concert on Hanging Rock.
Sheeran, 25, has staged secret...
Basics for a better world shared
Discovering, debating and delving into sustainable technologies and lifestyles will be the focus of next month’s Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival.
The free community fiesta...
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Bullengarook battle
With the region “escaping a bullet” when the December bushfire was contained, the Bullengarook CFA is urging residents to continue with bushfire preparation and...
