Sunbury focus at shadow cabinet meeting
The need to rise to the challenges of explosive growth was a persistent theme when Sunbury’s health, local government and emergency service leaders met...
Sunbury vegetable harvest put to bed
Five wicking garden beds will bring a splash of color and, eventually, a harvest of healthy vegetables to O’Shanassy Street, Sunbury.
Residents are being invited...
Anger over Sunbury parking inaction
Hume council has been asked to explain why plans for a multi-level carpark in Evans Street, Sunbury, were scrapped as the town’s parking crisis...
Never too early to learn about safety
Children at a New Gisborne preschool learnt how to phone triple-0 and heard flood safety tips when SES crew members including Rob Lewis visited...
Indoor courts ‘bursting’ at seams
Substandard indoor sports facilities in the Macedon Ranges will soon be a thing of the past if a new coalition of clubs, schools, associations...
Oaklands Junction kangaroo cull postponed
Parks Victoria has postponed plans to cull about 150 kangaroos in an enclosure protecting an endangered bandicoot at Woodlands Historic Park.
Shooting at the Oaklands...
Sneak peak at Gisborne’s new $3.7m kinder
Early childhood learning is about to enter a brave new world in Gisborne, with a $3.7 million centre featuring high-tech capabilities and an environmentally...
Sunbury works announced in Hume budget
Construction of a heated pool at the aquatic centre, planning for a global learning centre in Macedon Street and new lawn tennis club rooms...
Woodend author’s debut novel wins Vogel
A Woodend author who’s won Australia’s premier literary prize for young writers says she’s had a dream run, having only recently started writing fiction.
Katherine...
Rare birds threatened by fishing waste
Beer bottles and sharp fishing hooks have been found on the banks of Sunbury’s Spavin Lake in recent weeks, prompting Hume council to urge...
Anger over federal cuts to aged care
Opposition MPs and a Gisborne-based health service have slammed cuts to aged-care funding in this year’s federal budget.
Aged-care providers will lose more than $1 billion...
Anzac trip to France opens students’ eyes
Nine students from Kyneton’s Sacred Heart College say an exchange trip to France that included a visit to the Somme has changed the way...
Sunbury goes country for charity
Ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and masses of double denim will make Sunbury Memorial Hall look more like the heart of Texas this Saturday.
More than...
MP decries council’s ‘lack of vision’ for Gisborne
Macedon state MP Mary-Anne Thomas has hit out at Macedon Ranges council’s plea for help with explosive growth in Gisborne, saying she’s disappointed it...
Gym group helps men return to fitness
Men who haven’t exercised for years, and sometimes decades, are finding renewed vigour thanks to a new fitness group.
About eight men aged from almost...
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Roar batters struggle
It’s a case of deja vu for Sunbury in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Steve McNamara Shield.
Without a win so far, the Roar was...
