Ballan District Health & Care builds a healthy town
As far back as 1944, the people of Ballan recognised an acute need for a local hospital,so they set about raising the funds.
They wanted...
Campbellfield company fined $800,000 after workplace death
A Campbellfield recycling company that went out of business following the death of an employee in a workplace accident has been fined $800,000 in...
Macedon MP calls on residents to register as organ donors
The gift of life is about the most significant offer any person can make to another.
Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas signed up to the Australian...
Teens encouraged to check out activities at Goldfields libraries
Budding musicians have a chance to take to the stage as part of teen-friendly activities on at Goldfields libraries this semester.
Teens are encouraged to...
Hume councillor opposes Jacksons Hill commission housing suggestions
Property prices will drop if public housing is included in the redevelopment of Victoria University’s former campus on Jacksons Hill, Hume councillor Jack Medcraft...
Council’s plan to rezone farmland under fire
Unresolved planning issues will spill over to October elections after Macedon Ranges council ignored the advice of an independent panel about its plans to...
Whittlesea, Hume gaming venues top pokies loss list
Player losses at four poker machine venues in Whittlesea and Hume are among the highest in the state, new data reveals.
Figures from the Victorian...
Sunbury men’s shed needs funds to grow
The blokes at Sunbury Men’s Shed are in desperate need of bigger digs.
The Evans Street men’s shed is booming, with about 140 members compared...
Centenary grants available to remember WWI heroes
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents can remember their lost ones and heroes of WWI’s Western Front, with centenary grants now available.
Councils can apply for...
Calls for Sunbury community to support Girls Circle program
A support program for Sunbury girls is helping young people get their lives together – but it needs help to keep up its good...
Council signs off on safety call for Calder Freeway
Drivers who choose not to follow advisory speed signs in Macedon Ranges are taking risks too great for council and the community to ignore.
Councillors...
Choose life, Woodend doctor urge residents
A Woodend doctor is urging residents to offer the gift of life to people in danger of dying.
Brooke Street Medical Centre doctor Richard Bills...
No quick fix for waste woes in the Macedon Ranges
Macedon Ranges council has called for better, more innovative solutions to cut waste and recycle – and is urging development of a regional organics...
Live4Life goes statewide thanks to $100,000 grant
A community based program which encourages young people with mental health issues to help each other will be rolled out to other municipalities, thanks...
Funding shortfall cause for concern in the Macedon Ranges
Councils face massive funding shortfalls and could be forced to cut back on school crossings, libraries and SES facilities unless the state government honours...
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