Flood mitigation project a win for landfill
Construction of a retention basin to protect Woodend from major flooding is expected to save ratepayers more than $100,000 because soil removed from the...
Many not heeding hot car message
Authorities have again pleaded with people not to leave children in parked cars, with new figures showing parents and carers continue to put kids...
High antibiotic use at Sunbury
A new study has revealed Sunbury residents are among the nation’s highest users of antibiotic medicines.
The Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, the first comprehensive...
New Rock management plan
The state government wants better environmental and financial management in place at Victoria’s iconic Hanging Rock.
A recent comprehensive review by the government of Macedon...
Night owls getting relay ready
Melissa Hatty’s team of ‘night owls’ will be cramming in as many ‘zeds’ as they can in the lead-up to the Lancefield Relay for...
Victims want church aid
A Sunbury advocate for victims of sexual abuse by clergy is calling on the local Catholic diocese and Salesian College to pitch in for...
Train times revamped
Revised timetables are due out for V/Line train and bus services on the Bendigo line.
Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong train lines and some V/Line bus...
Standpipe review
Standpipe under review
Macedon Ranges council will investigate options to upgrade the Kyneton water standpipe and eliminate the risk of thefts and vandalism at the...
New firey makes a splash
In his first month as one of Sunbury’s newest Country Fire Authority recruits, Brennan Walsh has learned to expect the unexpected.
The former army officer...
Scanner most welcome
Sunbury patients now have access to improved hospital services thanks to a new CT scanner installed last week at Kyneton District Health.
From this month,...
Magnolia women teal the show
A Sunbury mum is inviting up to 100 guests for afternoon tea with a twist next month.
Melissa McDowell is hosting an ‘afternoon teal’ event...
Drugs, weapons fill cops’ dragnet
New Crime Statistics Agency data reveals possession of drugs and weapons, along with stalking offences, are on the rise in Sunbury and the Macedon...
Road blitz cops ‘not happy’
Traffic police officers caught more than 170 speeding drivers in the Macedon Ranges in a 22-day holiday road policing blitz.
Speeding was the most common...
Cool for kids, guaranteed
Jyle and Stephanie Edgell and Antonio Pavone (pictured) escaped the summer heat at St Albans Leisure Centre last week. They were among hundreds of...
Arsonists should be tracked: Union
The United Firefighters Union is pushing for anyone charged with arson to be fitted with GPS tracking devices.
The call comes after Sunbury man, Stuart...
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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...
