Two dead in light plane crash at Lancefield
A flying instructor who was killed in a light plane crash near Lancefield was a former Ansett Captain who had more than 20,000 flying...
Eight arrested in Sunbury drug raids
Eight people have been arrested in Sunbury as police continue to crack down on drug crime in Melbourne’s north-west.
Seven warrants were also executed on...
Cyclists plead for Sunbury-Diggers Rest path link
Sunbury Bicycle Users Group is urging the state government and Hume council to stop quibbling and extend a dangerous path beside Vineyard Road.
Group member...
Permanent BreastScreen clinic opens in Sunbury
Hume council mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou opened up about her own breast cancer battle while helping to open a permanent BreastScreen clinic in Sunbury on...
Rare chance to tour ‘enchanted’ garden
An historic Woodend estate given new life by world-renowned garden designer Paul Bangay will be open to the public for the first time in...
‘Exciting’ family violence changes welcomed
Community health workers are confident that Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges will not be left behind by sweeping changes to the state’s family violence...
Autism inspiration out of the blue
The amazing things people with autism can accomplish are being put firmly in focus as part of Autism Awareness Month events in Sunbury and...
Holiday program wows whiz kids
Mad scientists Mac Allen and Matthew Waters (pictured) took a quirky look at how things work as part of Woodend library’s school holiday program...
Sunbury anti-Islamic group urges no violence
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A group opposing plans for a $40 million Islamic school between Greenvale and Sunbury says it does not want any ‘‘Bendigo or Melton-style’’ protests...
Rare beer coasters form bright display
Bright, colourful and sometimes outrageous beer coasters from bygone eras are on show as part of a new exhibition at Kyneton museum.
Hundreds of coasters...
Sunbury Medicare office ‘unlikely’
Sunbury residents are being urged to petition for a Medicare office in the town.
But with growing numbers of people claiming rebates electronically at doctors’...
Former Olympian charged over horse cruelty
A 63-year-old man has been charged over what could be one of Victoria’s biggest cases of animal cruelty.
Bruce Akers, a former Australian Olympian and horse trainer, has...
Animal rescue groups given a helping hand
Macedon Labor MP Mary-Anne Thomas has announced $28,000 grant for horse rescue training in Lancefield.
Lancefield Equestrian Group will buy large animal rescue equipment and...
Lancefield skate park dream to become reality
Children and adults alike were jumping for joy in Lancefield on Wednesday, with a $100,000 state government grant welcomed as the ‘‘missing link’’ that...
Long fire season comes to an end
Fire restrictions will be lifted across the Macedon Ranges and Hume on Monday, signalling the end of a long and dramatic bushfire season.
But...
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