Pet owners urged to register on time
More than 14,000 renewal notices have been sent to Macedon Ranges pet owners, with registrations due on April 10.
Mayor Graham Hackett says dog and...
Tylden quarry expansion gets green light
A medium-sized stone quarry near Tylden is set to triple in size after a dramatic Macedon Ranges council decision, which included unusually emotional councillors,...
Council joins Malmsbury train station fight
Dismay over long-term maintenance issues at Malmsbury railway station precinct will be raised with authorities after Macedon Ranges council lent its support to a...
Council confirms support for equine centre
Plans for an international equine centre in the south-east of Macedon Ranges Shire will go to the next stage after the council confirmed its...
Council opposes Gisborne Aldi carpark bid
Macedon Ranges councillors will go back to the table over plans to sell a 2025 square metre block of council-owned land at Gisborne to...
Sunbury United seeks help after break-ins
Sunbury United Cricket Club has asked Hume council for help to beef up security at Langama Park after two recent break-ins.
President Chris Linton said...
Classic cars rev up for grand tour
Keen volunteers from disability support service Windarring will ‘‘flag off’’ more than 100 classic cars taking part in Saturday’s Macedon Grand Tour.
Event spokesman David...
Matt’s passion for punk helps others
The shock death of a friend was the catalyst for a Sunbury photographer to design a project that will help mental health charities.
Matt Gleeson,...
Fire affected families receiving ‘amazing’ support
As many as 10 families whose houses were destroyed or damaged during last October’s bushfire near Lancefield are receiving weekly visits from a case...
Diagnostic fees may cost families ‘thousands’
Labor MPs have warned that Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents being treated for serious illnesses, including cancer, could face large bills for MRIs, X-rays...
Free film workshop for indigenous youth
Indigenous youth can learn all aspects of film production as part of a free four-day Sunbury Community Health (SCH) workshop.
Young people aged 12-24 will...
Group urges buy-back of Sunbury Vic Uni site
Sunbury residents are being urged to sign a petition calling on the state government to reacquire the town’s decommissioned university site at Jacksons Hill.
The...
Local schools may lose $40m in Gonski cuts
Labor MPs have slammed the federal government’s failure to commit to the final two years of Gonski education reforms, saying $39.7 million will be...
Hero mates receive bravery honour
Two Macedon Ranges mates who pushed a child out of the path of an out-of-control ute have been recognised with bravery medals.
Chris Meacham and...
Black Saturday hero recognised
A Sunbury police sergeant who helped rescue four people trapped in a Kinglake West house on Black Saturday says he was simply doing his...
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