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Train group urges commuters to sign petition

A Sunbury group fighting to keep metro and rural train services is urging commuters to sign a petition ahead of its meeting with Transport...

Man dies after car hits tree in Hesket

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a car crash in Hesket on Tuesday morning. They said the man was travelling on...

WWI centenary statue unveiled at Gisborne

Commemorations marking the centenary of World War I were taken to another level at Gisborne, where a life-sized bronze statue of a soldier was...

Sunbury SES gets equipment boost

Sunbury’s growing SES unit will be better able to respond to road crashes, storms and missing persons following the delivery of new equipment. Through this...

MP wants expenses reviewed

Bendigo Labor MP Lisa Chesters has called for a full review of federal politicians’ work expenses in the wake of the latest entitlement scandals. Ms...

Rising star Jade Dunne off to Pacific Games

A sharpshooting Sunbury basketballer is making history, and she hasn’t even reached her teens. Jade Dunne (pictured) has been selected to represent Victoria at the...

Outdated school uniforms help children in Africa

What was initially seen as a great problem for Sunbury’s Red Rock Christian College turned into a chance to make a lasting difference. Wanting to...

Premier visits Sunbury and Kyneton colleges

Premier Daniel Andrews visited Sunbury College today, to announce funding for a new wellbeing support service that is expected to play a crucial role...

Youth justice centre with a focus on the future

Authorities believe a $46 million upgrade at Malmsbury’s youth justice centre gives young offenders somewhere to lay the foundations of new lives, rather than...

Pokies spending continues to rise

Almost $20 million was pumped into poker machines in Sunbury last financial year. New Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation figures reveal losses on...

Keeping Nepal in focus

Screenings organised by a Woodend filmmaker, who worked with Sir Edmund Hillary, have helped raise almost $35,000 to rebuild classrooms at an impoverished school...

Police hose-down kidnap rumours

Police have urged Macedon Ranges residents not to believe rumours circulating on social media as they continue to investigate the attempted abduction of a...

Food Bank helps avoid hard choices

Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter. Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...

Gun softballer Brayden McTigue to play for state

He’s been swinging a bat for only a few years, but Sunbury’s Brayden ‘‘BJ’’ McTigue (pictured) is fast making a name for himself on...

Residents urged to take control of health

Experts have called for increased funding of health programs in the wake of a major report that reveals regional residents are living shorter lives...

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Cupcake Day for RSPCA

RSPCA is calling on Victorians, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to head to the kitchen and bake some dog-friendly cupcakes for the...