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Help protect Sunbury’s birds
Hume council is seeking volunteers to help protect and nurture Sunbury’s bird life. Council will be hosting its Bird Buddies National Tree Day event on…
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My Place: Dean Duncan
Dean Duncan is an Aboriginal education specialist and a Sunbury local who has involved himself in a number of community projects. He spoke with Oliver…
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Call for councillor conduct panel
Hume council will apply for the formation of a councillor conduct panel to examine alleged serious misconduct by councillor Trevor Dance. Councillors voted last Monday…
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Dance lifts spirits
Residents at Warrina Aged Care were treated to an emotional show just hours before the state was plunged into a fifth COVID-19 lockdown. The aged…
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Telehealth the way forward
A specialist physician based in the Macedon Ranges has welcomed the uptake of telehealth services throughout the pandemic and plans to incorporate the service into…
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Rising from the ashes
Macedon Railway Hotel owner Stefanie Duzel is fighting to keep her business alive, after a technical fire and lockdown measures have restricted her ability to…
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Tributes flow for Sunbury Kangaroos president Allan Walters
Tributes are flowing for Sunbury Kangaroos president Allan Walters, who died at the weekend. Walters served as the Kangaroos’ president for 13 years and also…
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Botanic garden set to bloom
The Malmsbury Botanic Garden is set to receive a facelift. At a council meeting last week, Macedon Ranges council approved the Malmsbury Botanic Garden Master…
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Japan trip inspires novel
Award-winning author and former Macedon Ranges resident Katherine Brabon has released her second novel, The Shut Ins. The story explores the Japanese concept of ‘hikikomori’,…
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Food from the heart
The Sunbury Neighbourhood Kitchen (SNK) has adapted its operations to keep serving hot meals to those most in need through Victoria’s lockdown. A volunteer enterprise,…
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A Romsey sanctuary
When Miranda Hastings’ neighbour handed her two orphaned lambs in May, she gave them a home on her Romsey property without a second thought. But…
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Ride of a lifetime
Bullengarook couple Greg and Cheryl Morvell are gearing up for this year’s Great Vic Bike Ride. This will be the second time the amateur cyclists…
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