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Community grants open
Australia Post’s Community Grants Program will this year be focused on local initiatives improving mental health and wellbeing. Applications are now open for not-for-profit organisations…
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Drivers fail to heed warnings
More than 400 offences were detected on Victorian roads during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend as part of a statewide police operation targeting high-risk driving…
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My Place: Frank Zambello
Frank Zambello is the secretary of Sunbury Senior Citizens Club Inc. He spoke with Oliver Lees. What is your connection to Sunbury and Macedon Ranges?…
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Hume council appoints new CEO
Hume council will soon be under new leadership, with Sheena Frost today announced as the council’s next chief executive. Mayor Joseph Haweil said that Ms…
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Rise of the Aussie playmaker
From a production company in Kyneton, a new documentary that traces the legacy of American influence on Australian men’s basketball is set to be released…
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Soil vote ‘kick in the guts’
A last-gasp bid to revoke the planning scheme that would allow the transfer of contaminated soil to a site in Bulla failed in state Parliament…
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Queen’s honour ‘very humbling’
A Gisborne man has been recognised for more than four decades of service to the superannuation sector in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list. Joseph…
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Soccer hub pitched to council
Soccer in Sunbury could receive a boost, with the city of Hume proposed as a site for a new north-west regional football hub. In a…
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Double blow for business
Businesses in the Macedon Ranges have been dealt a double-blow as harsh weather and ongoing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions impact trading across the Queen’s Birthday long…
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Call to mend leaky theatre
Sunbury’s only amateur theatre company is calling on Hume council to prioritise critical maintenance and infrastructure spending for the arts in the next financial year.…
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Call for better dementia support
Advocates are calling for greater support for people suffering from dementia and their carers, as strict lockdown measures have worsened the capacity to care for…
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Growing a new career
For Kyneton resident Tadhgh Knaggs, it took a life-changing moment to commit to his dream of owning his own business. “Last year I was made…
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