Djerriwarrh Health Services board sacked
The entire board was last week formally sacked at the Bacchus Marsh hospital where seven baby deaths in two years are being investigated.
The eight...
Residents ride for renewable energy
Energy-conscious cyclists will strap on their helmets at a Ride for Renewables event this weekend.
The 15-kilometre ride on October 31 kicks off from the...
Sunbury SES receives $5000 grant
Sunbury residents have the chance to be more prepared when natural disasters strike, thanks to Australia Post.
Sunbury’s State Emergency Service unit was awarded $5025...
Summer camps postponed due to fires
Summer camps for as many as 800 youngsters have been postponed as the owners of the fire-ravaged Weekaway Recreational Camp near Lancefield work to...
Mary becomes Sunbury’s first supercentenarian
Sunbury’s oldest resident, Mary Whitehurst, turned 110 last week, celebrating her extraordinary milestone at Riddell Gardens Aged Care centre in Sunbury, where she lives.
The...
Notorious Sunbury bottlenecks not on priority list
Sunbury’s notorious Horne Street and Gap Road intersection, and the nearby level crossing, are not a priority, the latest VicRoads’ level crossing report states.
The...
Police increase patrols amid looting fears
Police are ramping up patrols around properties destroyed by the Lancefield bushfires amid concerns of looters sifting through the ruins.
Authorities confirmed that five houses,...
Classic cars go up in flames
A classic Mercedes-Benz and an Austin- Healey were destroyed in a fire last week.
Woodend CFA volunteers arrived to find the garage of a Mt...
Stroke recovery taken in Chloe’s stride
As a 26-year-old personal trainer who went to great lengths to keep herself in top shape, Gisborne’s Chloe Farrugia didn’t seem like the kind...
Unseasonal weather hurting farmers
Unseasonal heat, winds and below-average rainfall are having a dire effect on central Victorian crops.
The hottest start to October in 75 years, hard on...
Romsey PS celebrates sesquicentenary
Pupils will dress in period costume as part of Romsey Primary School’s 150th anniversary celebrations this week.
Hundreds of past students are also expected to...
Residents urged to trust fire investigation
Residents affected by the planned burn-off near Lancefield that broke containment lines, destroying four houses, 25 sheds, vehicles and thousands of kilometres of fencing,...
Lancefield Show brings people together
Coming soon after an unseasonal bushfire that devastated the community, Sunday’s Lancefield Agricultural Show was a chance for people to take some much deserved...
Finn tells government to stop ”kicking” Sunbury
Western Metropolitan Liberal MP Bernie Finn has called on the state government to stop its ‘‘war’’ on Sunbury.
Speaking in Parliament, the Bulla resident accused...
Woodend team raises $50k for cancer ride
A team of Woodend cyclists raising money for the fight against cancer is close to smashing through the $150,000 barrier.
Spokes of Hope’s 14 members...
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