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Firey hoses down CFA concerns in Sunbury

Proposed changes to the structure of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) would not adversely impact Sunbury, claims Sunbury fire station operations officer Mark Owen. The...

Lancefield lamb raises the baaa

Saturday is not your average lamb – she trots around thanks to a cart, sleeps in a “race car” and receives care on call. Or...

Plans for Black Hill Reserve’s future

Black Hill Reserve’s management proposals have mostly been given the green light, but two controversial issues have been put on hold. The reintroduction of threatened...

Chloe O’Rourke rides for Sunbury Primary School

It doesn’t matter where you come from – it’s about where you go. That’s the message that Sunbury schoolgirl Chloe O’Rourke hopes to project through...

Macedon Ranges mobile coverage still in the dark

Macedon Ranges phone and internet black spots have been overlooked in the next round of the federal government’s Mobile Black Spot Program. The area has...

Goonawarra Primary’s fundraising superheroes

Goonawarra Primary School was taken over by superheroes on a mission to raise funds for the Red Shield Appeal last Friday. Wonder Woman and BatGirl...

Macedon Ranges streets ahead

Road and footpath restorations are improving safety and sprucing up the Macedon Ranges. Redevelopment of Kyneton’s walking and cycling trail along Campaspe River has been...

MY PLACE: Molly Hemburrow

Molly Hemburrow has footy fever. The 16-year-old Sunbury resident, who works with the Western Bulldogs, is keen on a football career. She speaks with...

There’s a bear in there

The children of Gisborne State Emergency Service volunteers are on track to follow in the footsteps of their parents, offering their services to a...

Pooling her resources

A Sunbury woman is on a mission to raise money and awareness about the struggle of leprosy sufferers in Nepal. Kerri Borg will embark on...

Roaring into the ’20s

Audiences are in for a touch of old school glitz and glamour, along with guns and gangsters, in the Kyneton Theatre Company’s latest show. The...

Help shape Kyneton South

Kyneton South residents are being invited to have their say on the future of their end of town. Macedon Ranges mayor Jennifer Anderson said the...

Ride on time for veterans

Two mates set out on an epic 15-day charity ride from South Australia to Beechworth, via the Macedon Ranges, on a mission to share...

Fire centre cashed up

A new state emergency management institute in Mount Macedon is a step closer, with the state government announcing funding details last week. To get the...

Carpark anger spurs petition

Sunbury residents say they have had enough of the town’s carparking woes. The town’s residents association wants the state government to commit money from its...

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Sharing a sense of local place

An exhibition in Bacchus Marsh of poetry by Moorabool poet, artist, and storyteller Barry James Gilson is sharing local stories, education, and a sense...