Crime statistics present mixed results
Theft from motor vehicles, drug use and possession, and breaches of court orders continue to be major drivers of crime in Sunbury and the...
Malmsbury church celebrates 150 years
A blessing service, heritage talk, thanksgiving feast and musical performances will be part of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Malmsbury’s St John the...
PICTURES: Big crowds celebrate 40th Sunfest
Bright young talent, community groups, shiny street machines and local emergency service heroes were on parade as thousands of people celebrated SunFest’s 40th anniversary...
Coles and CareWorks unite for people in need
More than 35,000 kilograms of food has been donated to Sunbury-based support agency CareWorks as part of a partnership between a major supermarket and...
Kyneton focus of national LGBT study
Designed to document changes to wellbeing in a changing social world, Queer Generations will involve LGBT people born in the 1970s and 1990s. Field...
Cyclists urge drivers to pass with care
Bike Safe Macedon Ranges is pleading with drivers to look out and ‘‘stay wide” of cyclists after recent incidents on local roads.
Group president Margaret...
Jackson warms up for Sound of Music
A Sunbury boy who wowed crowds with a central part in Les Miserables is preparing for his second major role.
Jackson Rudge, 11, recently won...
Church abuse survivor home from Rome
More church abuse survivors from Sunbury have spoken up in the wake of Cardinal George Pell’s Royal Commission appearance.
Sunbury’s Paul Levey, who was in...
Michaela tackles schoolyard sexism
Students, parents and staff helped Salesian College’s Michaela Franz walk the talk as part of an International Women’s Day event at the Sunbury school...
Motorists urged to put local traffic issues on map
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges motorists are being urged to become ‘squeaky wheels’, to pester decision-makers amid fears the area’s major roads are going to...
Preps learn the importance of water
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges preppies are discovering there’s a lot more to water than simply turning on a tap.
Western Water mascots Sammy the Snake...
Cubby project brings causes together
Members of a Macedon Ranges youth group have enlisted the support of the Woodend Men’s Shed to build a cubby house for the youngsters...
Underquoting laws ‘don’t go far enough’
Proposed changes designed to stamp out the underquoting of estimated auction results don’t go far enough, former Real Estate Institute of Victoria ethics committee...
SunFest celebrates 40 years
A talent show, live music, stalls, a carnival and street parade will be part of Sunbury’s 40th annual SunFest this weekend.
The free, three-day festival,...
Support for council probe
An independent, statewide investigation into the transparency of local government decision- making has been welcomed by the Sunbury Residents Association.
Group president Bernie O’Farrell applauded...
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New date for CFA day
After needing to reschedule last month due to fire danger, the Macedon CFA will host its annual community day at the end of this...
