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Movies return to the big screen
The aroma of buttery popcorn is wafting through the air again at the Reading Cinemas in Sunbury. The cinema reopened its doors to customers yesterday…
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Grants boost for sports clubs
Sports clubs and associations across Hume will receive a helping hand to kick start their return to play. Hume council has allocated $250,000 for it’s…
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Fire statistics alarm
Firefighters were called to nearly four house fires a day on average, last winter. According to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), firefighters responded to 383…
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Portrait of a role model
Members of the Woodend Hesket Football Netball Club community are proving to be a role models for all. Portraits of club players and members holding…
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Creating a way forward
Macedon Ranges creative artists and companies have received a helping hand. Woodend photographer Pia Johnson received a $5000 grant to adapt her creative practice, undertake…
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Meal delivery program extended
Macedon Ranges council’s Meals on Wheels program will continue until the beginning of next year, following increased demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The program…
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Medicos urge stronger lockdown action
Hume has been designated a COVID-19 “hot spot”, with medical officials calling for a “lockdown” of the municipality. The number of cases across Hume and…
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Sunbury Animal Hospital closed following COVID-19 exposure
The Sunbury Animal Hospital has temporarily closed following the exposure of a positive COVID-19 case at the clinic. The Macedon Street animal hospital is expected…
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Development fears for former school site
Concerns are growing over the future use of the former Clarkefield Primary School. The school, on Lancefield Road, was de-staffed in 2016 because of a…
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Aldi stops construction of Gisborne store
Construction has come to a halt at a new Gisborne Aldi due to possible Indigenous significance at the site. Work started on the supermarket giant’s…
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Volunteers to the rescue
What could be more rewarding then spending time with some staffie friends? A Stafford Rescue Victoria facility in Woodend, known as the Darren and Phillip’s…
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School maintenance boost
Toolern Vale and District Primary School pupils will soon have a new and improved school. The school will receive $105,000 for high priority maintenance works…
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