Council improves satisfaction ratings
Community satisfaction with Macedon Ranges council’s performance has improved in several key categories, a new report reveals.
But the area’s biggest residents group maintains the...
Macedon Ranges: Meals a recipe for friendship
Romsey’s Sandra Chestnutt and Ron Jackson (pictured) are enjoying the benefits of a food-sharing initiative that is rolling out across the Macedon Ranges.
The pair...
Macedon Ranges farmers told to prepare for drought
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges livestock farmers are being urged to prepare for a dry finish to the year.
With the Bureau of Meteorology recently confirming...
Bogan bingo fundraiser just the ticket
Throw on your flannelette shirt, tease out that big hair and squeeze into some black skinny jeans – it’s almost time to help raise...
Sunbury’s Roxy Marshall gears up for MCG stomp
Roxy Marshall is making every stride count as she prepares to tackle the MCG’s 7000-plus steps.
The Sunbury resident is training daily for this year’s...
Sunbury auditors talk about secession
Sunbury auditors Frank Vincent and John Watson talk to Star Weekly in detail about Sunbury’s planned split from Hume council.
Star Weekly: We’re now several months into this...
Questions marks over Western Distributor under Yarraville
A boost in public transport spending and moving more freight via rail could kill the need for the proposed Western Distributor, a public forum...
Melton police reject ‘gun culture’ claim
Melton police have denied that the area is turning into a ‘ghetto’ amid reports guns are being discovered in cars every two days in...
Bacchus Marsh Pony Club fears ‘eviction’
Bacchus Marsh Pony Club could face closure if the club is not relocated before redevelopment starts at Bacchus Marsh Racecourse Recreation Reserve (BMRRR), according...
Gisborne fatal sparks safety review call
A fatal crash has sparked calls for safety at an intersection on the outskirts of Gisborne to be reviewed.
As reported by Star Weekly, a...
For whom bell will toll
A Sunbury school is searching for an appropriate place to display a 60-kilogram bell that predates the town’s historic mental asylum.
The bell, made in...
Woodend residents offer Coles an olive branch
Residents who defeated plans for a controversial service station development in Woodend have expressed their willingness to sit down with developers representing Coles.
But they...
Final tweak to council budget rejected
Mayor Jennifer Anderson has come under fire after proposing changes to Macedon Ranges council’s 2015-16 budget just moments before its adoption.
But other councillors lashed...
Climate change on council budget agenda
A Macedon Ranges group hopes the shire is a step closer to taking the path to carbon neutrality after putting climate change on the...
V/Line Sunbury reprieve ‘misses the point’
Sunbury rail commuters say moves to allow them continued access to V/Line services until the end of the year are inadequate and a betrayal...
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Dog attacks prompt review
A series of shocking dog attacks in Sunbury last August has prompted Hume councillors to commit to stronger preventative action, following the release of...
