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Crash course for Gisborne
Animal collisions on Gisborne roads are among the highest in the state, prompting wildlife rescuers to call for better driver education. The latest AAMI…
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Budget focus on community
Parents with young children, volunteers, sports groups, walkers and cyclists are set to be the big winners out of Macedon Ranges council’s 2017-18 budget.…
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Offering help to save lives
More Macedon Ranges young people will be informed, inspired and possibly saved through a youth suicide prevention initiative. The council developed Live4Life in 2009 as…
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Environmental win for Jacksons Creek
Native plants and animals along Jacksons Creek will be better protected thanks to a new restoration project for the wetlands. The three-year project, funded by…
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Mind how you go
A mother and daughter are reaching out to young people struggling with mental health and autism through a new social group. Riddells Creek 18-year-old Chloe…
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A lot riding on campaign
A community campaign to collect old, unwanted bikes, fix them up and sell them is set to go global. The Wilkinson’s Wheels community initiative was…
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Dance of a lifetime
The love story of John and Judy Wills began at a barn dance in Myrtleford. The Woodend couple admit they didn’t think much of each…
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Macedon equine industry saddles up for a fight
The push to get an equine strategy back on the Macedon Ranges council agenda is on again. Councillors voted in February to shelve plans for…
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Good work is in the bag
What goes around comes around – that’s what a group of Sunbury crafters hope will happen as they try to find a fix for plastic…
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A career with spark
A Sunbury sparky has earned himself a flash new title as a Kangan Institute Apprentice of the Year. Electrician Steve McKinnon, above, claimed top honours…
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Cash injection for Hume
Upgrades to Sunbury Aquatic Centre, implementation of the Sunbury McMahon Recreation Reserve master plan and construction of the Hume Global Learning Centre are the big…
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Boulevard plan gets big tick
A “derelict” site at Caroline Springs will soon be demolished to make way for two multi-storey developments in a bid to “bring glory” to the…
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