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Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care
Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The Shared Maternity…
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New push for specialist autism school
A Macedon Ranges support group has floated the idea of putting a specialist facility in the new Kyneton education precinct amid reports that the needs…
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Out of the Shadows walk brings issue into light
A suicide prevention group working with Macedon Ranges council on a community action plan is encouraging people to ‘‘stomp all over stigma’’ during a Lifeline…
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Sunbury parking woes bad for business
The long-term carpark at Sunbury train station is full to capacity well before the shops open. The early arrivals leave retail workers and shoppers…
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Alcohol still shadows ice for ambulance call outs
Paramedics are being called to fewer ice-related incidents in Hume, despite widespread fears about the use of crystal methamphetamine. A new report by drug and…
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Schools share in extra maintenance funding
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges school classrooms, gyms, canteens and art areas will be upgraded, with the region’s state schools to share more than $1.81 million of…
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Sunbury students’ spectacular musical effort
Sunbury Primary School pupils are warming up their vocal chords for the state’s biggest school concert. The group of about 20 songsters will form part…
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Students debate right to be racist
Is racism freedom of speech? That’s the question to be debated by close to 100 young people who will meet for a regional schools constitutional…
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Nine-hour blitz nets $275,000 in unpaid fines
A nine-hour police blitz on Melton drivers netted more than $275,000 in unpaid fines last week. Police used automatic numberplate recognition to identify offenders in…
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Positives drawn from Broadmeadows summit
Broadmeadows will finally get its northern city gateway – a tree boulevard and improved road interchanges along its Pascoe Vale Road town entrance. The oft-neglected…
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News briefs
Firefighters delighted Fire brigades in the Macedon state electorate have welcomed money for much-needed equipment. Grants announced last week by MP Mary-Anne Thomas would help…
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Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline. The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,…
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