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Premier visits Sunbury and Kyneton colleges
Premier Daniel Andrews visited Sunbury College today, to announce funding for a new wellbeing support service that is expected to play a crucial role in…
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Youth justice centre with a focus on the future
Authorities believe a $46 million upgrade at Malmsbury’s youth justice centre gives young offenders somewhere to lay the foundations of new lives, rather than somewhere…
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Pokies spending continues to rise
Almost $20 million was pumped into poker machines in Sunbury last financial year. New Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation figures reveal losses on…
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Keeping Nepal in focus
Screenings organised by a Woodend filmmaker, who worked with Sir Edmund Hillary, have helped raise almost $35,000 to rebuild classrooms at an impoverished school in…
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Police hose-down kidnap rumours
Police have urged Macedon Ranges residents not to believe rumours circulating on social media as they continue to investigate the attempted abduction of a schoolgirl…
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Food Bank helps avoid hard choices
Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter. Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,…
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Gun softballer Brayden McTigue to play for state
He’s been swinging a bat for only a few years, but Sunbury’s Brayden ‘‘BJ’’ McTigue (pictured) is fast making a name for himself on the…
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Residents urged to take control of health
Experts have called for increased funding of health programs in the wake of a major report that reveals regional residents are living shorter lives and…
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Second wind for Woodend project
A community group behind plans for a stalled wind farm project near Woodend says the dream of a small-scale operation providing enough energy to power…
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Sunbury mum wins design award
A Sunbury woman who completed an advanced diploma of building design as a mature-age student has won a statewide competition. Melinda Sanz, who is continuing…
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Idea to convert kinder to court waiting space
A Macedon Ranges councillor has suggested a kindergarten could be converted in order to ease waiting space problems at Kyneton Magistrates Court. Cr John Letchford…
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Three arrested after teenager stabbed
Police have arrested three men following the alleged stabbing of a 17-year-old teenager in Melton yesterday. Police and emergency services were called to the Primary…
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