News
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Calls for rural mobile black-spot action
Residents who were cut off from the outside world during last October’s devastating bushfire near Lancefield are demanding major improvements to mobile phone coverage in…
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Commuters want Bendigo line fix
Bendigo line train commuters have welcomed moves to allow free travel after a week of major disruptions but are urging V/Line to quickly fix the…
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New calls to fix Sunbury level crossing chaos
Hume councillors are being urged to push for the upgrade of a rail crossing that’s creating frequent traffic snarls and leading to risky behaviour in…
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Kyneton-Edgecombe blaze deemed suspicious
A bushfire which tore through than 100 hectares of land and destroyed a house at Edgecombe on Tuesday is being treated as suspicious. Police have…
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Emergency warning issued for Kyneton fire
The CFA has issued an emergency warning for residents near Edgecombe, Woodleigh Heights, Bald Hill and Kyneton as a bushfire continues to burn. The fire…
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Epping wildlife on the mend
By Samantha Walker Sunny, a 15-month-old eastern grey kangaroo, is on the mend after suffering burns to his feet during a grassfire at Epping on…
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Kyneton remains hot property
Location, value and access to essential services have driven a property boom that led to Kyneton recording regional Victoria’s largest capital growth over the…
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Land project limits weed’s spread
A project aimed at wiping out a fast-spreading weed, which is inedible for livestock and dramatically increases fire risk, is making progress near Gisborne. But…
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Push for permanent past
A temporary public art exhibition celebrating Sunbury’s past has been so popular that a local history group will push for it to be made a…
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Protection for Gisborne reserve
Residents who have spent years fighting to protect Gisborne’s UL Daly Reserve say the future looks bright after Macedon Ranges council included the land in…
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Make asbestos removal easier
A Gisborne woman, who has been fighting mesothelioma for more than a decade, believes home renovators shouldn’t have to pay to have asbestos professionally removed…
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Chance for players to share Magic
Sunbury residents who’ve become passionate about a trading card game played by more than 20 million people worldwide are being urged to join a growing…









