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Booming basketball registrations renews calls for sports hub
Macedon Ranges basketball is experiencing booming membership and the region’s courts are jam-packed. More than 200 new members have registered to play for the Gisborne…
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Young photographers time to shine
Budding photographers with an eye for a good photo can now enter Hume council’s youth photography competition. The competition, “How Do you See It?”, is…
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Calling on “backyard legends” to dig deep
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and volunteer to be “backyard legends” for a day. Volunteers can register…
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Election race is on for Hume and Macedon Ranges councils
The race is on in Hume and Macedon Ranges which have attracted big fields of candidates for next month’s council elections. There are 14…
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Call for a sky road in Sunbury
Traffic congestion in Sunbury has sparked a call for a “sky road” by Liberal MP Bernie Finn. The Bulla-based western metropolitan MP wants a…
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Oo Roo from Teldorado
Macedon Ranges’ ultimate blokey backyard is no longer open to the public, but money raised by its owner, Terry Moore, will have a lasting impact…
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Water works for Sunbury and Macedon
Major upgrades to recycled water plants at Sunbury, Melton and the Macedon Ranges are in the pipeline. Planning minister Richard Wynne last week launched Western…
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Veteran councillor to step down
“Everything must come to an end – and this is my end.” These were the sentiments of Jacksons Creek ward councillor Jack Ogilvie when last…
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Sunbury sports clubs delight plan progress
Sunbury’s sports community is thrilled upgrades to their home grounds at John McMahon Reserve are on track to go ahead. Hume council last week endorsed…
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Permit row leaves a sting
Two Malmsbury beekeepers are packing up their hives and leaving town because of a long running dispute with Macedon Ranges council. Malmsbury Honey business partners…
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Renewed calls for equine centre
The push is on again to get an equine centre up and running in the Macedon Ranges. Upper House Liberal MP Wendy Lovell has called…
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Hume councillor under fire for posts
Hume’s mayor fears that a series of racially inflammatory social media posts by a fellow councillor could undo years of work towards a culturally…
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