Emergency Services
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Cash lift for emergency services
Sunbury, Diggers Rest and Macedon Ranges emergency services have been given a boost after receiving grants valued at more than $800,000 for new equipment. More…
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Siren sounds on risky drivers
Hume and Macedon Ranges police were working long after the final football siren sounded as part of Operation Scoreboard over the recent long weekend. Hume…
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Burn-off warning
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges landowners are urged to take extra care with any burn-offs as the weather warms up. Macedon Ranges council, in consultation with…
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Fireys take giant steps
Macedon Ranges firefighters are stepping up their support for people living with mental illness. Firefighters from Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Malmsbury and Riddells Creek are joining…
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Ambulance response improving
Ambulances are arriving at code one emergencies in the Macedon Ranges quicker, latest figures shows. June quarter ambulance data, released recently, revealed that 65.2 per…
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Sunbury CFA life honour
A Sunbury fire brigade stalwart has been honoured with a lifetime membership. When the Country Fire Authority brigade celebrated its annual awards earlier this month,…
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Anxious wait on poddle
The 96-year-old owner of an historic Mount Macedon home that was destroyed by fire earlier this month is facing another heartbreaking situation – Sienna, her…
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Jess takes a leading role
Kyneton Country Fire Authority brigade’s first female officer isn’t fazed by much – but knowing she is the first woman to hold a post in…
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Three rescued from fire
Police helped save three people and a dog from a house fire in Werribee on Tuesday. Detectives from the Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit were on…
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Fire rips through historic Kyneton house
Fire has ripped through a 160-year-old homestead recently renovated by former television personality Tonia Todman. The blaze which heavily damaged the homestead early Monday was…
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Guy weighs in on crime strife
Harsher punishment for disrespectful behaviour in court, naming and shaming repeat youth offenders and a maximum security prison are among solutions to Victoria’s crime…
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Upgrade win for Sunbury SES
Sunbury emergency service volunteers will get some much-needed improvements, thanks to community support and a government grant. State Emergency Service volunteers will receive more than…
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