Tag: macedon ranges
Bank cash a winner
Community and sports groups across the Macedon Ranges have a million reasons to be happy.
With its latest round of community funding, Gisborne Bendigo Bank...
Lunch with neighbours
The Romsey and Lancefield neighbourhood houses have joined forces to feed it forward.
The Feed It Forward lunch is an initiative for locals to donate...
Green light for village extension
A planning permit application to extend a retirement village in Woodend has been approved.
The application, from Collie Pty Ltd, proposed to add 27 dwellings...
Push for ‘wildlife’ zones
A Cherokee resident is calling for dual speed zones on Macedon Ranges back roads.
Resident John Power said he wanted to highlight the importance of...
Water warning a dry argument
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents are being urged to save water despite recent rain.
Western Water general manager Graham Holt said residents shouldn’t become complacent...
MPs returned in Labor loss
Labor’s Rob Mitchell has been re-elected in the seat of McEwen.
With 70.3 per cent of first preference votes counted, Mr Mitchell had secured 40.7...
Ambo responses gather speed
Ambulance response times in the Macedon Ranges have become almost a minute faster, according to the latest data.
The latest quarterly performance data, for January...
Labor set to return to power in McEwen
Rob Mitchell looks likely to be re-elected in the seat of McEwen following today's national election.
Mr Mitchell held the seat by six per cent...
One peck of a talent
Forget Albert Einstein – Lolly the chicken is the new Macedon Ranges mathematician.
Edgar’s Mission communications officer Paula Jewell said Lolly was one of 15,000...
Ranges’ bus service boost
Macedon Ranges bus services have been given a boost, with 60 extra services set to be implemented for travel between key towns.
The number of...
Police numbers bolstered
More police officers will be out in force in Hume and the Macedon Ranges in the next 12 months.
Victoria Police and the state government...
Special day for a mum
Sarah Scorrar is looking forward to celebrating her first Mother’s Day with husband Paul and four-month-old son Finn.
To celebrate the special day, Ms Scorrar...
Food bin deal rolled out
Macedon Ranges residents will be able to place food waste in their garden bins from next year.
From January, residents in Kyneton, Gisborne, Woodend, Mount...
My Place: Noel Wilcox
What is your connection to Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges?
My wife and I, we’ve been long-time residents in Gisborne South … we’ve been here...
Budget big on projects
Macedon Ranges residential property owners can expect an increase in their rates next financial year.
Macedon Ranges mayor Janet Pearce presented the council’s draft budget...
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Council meeting disrupted
A Hume council meeting was brought to a standstill last week when attendees disrupted the proceedings yelling ‘free Palestine’ and ‘shame’ amid council discussing...
