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A market just for junior
Mums and bubs are being invited to shop and play at a new market.
Mummy’s Little Treasures Baby and Kids Market is coming to Macedon...
Residents shelter from bushfire
Residents around Benloch in the Macedon Ranges were told to shelter indoors during a bushfire last Tuesday.
An emergency warning was issued about the blaze...
Crime down but thefts increase
Macedon Ranges overall crime levels have remained steady, but theft offences have hit a 10-year high, new figures reveal.
The latest data from the Crime...
Drivers stung in road crackdown
More than 10 drivers a day, on average, were caught breaking the law on Macedon Ranges roads during the Christmas and New Year period.
Police...
Grants offer a sporting chance
Sporting clubs in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges are set to receive a boost for female sport.
Four clubs will share in more than $485,000...
Concern rises over pokies
Hume council is concerned about an upward trend in gaming machine losses across the municipality, with more than $29 million lost in the first...
Fresh help for Macedon volunteers
A new volunteer resource centre has opened in Kyneton.
The centre will offer free advice and guidance about volunteer roles across the Macedon Ranges.
Cobaw Community...
Mayor puts health on agenda
Community will be at the heart of the tenure of Macedon Ranges’ new mayor.
Cr Janet Pearce was voted in as the new mayor during...
Cash pledge for Cross
The state opposition will contribute $100,000 towards restoring the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross if elected later this month.
The money will go towards repairing and...
My Place
Beverly Winnell is big on good grammar and manners. The Sunbury resident chats with Jessica Micallef about her involvement at the Macedon Ranges Croquet...
Fire work spend for schools
Schools across the Macedon Ranges are set to benefit from much-needed maintenance work.
More than 25 schools across the area will share in more than...
Ranges mining bid withdrawn
An application for a mining exploration licence in the Macedon Ranges has been withdrawn.
Perth-based company Macedon Resources last month withdrew its application for low-impact...
Kindergartens win in cash splash
Macedon Ranges and Diggers Rest families will benefit from a funding boost for early learning centres.
Woodend Kindergarten will receive $152,000 on top of its...
Calder overpass back on agenda
Road safety campaigners are renewing calls for an overpass at one of the Calder Freeway’s most notorious intersections.
Calder Action Group campaigner Russell Mowatt, a...
Daniher rallies for a cure
Former AFL great Neale Daniher brought the fight for a cure for motor neurone disease to the bush last week.
Mr Daniher – who has...
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Tips for smooth Christmas food shopping
’Tis the season for gathering with loved ones around a table full of food, but the art of food-shopping during the silly season can...
