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‘Junk’: Pensioner trapped by funeral insurance
When David Cail’s younger sister Leanne heard he was still paying $43 a fortnight from his pension for a funeral insurance plan he signed...
Celebrating first culture
Sunbury/Koorakoorakup sits on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples, and will celebrate National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week on...
Honouring place in art
Gisborne artist Samantha Gardiner remembers playing in a rambling Jacksons Creek as a child, going down in bare feet and gumboots to push through...
General practitioners welcome winter vaccine campaign
The federal government's $11 million campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated for Covid-19 and the flu this winter has been welcomed by the...
Hume council to call for Sunbury Road action
Hume council will write to the state government about the “disrepair” of Sunbury Road, due to heavy loads, grime and lack of lighting.
At...
Council grant for art group
The Kyneton Art Group is one of the latest recipients of Macedon Ranges council’s small project grants.
At a meeting on Wednesday, June 22,...
Another win for Youth Live4Life
Youth Live4Life has been granted more than $750,000 over three years to support young peoples’ mental health and wellbeing across regional and rural Victoria....
Support for rock master plan
Macedon Ranges council has voted to endorse the government’s revised Hanging Rock Precinct Master Plan, but to lobby on concerns about a lack of...
Support for students’ mental health
The Victorian government has announced it will invest $200 million to expand its Mental Health in Primary Schools program to every government and low-fee...
Community’s heart and soul food
Tucked between the laundromat and St Mary’s Church in the village of Romsey is a little kiosk full of friendly faces, now home to...
Budget celebrations in Woodend
There is cause for celebration in Woodend following the adoption of the 2022-23 Macedon Ranges council budget on Wednesday night.
The Woodend Golf Club...
Movement at the station
The bridge over Gap Road in Sunbury is taking shape, with 20 concrete beams lifted into place and concrete poured for the bridge deck...
Teaching future generations for 40 years
Riddells Creek local Kerry Trawn has been teaching Victorian primary school pupils for 40 years – last week she was recognised on the state’s...
Renters to easily reclaim bond
The state government has made an overhaul of the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA) system, to make it easier for renters, including those in...
Protecting wildlife at St Anne’s Primary
The kids at St Anne’s Primary School in Sunbury are excited to use their Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant to continue their sustainability journey.
The...
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‘Junk’: Pensioner trapped by funeral insurance
When David Cail’s younger sister Leanne heard he was still paying $43 a fortnight from his pension for a funeral insurance plan he signed...
