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Full steam ahead!
All aboard! The Sunbury Model Railway Club is hosting its annual model train exhibition this month.
The exhibition will include demonstrations of model train sets...
Protecting plants from peril
Private gardens can play a role in saving endangered plants, and an upcoming talk by the Kyneton Horticultural Society will explain how.
Hosted by Ironstone...
Hume Seniors Festival underway
There will be a diverse range of activities throughout October as part of the Hume Seniors Festival.
Throughout October, seniors in Hume are invited to...
Prioritise work safety this month
Safe Work Australia is encouraging Australians, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to focus on safety this month for National Safe Work Month.
Held...
My Place
Macedon Ranges Spinners and Fibre Group president Kerri Borg is a passionate textile artist and Sunbury resident. Oscar Parry spoke with Kerri about her...
Kyneton palm reaches new heights
An enormous palm tree in Kyneton has been nominated for the Victorian Tree of the Year, where it will stand off against eight other...
There’s no place like Homb
Homb empowers new mothers, striving to prevent postnatal depression and anxiety.
Founder Larissa Leone is also working to change the ubiquitous baby-first narrative and make...
NBN tower works underway
Upgrade works to the NBN fixed wireless network are continuing in Hume and Macedon Ranges, with planned outages and service interruptions expected.
Fixed wireless technology...
Insect expo crawls closer
Thousands of insect enthusiasts from Australia and beyond are preparing to swarm to Woodend this month for the National Insect Expo at Buffalo Stadium.
The...
Sunbury candidates put up their hands
Sunbury will be presented by just two councillors following this month’s council election. There is one vacancy in each of Jackson Hill Ward and...
Candidates vie for election
As 20 candidates vie to fill the nine vacant councillor roles in this month’s Macedon Ranges local government elections, we meet the candidates who...
Barb’s quirky history tales
When asked how she became an amateur historian, Williamstown’s Barb McNiell credits her school teachers with firing her interest in the topic.
“If you’d been...
Pillage, plunder and a gold heist
On 2 April, 1852, the Nelson, a 603 ton barque commanded by Captain Walter Wright, was anchored near the Williamstown breakwater, ready...
Salvo sign up for natural disaster volunteers
Forget rain, hail, or shine – Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) volunteers brave “fires, floods, and earthquakes” to help those in danger.
Now, the SAES...
Shelled athletes race for gold
The Paris Olympics may have recently come to an end, but for a group of bustling and energetic tortoises at Werribee Open Range Zoo,...
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Hospital board applicants encouraged
Victorians are being asked to consider how their leadership, financial skills, local knowledge and lived experience could benefit the state’s hospitals by joining ...
