Tag: News
Community answers call to rescue rare bird
An escaped pet Golden Blue Macaw has been returned to its owner after a three day search, thanks to the help of the Macedon...
Kids can make a difference
Pupils at Diggers Rest Primary School are showing their can-do attitude by joining forces with the Salvation Army to give back to those in...
Support for community projects
Macedon Ranges council has awarded 26 community groups with funding to help them run projects, festivals and events in the coming year.
The total...
Sunbury Show 100th anniversary postponed
The Sunbury Show Society has postponed the 100th anniversary of its agricultural show, but will still host a portion of the show’s events online....
My Place: Maree Scale
Maree Scale is a Riddells Creek resident and a graduate of the Nature Stewards Program, which introduces participants to Victoria’s dynamic ecosystem and equips...
Kangaroos legend remembered
The Sunbury community is grieving the loss of Sunbury Kangaroos football president Allan Walters, who died last week.
A long list of community sporting...
Flower power
The Cancer Council is encouraging Macedon Ranges residents to make a positive contribution to the fight against cancer this August.
The Daffodil Day Appeal,...
Council backs free kinder
Hume council has endorsed the state government’s roll-out of free three-year-old kindergarten across the municipality for 2022.
It follows the state government’s announcement in...
Killara reaches solar goal
Killara Primary School has made the transition to clean energy by installing enough solar panels to power the entire school.
The 189 solar panel installation...
Tribute to music’s famous couple
The high-octane thrill of the 1950s and 60s are set to be the focus of an upcoming Johnny Cash and June Carter tribute act...
Give cricket a shot
Sunbury United Cricket Club is encouraging more kids to give cricket a crack next season after the club’s junior registrations dropped significantly during the...
Sunbury train line listed as exposure site
The Sunbury train line has been listed as a tier two exposure after a case travelled on public transport on three separate occasions last...
My Place: Andrew Smyth
Andrew Smyth is a resident of Riddells Creek and a central figure in the Macedon Ranges scouting community. He spoke with Oliver Lees after...
Pulling the brakes on truck noise
Sunbury residents are voicing their concerns over growing noise pollution along Sunbury Road, with the West Gate Tunnel soil relocation project is expected to...
Gambling regulation overhaul
More than $72 million was spent at poker machines in Hume in 2020-21, new Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation data reveals.
The municipality...
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Livingston new VIS boss
Three-time Olympic swimmer and high-profile sports administrator and commentator, Nicole Livingstone is the new chief executive of the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS).
Livingston joins...
