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Police seek witnesses after stabbing on Sunbury-bound train

Police are seeking witnesses to a stabbing on a Sunbury-bound train last week. It is alleged a man travelling on a train between Footscray...

Coaches replacing trains as major power outage limits V/Line services across the state

Coaches are being organised to replace V/Line trains across the state, as a major power outage in the CBD has severely limited the regional...

Ranges towns are hot property

The average time that properties in Woodend and Gisborne spent on the market was cut by more than two weeks in the year to...

High suicide rate cause for concern

Advocates have voiced their concerns at the state of mental health in the Macedon Ranges, as they struggle to identify the cause of the...

Grant help make memoir a reality

An author in the Macedon Ranges has received a prestigious grant that will help fly her north to write the first ever memoir of...

Jobless rate on the rise

Unemployment is on the rise in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges as Hume records the highest jobless rate in the state. National Skills Commission...

Inspired by nature

For photographer Tiffany Warner, there’s no place like the Macedon Ranges to hone her craft. “My family and I left the Macedon Ranges for...

Rare plants on show

A garden containing rare and unusual plants in Macedon is opening to the public later this month. Stephen Ryan will accept guests to his...

Kids say thanks

A group of kids in the Macedon Ranges have come together to raise funds for the State Emergency Service's (SES) Gisborne unit. Children from...

Bridging the knowledge gap

Macedon Ranges Further Education Centre (MRFEC) is now accepting enrolments for their next semester. Based in Gisborne, MRFEC provides courses tailored to assist adult...

Upgrade to light up Lancefield Park

Sports teams will be able to play and train at Lancefield Park at night, with the state government committing $209,000 to upgrade the reserve's...

Stay on top of your waste

A new app has launched in the Macedon Ranges to help users stay on top of their waste. The MRSC waste app has been...

Stay on top of your waste

A new app has launched in the Macedon Ranges to help users stay on top of their waste. The MRSC waste app has been...

Grant to help gardens flourish

Macedon Ranges council has received an $180,000 grant to improve its botanical gardens. The funding will be shared between the Gisborne and Malmsbury Botanic...

Bowel cancer screening on the rise

More Macedon Ranges residents are participating in bowel cancer screenings than ever before, according to latest data. The figures released by the Australian Institute of...

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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...

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