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Consultation urged over airport quarantine plan
The Sunbury Residents Association is calling for community consultation on a state government plan to build a COVID-19 quarantine facility at Melbourne Airport.
Last week,...
Help getting fit
Free outdoor fitness classes will be made available to Macedon Ranges residents next month.
Macedon Ranges council will deliver programs and facilities to support people...
Cash boost for outdoor dining
Macedon Ranges council is eligible for up to $500,000 to assist local hospitality venues to implement outdoor dining measures.
The funding is part of the...
COVID support for businesses
Macedon Ranges council is encouraging local businesses affected by COVID-19 to apply for vouchers of up to $100 for professional services.
As part of the...
Facebook wipes Australian news content in new law showdown
Australian Facebook users have been blocked from accessing news sites via their social media feeds in a dramatic escalation of the tech giant’s stand-off...
Lockdown waiting game
By Jessica Micallef
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents are eagerly waiting to find out if Victoria will be released from a five-day stage four lockdown...
Live music is back
Celebrate the return of live music at the Macedon Ranges Music Festival.
The festival, held next month, will feature a string of local musicians along...
Relay for a friend
Jodie Dobbs has been taking part in the Lancefield and Macedon Ranges Relay for Life for seven years. But the 2021 event holds a...
350,000 asked to ‘please explain’
About 350,000 "please explain" notices will be sent by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to Victorians who failed to vote in last year's...
Youths ‘terrorising the town’
A Romsey resident says he "fears for his life", claiming a group of youths have been "terrorising the town".
William Nixon has lived in Romsey...
Library fines a thing of the past
Hume library patrons will be able to return overdue items without fear of being fined.
Hume libraries at Sunbury, Broadmeadows, Craigieburn, Gladstone Park and Tullamarine...
Hume council CEO resigns
Hume council chief executive Domenic Isola has handed in his resignation, just six months into a new four-year contract.
Mr Isola was appointed as chief...
CFA market falls victim to COVID
The Macedon CFA Flea Market, which usually attracts "several hundred people", has been cancelled for 2021.
The decision to cancel the market, scheduled for Saturday,...
Cash boost for community hub
The new Dulap Wiliam Hub in Sunbury will receive $30,000 annually over the next three years from Hume council to assist with its operation.
At...
Search for volunteers
The Sunbury Toy Library is on a hunt for volunteers.
The toy library is jampacked with toys, with children up to eight-years-old able to borrow...