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Youth Projects reaching out
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on youth living in Melbourne’s northern and north-western suburbs, with hundreds of young people reaching out to...
Express service as libraries defy lockdown
Hume residents can get lost in a good book during lockdown, with Hume Libraries launching a home delivery service.
The library express service launched last...
Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand...
Grants to combat virus
Hume council has made $450,000 in grants available to community groups and residents to help them adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and continue building...
Whole new direction for Holgate
Strict COVID-19 regulations may have forced Holgate Brewhouse to close its pub and restaurant for the foreseeable future, but the Woodend business has moved...
Kyneton shows its kindness
Three Kyneton residents are on a mission to make it easier for people to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul Tagell, Lee Sandwith...
Immunisation sessions extended
Council-run immunisations sessions in the Macedon Ranges have been extended, to make it easier for parents to ensure their children’s vaccinations are up-to-date.
Macedon Ranges...
Hume council funds care package
Families, businesses and sporting clubs struggling with the financial impact of COVID-19 will receive a helping hand from Hume council.
As part of the second...
Hearty home meals help residents
A new meal delivery service is striving to help Woodend residents aged 50 and over to stay home during the coronavirus crisis.
The weekly service...
School’s in for four-year-old kinder
Kindergartens across the Macedon Ranges have re-opened, but will only be running four-year-old programs.
Macedon Ranges council’s eight kindergartens re-opened for term two on April...
There’s a bear in there …
There’s a bear hunt taking place across Sunbury.
Families across the town have embraced the world-wide bear hunt movement, placing teddies in their windows for...
Coronavirus cases rise
The Macedon Ranges and Hume have recorded an increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
Department of Health and Human Services data shows there...
Macedon Ranges council push for remote meetings
Macedon Ranges council has cancelled its next council meeting in a bid to reduce the risk to councillors and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Family violence could surge
The state and federal governments are being urged to provide more support for family violence support services, with women’s health groups anticipating a surge...
Zooming in on choir
The Cobaw With One Voice Central Victoria choir has taken its singing sessions online to help members stay connected.
Cobaw community connections manager Carly Visscher...
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Taranto’s road to recovery
One of the hallmarks of the rise of women’s sport over the last decade, is the sense that it is different.
Rather than just...
