Tag: News
Plant some spring cheer
Kyneton residents are being encouraged to plant daffodil bulbs in their gardens to bring colour to the town in spring.
The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts...
Carpark plan still on the move
Hume council has put the call out for tenders from companies interested in completing a design and feasibility study for a multi-level carpark in...
Buy a pint for later
Nobody likes nursing a beer, but buying a pint today to drink later could save your local haunt.
Carlton and United Breweries have teamed up...
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...
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Don’t let your campfire become a bushfire this Summer
Fire authorities and public land managers have called on anyone camping in Victorian parks, reserves and forests this summer to check the conditions and...
