Tag: News
Take care and be aware
Melbourne paramedics are urging Victorians, including those in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, to access alternative care options and get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations...
Keeping Victorians safe online
The state government is marking World Password Day by launching a new cyber safety campaign to keep Victorians, including Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, safe...
Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
Council meeting disrupted
A Hume council meeting was brought to a standstill last week when attendees disrupted the proceedings yelling ‘free Palestine’ and ‘shame’ amid council discussing...
Dreaming of road safety
A Diggers Rest advocacy group is calling on the state government to use uncommitted infrastructure funds to widen and improve the safety of Vineyard...
Arts precinct’s next steps
The Sunbury Community Arts and Cultural Precinct at Jacksons Hill is continuing to progress, with Hume council endorsing the draft concept plans for stage...
Speaking out about violence
Throughout the country thousands of women have gathered to protest family and gender-based violence, amid heartbreaking stories and shocking new statistics.
In Hume, this...
Six-decade milestone for Salvos
The Salvation Army is aiming to raise an ambitious $38 million for its 60th year of the Red Shield Appeal and it is calling...
Five-star sustainability
Newham Primary School is continuing to kick sustainability goals and has been short-listed for Victoria’s largest celebration of school volunteers taking sustainability action.
As one...
Gisborne causes upset
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria and Macedon Ranges council have inspected 34 building sites around Gisborne and New Gisborne, and said they are...
Grants policy updated
Macedon Ranges council has updated its grants policy in an effort to streamline the process and improve access equity and transparency, while clarifying the...
Supporting volunteers
Local volunteers, and organisations recently gathered in Sunbury to discuss the impact of volunteering in the community with the federal Social Services Minister Amanda...
Speedsters caught out
Speeding motorists were caught out by police in Hume and Macedon Ranges during the Anzac Day period, with 18 drivers fined for speeding.
Operation Tribute...
CFA celebrates new tankers
The keys to three new trucks have officially been handed over to the Lancefield, Bullengarook and Springfield fire brigades, helping the brigades to protect...
Police plead for locked cars
Hume police are sending out a strong plea for residents to lock their car doors and take all valuables out amid an uptick in...