Technology

MACEDON Ranges Shire Council has refused an application for a telecommunication tower at Gisborne, set to be used by the Country Fire Authority and Western Water. One of the key reasons for the refusal was...

By Colin MacGillivray MITCHELL Shire Council has united with the federal opposition to call for immediate works on a planned Hume Freeway diamond interchange at Watson Street, Wallan. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development...

MEMBER for McEwen Rob Mitchell believes public interest journalism in communities is being hung out to dry in the tussle between the Federal Government and Facebook. Mr Mitchell said he was alarmed at the savage...

By Colin MacGillivray AUSTRALIA’S only purpose-built hyperbaric chamber for treating animals has put Whittlesea’s The Vet Practice on the national veterinary map. A hyperbaric chamber is a machine that allows oxygen to be delivered to a...

By Jackson Russell CITY of Whittlesea residents will be playing the waiting game after the Federal Government announced a $4.5 billion investment into the National Broadband Network, according to Member for McEwen Rob Mitchell. Minister for...

By Jackson Russell MITCHELL Shire residents will be playing the waiting game after the Federal Government announced a $4.5 billion investment into the National Broadband Network, according to Member for McEwen Rob Mitchell. Minister for Communications,...

MITCHELL Community Energy, MCE, will host a national webinar on community batteries that will explore their potential to boost energy accessibility in the shire. MCE president Peter Lockyer said community batteries were being rolled out...

By Jackson Russell - Dulux’s Merrifield factory in Mickleham is aiming to improve the safety of staff during the COVID-19 pandemic by installing thermal cameras at its entrance to check the temperature of every person...

Telstra’s new 5G network has started to rollout in Wallan, with parts of the town among the first outer-suburban locations to gain access to the network. While only parts of Wallan will receive 5G coverage,...

CITY of Whittlesea students have won a state-wide award for creating a walking school bus robot - an invention that walks students to school and collects organic and food wastefor the school compost bin. The...