Mernda residents promised better mobile coverage by Liberals
The Liberals will allocate funding to improve mobile coverage in Mernda.
A new TPG site is set for 140 Schotters Road, Mernda.
The Morrison Government last week announced it planned to spend $28.2 million on 66 projects...
Train signalling upgrades, electric buses on the agenda for Seymour
By Colin MacGillivray
Train signalling upgrades and the announcement of Seymour as a trial centre for Victoria’s promised zero-emissions bus fleet were on the agenda during state Minister for Public Transport and Roads Ben Carroll’s...
Weed management made easy by drone donation
By Tricia Mifsud
Weed Management has become easier and more efficient for the Southwest Goulburn Landcare Network after it received a drone to assist their work.
The DJI Agras T10 Drone, valued at $25,000, was donated...
Telstra increases blocks on scam text messages
Telstra has introduced a new SMS scam filter feature to better protect customers from scam text messages by blocking them at a network level before they reach mobile devices.
The move comes after a rise...
Plans to revitalise northern Victoria rail
By Colin MacGillivray
GREATER capacity and consistency for rail services in northern Victoria are among the expected benefits of a rail project funded by the Federal Government.
Member for McEwen Rob Mitchell welcomed the government’s announcement...
Steph Ryan: Pyalong power problems need new solution
By Colin MacGillivray
MEMBER for Euroa Steph Ryan has joined a community call for new solutions to power problems plaguing the town of Pyalong.
Pyalong residents have been frustrated for years by frequent power outages, some...
Residents slam government response to June storm damages
By Colin MacGillivray
MACEDON Ranges and Mitchell residents have slammed a ‘disgraceful’ Federal Government response to their concerns after petitioning for better telecommunications infrastructure following June’s devastating storms.
Many homes across the region were left without...
Goulburn Valley Water vows net zero emissions by 2050
GOULBURN Valley Water has joined governments and businesses around the world working to mitigate climate change by committing to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The utility corporation has joined Race to Zero, a...
Macedon Ranges Shire Council rejects Gisborne communications tower
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...
Diamond delay
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...