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Residents’ question time to start at City of Whittlesea meetings

City of Whittlesea residents are now able to ask questions of administrators at council meetings after its governance rules were amended last week.The amended...

Broadford rallies behind father with terminal cancer

By Aleksandra BliszczykA crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $15,000 in 10 days for cancer treatment for 39-year-old Broadford resident Darren Daynes.Mr Daynes and...

Gisborne growth and town character a concern for residents

The growth of the township and losing the character of the town were highlighted in a Gisborne Future project report presented to Macedon Ranges...

The Shack is back at Upper Plenty

By Colin MacGillivrayTHE Upper Plenty community had a celebration five years in the making last week as it welcomed the reopening of the Upper...

Bid to issue enforcement order on Tallarook music festival quashed

A Tallarook resident has taken an annual Easter music festival to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over 'likely music noise that might arise'.The...

Rock garden connects Whittlesea

By Steph McNicolA GARDEN of painted rocks has brightened a Whittlesea street, as young community members decorate rocks to add to the collection –...

Community group still in action

By Steph McNicol CORONAVIRUS did everything except stop the work of Love in Action Wallan, a social movement, according to founding member Jeremy Scrivens. The virus...

New social housing in Mitchell Shire

Mitchell Shire families will soon be able to move into two new homes in Wallan thanks to a $3.1 million partnership between social housing...

Stronger community through the pandemic

By Evelyn LeckieWHEN Ella Wallwork and Tash Phillips moved into their new place in Yarrambat late last year, they didn’t realise how well they...

Support packages for those in need

By Steph McNicolTHE generosity of the community overwhelmed organisers of Food 4 Thought as they were able to put together 72 care packages for...