Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

  • Christmas carols and cheer

    Christmas carols and cheer

    Goonawarra Primary School is bringing Christmas cheer to Sunbury this December. The school choir will be singing festive favourites and pop culture classics at the…

  • Woodend’s new hero

    Woodend’s new hero

    Cooper Duff-Tytler is the toast of Woodend after being selected at pick four by West Coast in the AFL national draft on Wednesday night. The…

  • Sweid is headed to Fremantle

    Sweid is headed to Fremantle

    New Fremantle forward Adam Sweid is ready to get to work after being taken with the last pick on night one of the AFL national…

  • AFL dream come true

    AFL dream come true

    The realisation that he is now an AFL player was still sinking in for Calder Cannons’ Cooper Duff-Tytler. While having represented Australia on the national…

  • Planning concerns aired

    Planning concerns aired

    Macedon Ranges council has flagged its concerns with the state government’s new Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 in its current form, and…

  • Sunbury says no to waste-to-energy

    Sunbury says no to waste-to-energy

    Sunbury’s got one big burning issue, and residents are uniting to try to stamp it out. Georgia Tacey caught up with the creator of the…

  • Rockies win derby

    Rockies win derby

    The Macedon Ranges Rockies were again too strong for the Kyneton Tigers in the Macedon Ranges derby in the Basketball Victoria Country Basketball League men’s…

  • Blaze prompts fire danger period warnings

    Blaze prompts fire danger period warnings

    Clarkefield CFA were called to a fire in the Riddells Creek area on Tuesday 18 November. Crews on the scene located three burn piles. Clarkefield…

  • Veteran groups awarded

    Veteran groups awarded

    A number of groups across the Macedon Ranges are benefiting from state government and the Victorian Veterans Council’s grants. Veterans Minister Natalie Suleyman and Macedon…

  • School funding boost

    School funding boost

    A number of schools across Macedon have received funding for Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced funding would be provided…

  • Kangaroos keen on building

    Kangaroos keen on building

    The Sunbury Kangaroos are focused on trying to build more depth to close the gap between its two sides in the Gisborne and District Cricket…

  • Pill testing expanded

    Pill testing expanded

    Mobile pill testing is coming to music festivals across Victoria. Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt announced pill testing will be available at a mix of…