Australian flag flying from a pole.

Sunbury to celebrate Australia Day

Australia Day will be celebrated in Sunbury next year with a festival planned for Sunday 26…

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Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre's outdoor pool.

Sunbury toddler pool cost blowout

A new toddler pool to be built at the Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre, budgeted to…

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Children's hands

Under fives play date with dads

Sunbury Dads playgroup launches Friday 19 July providing an opportunity for dads and father-figures to engage…

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BoilOver Performance theatre group. Heartstrings. Photo / supplied.

BoilOver to pull at your heart strings

BoilOver Performance Ensemble‘s next production is Heart Strings. Performers have been preparing for the show since…

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The Sunbury Show 2023.

Vendors wanted for annual Sunbury Show

The annual Sunbury Agricultural Show is being held on Saturday 12 October at the Clark Oval.…

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Carols by Candlelight, Craigieburn. Photo / video screengrab.

Councillors sing from the same hymn book over Carols by Candlelight

When mayor Naim Kurt first proposed a Carols by Candlelight event for Westmeadows, he opened a…

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Michael Prewer with his new book RE Generation. Photo / Supplied.

50,000 year generation gap explored by Sunbury author

Climate change has wiped all mammalian life from the planet’s surface, leaving pine trees and mushrooms…

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Bill Kirk's last breakfast show on Sunbury Radio.

Breakfast show host calls it a day

Sunbury Radio is looking for a new breakfast show host after one of its longest-serving presenters…

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A scene from the documentary This is Going to be Big. Photo / supplied.

This is big – school pupils are talk of the town

The second part of a documentary featuring teenagers from Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School is…

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Prog-rock band ‘Kush’ perform to a packed audience at Sunbury ’74.  Photo / Peter Evans.

Sunbury’s original pop festivals remembered

The Sunbury ’24 exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Sunbury Pop Festivals with photographs, memorabilia,…

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The courtyard, with the theatre building on the left at Building 22. Photo / Sunbury Life.

Jacksons Hill cultural precinct – former asylum open days

To encourage more community feedback on how a section of the former lunatic asylum on Jacksons…

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Music fans line up in front of the main stage at Sunbury '24. Photo / Steve Hart

More major events to follow Sunbury ’24 success

Thousands of concert goers rocked away the day and night at Sunbury ’24 on Saturday 13…

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Mitch Tambo.

Festival of choirs to entertain Sunbury

Seven choirs will take to the stage during the Sunbury Festival of Choirs being organised by…

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Sunbury festival 24 - live on Sunbury Radio.

Sunbury ’24 to be broadcast live

With all tickets sold out for this weekend's Sunbury '24 music festival, those who can't attend…

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Deb Sweeney was among the crowds at the 1975 Sunbury Rock festival. Photo / Sunbury Life.

Dream comes true for rock festival fan

News that a pop festival is to be held to celebrate Sunbury's iconic open air rock…

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Ross Wilson. Musician and singer Daddy Cool.

Sunbury ’24 headliners named

A list of iconic performers who appeared at the Sunbury Rock Festivals in the seventies have…

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Langma Park, Sunbury United Sporting Club.

Sports club to build children’s play area

Sunbury United Sporting Club is to build a children’s play area and an extension to its…

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Sunbury Pop festival 1973

Get ready to rock!

The vibe of Sunbury’s iconic 1970’s rock concerts is set to take over The Nook in…

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Ball Court Hotel beer garden, Macedon Street, Sunbury.

The big reveal – Ball Court Hotel

Following a $3.8m renovation the Ball Court Hotel in Macedon St is now fully open. Jess…

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Prog-rock band ‘Kush’ perform to a packed audience at Sunbury ’74.  Photo / Peter Evans.

Where were you in ’74?

On the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Sunbury Rock Festival, Peter Evans remembers the day, who…

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SunFest.

SunFest stall holders wanted

Organisers of SunFest 2024 are calling for stallholders of all kinds to sign-up and join the…

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