There are two fires to report this week.
The first was on Sunday at a vacant house in Vineyard Road. Fire crews arrived to the house at just before midnight Sunday 16 March to find the property well alight.
A man seen nearby was arrested by police, questioned, and released. The cause of the blaze is unclear, it was extinguished by 3am, and investigations continue.
On Thursday 20 March a single level home at 1 Scott Street caught alight. 33 firefighters attended the lunch time blaze, there were no injuries, and the fire was put out by 2pm.
Onto a happier item now, Sunfest was a great success Saturday with more than 800 people taking part in the street parade.
Check Sunbury Life for the full story and photos.
There are moves to re-start Sunbury Lions Club. The club closed almost two years ago, but now members of Lions Club Bachuss Marsh are banging the drum to attract locals to get the club up and going again.
Club members have been at Sunbury shopping centres to sign up volunteers.
Hume City Council has asked police to investigate the alleged recording and publication of an ‘unauthorised’ recording of a private council meeting that was shared on social media.
It’s claimed the recording was made in early 2024 and published in October, when local election campaigns were in full swing. In a letter to police, the council’s CEO Sheena Frost does not state who was recorded, what was discussed, or who is alleged to have shared the recording.
At a recent Hume City Council public question time a local asked about the sale of land in front of the town’s multi deck car park.
Council says it is committed to supporting the primacy of the Sunbury Town Centre that could include further commercial development in and around the site.
We have a list of all the latest council Q&As on our website.
Free meals and an optional assessment by a social worker are some of the services offered by a new group to Sunbury called Give Until it Hurts.
Run by Garnet Jacob, a social worker and the not-for-profit’s president, the organisation opened its doors at the Evans St Youth Centre last Wednesday to offer free meals and support to those who want it.
See the story for a full list of meal services in Sunbury.
Waste management firm Hi-Quality – now known as HiQ – is weeks away from submitting plans for a waste-to-energy plant for its 256ha site in Bulla.
he firm, which runs a so-called Eco-Hub at 570-600 Sunbury Rd, announced a range of proposals for the site in January 2024. They include a drilling mud washing operation, expanding the quarry, a treatment facility for hazardous waste, and a power generation plant using waste, destined for landfill, for fuel.
We have extensive coverage on HiQ’s plans for Bulla.
