Uber taxi

Sunbury Senior’s get a ticket to ride

Members of Sunbury Seniors will be able to attend events and social engagements more easily thanks…

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Sunshine Station upgrade - artist's impression. Image / supplied.

Sunshine Station to be rebuilt

Rail commuters could face delays once work starts on the upgrading of Sunshine Station. Among the…

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airport

Third runway for Melbourne Airport

A third runway for Melbourne Airport got the green light from Catherine King MP today. The…

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A black swan at Spavin Lake found with a fish hook in its beak, animal rescue volunteers removed it. Photo / supplied.

Fishing hooks worry for animal rescue volunteers

A black swan frequently seen at Spavin Lake, that was treated for zinc poisoning in May,…

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road traffic.

Hume City Council joins campaign for better transport

Hume City Council is asking the State and Federal governments to improve the region’s transport system…

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Sunbury Aquatic and leisure Centre.

Roadworks disrupt leisure centre users

Parking close to the Sunbury Aquatic and leisure Centre may be difficult for the next few…

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Car parked on a berm.

Narrow streets cause a fine mess for drivers

The plight of car owners being pinged for parking on nature strips and gutters was raised…

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Bicycle

Council plans for more bikes and doubling its fleet of EVs

A draft transport strategy (PDF) for Hume, written by council staff, appeared to receive a lukewarm…

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Michael (Mic) Whitty at Sunbury Cemetery as part of his worldwide cycle tour of war graves. Photo / Sharon Oakley.

One man, two wheels, and thousands of war graves

Michael “Mic” Whitty is cycling around Australia as part of a 30-year quest to visit every…

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Diggers Rest new bridge.

Diggers Rest level crossings latest

The final designs of the new road bridges that will remove two level crossings in Diggers…

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police

Sunbury teens arrested

Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a group of youths after an alleged attempted robbery in…

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Sunbury bus.

Commuters still waiting for Sunbury – Diggers Rest bus service

A new bus route offering a direct link between Sunbury and Diggers Rest, announced by MP…

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Maria Augustus-Dunn of Sunbury with her books.

Wherever I hang my hat…

After more than a decade on the road travelling across Australia, Maria Augustus-Dunn and her husband…

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Big Build Roads fun day Sat 16 Dec 2023. Tulsa Drive Reserve at Goonawarra.

Family fun day at Tulsa Drive Reserve

The closing stages of Sunbury’s biggest road infrastructure project was celebrated on Saturday 16 December when…

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Sunbury line upgrade completed

Major work on the Sunbury Line has been completed in readiness to run bigger, more modern trains…

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Sunbury railway station

Sunbury rail line level crossings to be removed

Two level crossings in Diggers Rest will be gone for good in 2025 says Josh Bull,…

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Sunbury bus.

Pressure starts to build for better bus services

A call for a review of public transport in Sunbury has been sent to MP Ben…

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Melbourne airport showing a Qantas aircraft on the apron.

Melbourne Airport passengers returning to pre-lockdown levels

Passenger numbers through Melbourne Airport returned to almost 88% of pre-Covid levels in March 2023, with…

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Bonza Airline at Melbourne Airport

Bonza launches first flight from Melbourne Airport

The first Bonza flight has taken off from Melbourne Airport heading for the Sunshine Coast, marking…

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