Crews at Diggers Rest are preparing for the arrival of giant T-beams for the new road bridge that…
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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 to be rebuilt
Rail commuters could face delays once work starts on the upgrading of Sunshine Station. Among the…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 level crossings latest
The final designs of the new road bridges that will remove two level crossings in Diggers…
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Sunbury teens arrested
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a group of youths after an alleged attempted robbery in…
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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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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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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 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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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 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 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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