IT’S a case of all or nothing for the Gisborne Dragons this weekend when they face Sunbury United in a one-day match to decide whether they play finals cricket in 2010.

THE CAUSE of a fire that completely destroyed a house in Bolinda yesterday is being investigated.

SUNBURY residents are being encouraged to get crafty for a cause.

SUNBURY United coach Brendan Lakic says his newly promoted side will be “fitter, faster and stronger” in 2010.

CAR lovers will be in their element when the Macedon Ranges and District Motor Club stages its annual Picnic at Hanging Rock event this Sunday.

MOUNT Carmel Tennis Club had another successful junior championships with more than 40 players taking part in the yearly event.

WESTERN Water is boosting fire protection measures at pump stations and water filtration plants in the high-risk fire zones around Macedon, Woodend and Melton.

THE Macedon Ranges recorded six fatalities on the road last year, half of them motorcyclists.

GISBORNE renters are paying 21 per cent more for properties in the town compared with last year, a new report reveals.

VICTORIA is set to have its highest fire-risk day since Black Saturday tomorrow.

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THE best local food, wine, art and music the Macedon Ranges has to offer will be on show this weekend.

LANCEFIELD winemaker Phillip Moraghan knows he will never taste the optimum wine from his 10-year-old vines.

SPORT stacking may not be well-known in Australia, but the Macedon Ranges is home to one of the country’s best competitors.

THE Gisborne Dragons are breathing fire again in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association’s McIntyre Cup.

BOGOTA: Venezuela has denied permission for a plane to land to recover the bodies of eight slain Colombians, who were among a dozen kidnapped during a football match in Venezuela.

SUNBURY Heights Primary School pupils are doing their bit for victims of the tsunami that devastated Samoa last month.

AFTER more than 20 years in Woodend, the woman who was one of the town’s first resident general practitioners is getting ready to hang up her stethoscope and head into retirement.

HUME Council has launched a fire-prevention campaign in the lead-up to what is predicted to be the worst fire season in decades.

SUNBURY residents have tired of attacks from a persistent flock of corellas.