Community News
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When less is more
In a world with a population forecast to hit 8.5 billion in just 12 years, the need to find more effective means of housing people is becoming ever more urgent, Castlemaine’s Anitra Nelson says. As associate professor with the Centre for Urban Planning at RMIT, identifying new and more efficient ways of housing people is…
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Fight refuelled – Petrol station plans resurface with bid for restaurant
*Published: Midland Express, September 4, 2017 Controversial plans have reemerged for a service station at the southern gateway to Woodend – this time with a 23-seat convenience restaurant in tow. Reminiscent of 2015 plans, the design incorporates illuminated signage and four double-sided petrol bowsers with canopy, but also includes a double-storey shopfront and what could…
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Petrol plans doused
*Published: Midland Express, October 10, 2017 Brakes have been put on divisive plans for a petrol station and 23-seat convenience restaurant at the southern gateway to Woodend. Council planners have now red flagged the proposal, taking heed from a similar plan for the High Street site that lost at VCAT in 2015 with strong community…
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Early birthday gift for brigade
News of a new fire station is an early birthday present for Carlsruhe Fire Brigade as it prepares to celebrate 60 years. The brigade can expect to settle into a new site next year, calling home to a multi-bay facility with kitchen, meeting room and other enhancements for volunteers, following the surprise announcement of $600,000…
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Backlash over bike review
Community backlash may force Macedon Ranges Shire Council to reconsider a review of its ban on motorised recreational vehicle use within 500 metres of a house. The local law was adopted five years ago in response to a multitude of complaints about recreational vehicle noise and impact to amenity, but councillors recently voted 5-4 to…
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Guardians brave the elements
Wild and windy weather didn’t deter prospective River Guardians from walking along the Campaspe River at Carlsruhe at an Upper Campaspe Landcare Network River Restoration Field Day on Saturday. Thirty-two people braved the elements to learn from six experts in the field how to restore river health. They were inspired by award-winning river ecologists to…
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Meet the Dads Club
It might be difficult to make new mates in a new town but one group of dads is making it easier for people to connect. With “a couple of beers and a few laughs”, ‘Dads Club’ aims to facilitate better connectedness for regional men and promote male mental health awareness, says vice-president and co-founder Luke…
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Local Vets honoured
Kyneton has become host to myriad of colours and textures this week for the Kyneton Anzac week quilt exhibition – With You With Me With Them. The week-long exhibition honours those who have served our country by their military service. Together with a host of partnering organisations, the event organisers have created an extensive and…
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Callum a real champion
For the last three Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeals, young Callum Judd has been watching progress from his hospital bed. This year the brave seven-year-old joined his family to actually be involved in the collection with the volunteers from the Woodend CFA. Callum suffers from neuroblastoma, which is the most common solid tumour of…
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Local efforts impress
Young people today can come under a lot of criticism, but the youth of the region made an invaluable and fantastic contribution to this year’s record-breaking Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal collection. More than $18M was raised this year across the state, with local contributions impressive across the region. In the Kyneton district more…