Fine-tuning required: says council
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has declined to endorse a localised planning statement until it is fine-tuned.
The Macedon Ranges Statement of Planning Policy was formally...
Attack on plastic
Woodend residents joined in a global day of action on Saturday by holding a plastic attack at their local Coles supermarket.
A plastic attack is...
Farm zone housing still a ripe issue
Olive growers in Pastoria's east have argued their produce, animals and farm plan would suffer without the constant on-ground care that a house on...
Upgrade pre-empts severe season
With a severe fire season forecast, the state's environment minister has visited Mount Tarrengower to check progress on the $1 million upgrade of the...
Plans not yet rock solid
Commercial development at Hanging Rock's East Paddock is unlikely but has not yet been ruled out as Macedon Ranges Shire Council last week adopted...
Goats have the goods
Holy Goat Cheese in Sutton Grange is living proof that small farms can be successful farms.
The organic farm has taken out the Producer of...
War on fruit fly
Efforts to avert the threat of fruit fly before it impacts on local fruit and veg producers have been ramped up at Harcourt with...
Living gently on the land
Environmental warriors Neil and Heather Barrett are well known for their active involvement in business and the community, but it's their campaigns for green...
Prison inmates help threatened phascogales
Phascogales in the Barfold area will soon be getting new homes thanks to inmates at Middleton Prison in Castlemaine.
The inmates have been hard at...
The Wiglesworth waste files
Castlemaine's Bill Wiglesworth is certainly not the only person calling for a container recycling desposit scheme in the state of Victoria.
But he may be...
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...
“Pathetic” – Councillor slams Australia’s recycling inaction
Mount Alexander Shire Council has joined calls for a federal government inquiry into the future of waste and recycling in Australia with a local...
