A changing landscape?
Accommodation, restaurants and convenience stores could become part of Macedon Ranges’ farming and rural landscape, under the newly released Draft Rural Land Use Strategy.
Greater...
Life at The Paddock – Guided site tours on Sunday
Sixteen months after moving into her new abode in Castlemaine's agenda-setting eco village, The Paddock, Deb Shand is loving her new lifestyle.
The retired library...
A fungus lover’s foray into foraging
Interest in foraging for wild food is on the rise, and magnificent mushrooms are very much on the menu. But if you’re gathering your...
Ranges residents save tonnes from landfill
Macedon Ranges residents have helped save 8492 tonnes of organic waste from landfill since Macedon Ranges Council’s four-bin service was introduced last year.
The new...
Deposit scheme wait
Litter along local roads and in public places is a pet peeve for Castlemaine local Bill Wiglesworth.
He wants to see container deposit legislation introduced...
Coliban Water convicted over Campaspe River pollution
Coliban Water has been convicted and fined for discharging treated wastewater from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant to Snipes Creek at Edgecombe in 2019...
Kyneton South subdivision to VCAT
Residents of Kyneton South have won the support of the local council in their fight against an 87-lot subdivision for Harpers Lane but the...
Glen Junor gone from Gisborne Futures plan
Land known as Glen Junor has been thrown out of Macedon Ranges Shire Council's controversial 30-year Gisborne Futures draft plan.
It came down to the...
Help shape Malmsbury’s gardens
Macedon Ranges residents can help shape the future planning of the heritage-listed Malmsbury Botanic Gardens.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has released the gardens' draft master...
Help shape Malmsbury's gardens
Macedon Ranges residents can help shape the future planning of the heritage-listed Malmsbury Botanic Gardens.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has released the gardens' draft master...
Hunt season announced – Animal welfare campaigners slam decision to proceed
Animal welfare campaigners have slammed the Victorian Government's decision to approve a duck hunting season for 2021.
A shortened season for Victoria was announced on...
‘Tack-on Sunburyisation’
A developer's bid to subdivide a 60-acre parcel of farmland at Kyneton South into 87 residential lots would be a complete overdevelopment of the...
