Environment
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‘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…
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Farm build rights gone?
Landowners in the Macedon Ranges will lose their existing rights to build a dwelling on 40ha or more in the…
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Wild Things to premiere
Castlemaine’s inspirational School Strike 4 Climate youth activists feature as part of a new film, Wild Things, set to make…
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Cheeky thief caught yolk-nosed
A cheeky brush-tailed phascogale has been caught yolk-nosed at the centre of a hen house theft in Lauriston. Property owner…
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Paddock talks continue
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will continue negotiations with the state government to sell Hanging Rock’s East Paddock despite one councillor’s…
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Hepburn war on waste
A group of Hepburn Shire residents has begun its own war on waste and is looking for input from the…
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Keeping watch on Mount Macedon
A new fire observer cabin has been installed on top of Mount Macedon. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning…
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Plans shaping up for Romsey Ecotherapy Park
Detailed design planning for stage 2 of Romsey Ecotherapy Park is under way, with construction scheduled to start next year….
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Planned burn at Macedon
Forest Fire Management Victoria will conduct a planned burn, weather permitting, at Macedon next week. The 70.6-hectare burn, at Dixon…
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Bushfire preparation begins
Forest Fire Management Victoria continues to prepare the region for the upcoming bushfire season, building on fuel management works conducted…
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Environmental journalist turns MC for gliders
By Bron Willis Gregg Borschmann has had many conversations with editors over his 30-year career as an environmental journalist, but…
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‘A LICENCE TO POLLUTE’
Coliban Water’s planned upgrade of the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant will not be completed in time to prevent further illegal…