Platypus numbers good at Malmsbury
Eight platypus - six males and two females - were recorded during a recent trapping survey along the Coliban River at Malmsbury.
All were in...
Chicks go online
It is time to don your favourite frock and floral accessory, switch your computer on and turn up the volume for this year's Chicks...
Western Water fined over spill
Western Water has been slapped with an $8261 fine for an unlicensed discharge of Class B recycled water at Gisborne.
The spill of more than...
Big backyard bird count
Campbells Creek's Jane Rusden has her trusty binoculars at the ready as she gets set for this month's Aussie Backyard Bird Count.
Jane is convenor...
Exploring degrowth
Castlemaine activist, scholar and author, Anitra Nelson, will be speaking on the topic of degrowth as part of an online event this Thursday evening.
Nelson...
Gisborne planning an election focal point
Proper planning for Gisborne's future has emerged as one of the biggest election issues for Macedon Ranges' south as ratepayers look to the polls.
Attesting...
Alarm at tree harvesting
Malmsbury East residents have become increasingly alarmed at the number of live trees being cut down, chopped up and removed from the Metcalfe Forest,...
Spotlight on wildlife road trauma
Wildlife carers are optimistic that more can be done to prevent wildlife road trauma as Macedon Ranges Council moves to investigate the issue.
Spearheading the...
Fund our future
Wielding yellow blooms and dancing to the tune of '70s disco hit Born To Be Alive, local students were hard to ignore as they...
Malmsbury marks cultural heritage
New cultural signage has been installed at Malmsbury Common Reserve in conjunction with Djandak, the business enterprise of the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal...
Teen climate activist empowers change
Castlemaine teen and climate change activist Harriet O'Shea Carre has won the prestigious The Bridge Create Change Award at the 2020 7NEWS Young Achiever...
Free thermal home assessments
Maldon couple Linda Pannan and Graham Thomas are already reaping significant savings from making their new home highly energy efficient.
Now they're about to share...
