Environment

  • Platypus numbers good at Malmsbury

    Platypus numbers good at Malmsbury

    Eight platypus – six males and two females – were recorded during a recent trapping survey along the Coliban River…

  • Chicks go online

    Chicks go online

    It is time to don your favourite frock and floral accessory, switch your computer on and turn up the volume…

  • Western Water fined over spill

    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….

  • Big backyard bird count

    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…

  • Exploring degrowth

    Exploring degrowth

    Castlemaine activist, scholar and author, Anitra Nelson, will be speaking on the topic of degrowth as part of an online…

  • Gisborne planning an election focal point

    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…

  • Alarm at tree harvesting

    Alarm at tree harvesting

    Malmsbury East residents have become increasingly alarmed at the number of live trees being cut down, chopped up and removed…

  • Spotlight on wildlife road trauma

    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…

  • Fund our future

    Fund our future

    Wielding yellow blooms and dancing to the tune of ’70s disco hit Born To Be Alive, local students were hard…

  • Malmsbury marks cultural heritage

    Malmsbury marks cultural heritage

    New cultural signage has been installed at Malmsbury Common Reserve in conjunction with Djandak, the business enterprise of the Dja…

  • Teen climate activist empowers change

    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…

  • Free thermal home assessments

    Free thermal home assessments

    Maldon couple Linda Pannan and Graham Thomas are already reaping significant savings from making their new home highly energy efficient….