Healthy landscapes
Connecting Country has been successful in round three of the Smart Farms Small Grants program and will receive $49,623 to develop a targeted Healthy...
Farmers looking after their own
Arnold-based primary producers Carly and Darren Noble of small farm business The Agri-Food Network recently launched a Mental Health Gift Hampers initiative aimed at...
Farmers win in land battle
A fourth generation Springfield farming family has taken on the state government in a David and Goliath battle over land, and won.
Backed by Macedon...
Cost blowout for saleyards plan
A major cost blowout for Kyneton Saleyards upgrades has put pressure on Macedon Ranges Council to find additional funds to complete the project.
A feasibility...
Gain solace from gardening
Sandy Scheltema
In these extraordinary times when we must stay at home and cancel everything except our commitment to our common humanity, many of us...
Grape help for hospitality workers
Fruit-picking is hard manual labour but Harcourt Valley Vineyard has seen a sudden influx of offers and is returning a favour with this year's...
Boost for small agribusinesses
Seven agribusinesses in the Macedon Ranges have received grants through the state government's Small-Scale and Craft Program to support business growth, create jobs and...
Cheese please! A new venture for Castlemaine
A new artisan cheesemaker and cheese school is being establishing in Castlemaine, adding an additional attraction to the town's Mill complex and tapping into...
Seed library to sprout benefits
The Macedon Ranges community will reap the benefits from growing its own plants as a new initiative gets underway.
The Macedon Ranges Seed Library will...
From shadow to farm: New shared knowledge program launches
Aspiring farmers can now experience life on the land through a new program that allows experienced farmers to share their knowledge.
Kyneton tree-changer Melissa Connors...
Food forest takes root
Kerryn Wildenburg has planted the seed for a permaculture 'Food Forest' in Kyneton.
She is donating four acres of her own land to provide vulnerable...
Locals react to Baringhup solar farm approval
A Baringhup farmer has criticised the failure of the state planning minister to inform objectors that a solar farm has been approved for the...
