Hub push for funds
Macedon locals are fighting to keep momentum for a much-anticipated community hub as they face a cost blowout for the project.
Volunteers are seeking $90,000...
Castlemaine State Fest offers grants to creatives
Virus or no virus, come March next year the Castlemaine State Festival will happen, its director says.
Exactly what form it takes will be guided...
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...
CHECKPOINT CHEATS
Macedon Ranges residents have raised concern over how easily people have been able to enter the shire from COVID-19 lockdown areas across its borders.
While...
Coles Woodend staff member positive
A team member at Coles' Woodend supermarket is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
In a statement posted to the Coles website last night, the...
New digs for Kyneton crews
The Kyneton team of electricity distributor Powercor has moved into a new depot.
The $10 million development at Redesdale Road replaces the former depot that...
Lancefield recycling centre launches
Lancefield locals are encouraged to think twice about what they are sending to landfill through the launch of a Lancefield Recycle Centre last week.
The...
Legendary muso becomes new citizen
He's considered one of the most genuinely talented figures in Australian music still at the top of his game and now Australia can officially...
Fed up: Diggings park vandalised
Fed up Chewton locals say they've had enough of vandalism being inflicted on treasured local walking trails and public land within Castlemaine Diggings National...
Sustainable living at The Paddock
Work is set to begin shortly on stage two of The Paddock Eco Village in Castlemaine after the project took a hit during the...
Unrest as new chapter opens
Tomorrow July 1 marks a historic day as the Country Fire Authority's 'integrated' metro and regional stations and Metropolitan Fire Brigade merge to become...
GROWING PAINS FOR GISBORNE
Gisborne's coveted village feel could be compromised if Macedon Ranges Council's draft 30-year plan for the town is adopted without change.
The plan recommends controversial...
