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  • Trains a disgrace

    Trains a disgrace

    Is it too much to ask that a traveller on a train is able to see out the window? Kyneton…

  • Fiesta de Salsa!

    Fiesta de Salsa!

    Castlemaine may be a long way from Colombia but for local salsa dance instructor Camila Serrano that’s no reason to…

  • Final years to change in pilot

    Final years to change in pilot

    Students in Gisborne will be among the first to trial a state government program that integrates apprenticeships and traineeships over…

  • Sports precinct gains momentum

    Sports precinct gains momentum

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council is advocating for state and federal government support for a Regional Sports Precinct in New Gisborne….

  • Match 500 for a sport master

    Match 500 for a sport master

    If, when he began playing junior footy for Macedon in 1981, Ray Tadd had listened to people who told him…

  • Cash windfall boosts budget

    Cash windfall boosts budget

    Public submissions and an unexpected cash windfall of $465,000 in federal government grants has changed the shape of Macedon Ranges…

  • Brigade calls on community

    Brigade calls on community

    Langley-Barfold Fire Brigade volunteers are appealing for community assistance to replace their stolen support vehicle. The Ford Ranger was found…

  • Comparing our crime stats

    Comparing our crime stats

    Mount Alexander Shire has a consistently higher crime rate per head of population than its Macedon Ranges Shire neighbour, the…

  • When less is more

    When less is more

    In a world with a population forecast to hit 8.5 billion in just 12 years, the need to find more…

  • $780,000 beds boost

    $780,000 beds boost

    The bedding comfort factor is set to improve for staff and patients at Castlemaine Health thanks to a tidy $780,000…

  • Parking pressures mount

    Parking pressures mount

    Car parking pressure is mounting in Gisborne’s CBD as the town faces growing pains and Gisborne Roads and Transport Group…

  • A family affair!

    A family affair!

    In a ‘perfect in every way’ coincidence, Sprout Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Mary Poppins the Broadway Musical boasts a…