Council workers in industrial action
Macedon Ranges Shire council workers stopped work for three hours on Tuesday as part of their campaign for a better work deal.
Major sticking points...
First and Forever
First Nations artists will converge on Victoria’s most spectacular stage, The Gathering Place at Hanging Rock, on Sunday November 27 for a landmark music...
Shed blaze hits golf club
Bill West
Romsey Golf Club has been hit hard by a fire that broke out in its large machinery shed last Thursday afternoon.
Preliminary estimates put...
Women gather in gumboots
After days of torrential rain, it was lucky the dress code included gumboots for the 10th anniversary of the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s...
Don’t miss the Show!
The time-honoured Lancefield Agricultural Show is back again this Sunday, October 16, and woodchopping will be one of the many highlights.
Young Riddells Creek axeman...
Legal action over creek
A group of landholders have threatened legal action over the discharge of Class B recycled water into Deep Creek in the Romsey area.
Greater Western...
Brigade seeks new home
Could Riddells Creek Fire Brigade soon have its new, long-awaited, home at the south-west corner of Riddells Creek Recreation Reserve?
Last week, Macedon Ranges Shire...
Bridge closure disrupts
Malmsbury's Ross Road residents have been denied access over the street's historic bluestone bridge until safety repairs are made.
Many residents were left frustrated last...
Moo-ving rescue
Firefighters helped to save a cow stuck in mud up to its neck in Kyneton on Thursday.
Four CFA units from Arthurs Creek, Tylden and...
Axeman on the way up
Riddells Creek arborist Zac Giouzelis has proven his precision and speed in claiming bronze at Stihl's Timbersports Australian Rookie Championship.
It was the 22-year-old's debut...
Roo cull cruelty
A kangaroo found in Hesket with a large hole blown out of the side of his face by a bullet has highlighted the cruelty...
Run the Maine a success
Runners from across the region and beyond descended on Castlemaine on AFL grand final eve, September 23, for the annual Run The Maine fundraiser.
It...
