Ancient Crete culture inspires
A year-long stay on the Greek island of Crete led Woodend's Karen Martin to pen her first novel.The independent theatre director and...
Kyneton Health passes 25,000 COVID-19 tests
Kyneton Health’s Respiratory Assessment Clinic team recently celebrated a major milestone with more than 25,000 tests taken since the onset of COVID-19.
Refugee stories should be heard
Macedon Ranges Rural Australians for Refugees want to open up conversations in the community about people who have come by boat seeking...
Radiothon hits the airwaves
MainFM's annual Radiothon 'Listen Local' subscription drive continues this week with daily festivities until Sunday night.Every dollar raised through subscriptions to the...
Learn screenwriting from a pro
It's lights, camera, action for a series of screenwriting workshops in Kyneton for teenagers.Drawing on his 20 years of experience in theatre,...
Don’t trash our bushland
Chewton residents are outraged after a significant quantity of rubbish was discovered illegally dumped in bushland in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage...
World-class win
Mountain Distilling has struck gold with a first-of-its-kind whisky of distinctly Australian flavour.The distillery's Red Gum Single Malt won gold in the...
Man pinned by truck at Newham
A man was lucky to escape serious injury after he was pinned by a truck to a gate at a property on...
Novice takes the cake
Bernadette Nunn
Kyneton’s Ian Kohlman has beaten the state’s best bakers to become the first man named Victoria’s carrot...
Hop to it and do wildlife rescue
People keen to help injured native wildlife are about to get a great chance to do just that.A wildlife rescuers' and transporters'...
Festival fail – Tourism drawcard leaves much to be desired
This year's Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival wound up in the gutter with the leaves, local residents have complained.The festival, aiming to boost...
Fox bait fears
Dog owners in Edgecombe are on high alert after a neighbouring landowner laid poisonous fox baits across his property.
