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People, pets to go together

Castlemaine Cemetery Trust has played a role in helping to change the law regarding burials in Victoria. "We are just the second state that will...

Stunt horses star at Cox Plate

Two Newham horses were the proud bearers of the Australian flag at the Ladbrokes Cox Plate last month. Riders Damian Everard and Stephen Cox partnered...

“Passion alone can’t keep the lights on”

Financial strain is putting Macedon Ranges' Neighbourhood Houses at risk of closure and threatening the vital programs they provide. After years of inadequate funding, almost...

Shipping a container of hope to Uganda

For the past four months, I Am Someone founder Steve Argent has worked alongside a group of local volunteers to fill every inch of...

Free energy efficiency workshop

The Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit is launching free community workshops in Kyneton and Romsey to help residents improve home energy efficiency, lower bills...

The best drop of cool red

Kyneton Ridge Estate has won two national awards within a matter of weeks for their Skipping Rabbit Pinot Noir. On October 7 at the 2025...

Community in the dark on Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre reopening

By Morgan Reinwald and Angela Crawford Malmsbury residents and the local Indigenous corporation have said they were blindsided by the state government's plans to reopen...

Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to reopen

The state government will reopen the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to accommodate spiralling levels of youth offenders in custody due to the state's new...

Plan to reclaim old station aired

The old Riddells Creek Fire Station could become home to local groups like the Men's Shed and Lions Club if the Victorian Government backs...

Ranges backs away from Live4Life

Live4Life has been celebrated for breaking ground in youth mental health but now its Macedon Ranges founders will turn away from the model by...

Recreating a lost giant

On a frosty morning in Castlemaine, in a large tin shed at Lot 19, a small team of humans gather together. Clad in dusty...

Paving the way forward

Older Women in Cohousing is a stone's throw from reaching its target of $1.4 million to support the Middle Women's Housing Fund, paving the...

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