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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,...

Reforestation takes seed

Mount Macedon is undergoing a landmark reforestation project to restore native forests to former pine plantation sites. The project...

Fire-prone Macedon set to become a powerhouse

A private company that purchased five hectares of land in Macedon will submit plans next month to build an energy storage...

Next week: changes to the healthcare system

Medicare services are set to change from next Saturday, November 1, and provide patients with improved access to bulk-billed GP services.

Demolition day arrives for skatepark

It's been 11 years in the making and now works on a new Romsey Skatepark are finally under way.

Tiny Homes: The movement gaining rapid momentum

Bentley Building Group Tiny Homes is a family owned and operated building company run by Scott and Prue Bentley and based in...

Mass murderer relocated to Castlemaine

Notorious Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight, 57, has been moved from maximum-security incarceration into the medium-security Loddon Prison in Castlemaine.

Hall of Fame honour

“Wow!” was the first word that came to mind when Lancefield local and Edgar’s Mission founder, Pam Ahern, learned she had been...

Deer control to begin

The impact of increasing feral deer populations has put control of numbers in the spotlight. Parks Victoria will, this...

Fire quickly escalates

A grass and scrub fire broke out on a property along Coffeys Road at Bullengarook, about 2.40pm, on Sunday afternoon and...

Illegal burn-off sparks warning

An out of control burn-off at Wildwood, south of Clarkefield, last Wednesday has sparked warnings of illegal rubbish burning.

Luke claims title

Woodend's Luke Kirby has claimed the national dressage (secondary) all abilities class title at the Australian Interschool Championships. He...

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