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Open space plans open to feedback

Destination-level open spaces, use changes for existing sites and new open space areas are among plans highlighted in the draft Macedon Ranges...

Trump’s headache advice

Medical practitioners across this region and wider Australia have refuted the U.S. President’s claims last week when he suggested there was a...

Antisemitism confronts Gisborne

A bridge in Gisborne received a swift paint job after upset residents walked along a footpath underneath and were confronted with antisemitic...

Masked offenders strike

Police are investigating a burglary at a Kyneton business on August 11 involving two masked offenders. It is believed...

‘Electrify Loddon Mallee – Power Together’ officially launched

An ambitious new project aimed at encouraging central Victorians to 'electrify' their homes was officially launched at Castlemaine Community House on Wednesday.

Public toilet thefts costly

Vandals stealing copper wire forced closure of five public toilets across the Macedon Ranges last week as another tourist-centric toilet was closed...

Bill tabled on park

Local environmentalists are celebrating the tabling of a bill in state parliament last week to create the new Wombat-Lerderderg National Park.

An invitation to recalibrate

Anyone in the vicinity of the Phee Broadway Theatre last Friday would have been witness to a constant stream of middle-aged women...

Road risk as safety removed

It has taken months but safety measures have now been restored to a dangerous stretch of road at Barfold.

A first for the nation

Local First Nations groups across the region have welcomed the historic state-wide Treaty tabled in state parliament last Tuesday.

Ngannelong speculation

Significant Treaty legislation introduced into the Victorian Parliament last week has re-ignited speculation in certain quarters about possible changes to the names...

Entries open for business awards

Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting local businesses to share their story and nominate for the 2025 Mount Alexander Business Awards.

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