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 station will...
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, film and...
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 Park.
Among locals...
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 2021 International...
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 Bryces Lane...
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 cake champion.“I could not believe it,”...
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' course delivered...
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 tourism and...
Fox bait fears
Dog owners in Edgecombe are on high alert after a neighbouring landowner laid poisonous fox baits across his property.
The 1080 poison, known as 'Fox...
Council error to VCAT
“Extension by stealth” is how some objectors have described changed operating conditions for Holgates Brewhouse’s discovery centre and beer gardens.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has...
Maldon makeover milestone celebrated
Wednesday marked a historic day for the Maldon township with work beginning to remove power poles and lines following the completion of the long-awaited...
Hardwicks Meats joins forces with Kilcoy Global Foods
Kyneton-based beef and lamb processer Hardwicks Meats has joined forces with Queensland based billion-dollar global beef processor, Kilcoy Global Foods.
The Foreign Investment Review Board...
