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  • Buzz for new project

    Buzz for new project

    The common bee that most cherish in their gardens is a foreigner – and the The Woodend Bee Friendly Society…

  • Taking seed in Kyneton

    Taking seed in Kyneton

    Amy HumeWhen Kylie Swain began a seed library for Woodend in 2020 she was hopeful the concept would spread its…

  • Fire brigade in limbo

    Fire brigade in limbo

    Amy Hume Riddells Creek Fire Brigade remains in limbo as the proposed site for its new station was all but…

  • Work ethic pays off

    Work ethic pays off

    Bill West Catapulted into the limelight by being selected as the female electrical apprentice of the year for Victoria and…

  • Works begin on Mark’s Country Place

    Works begin on Mark’s Country Place

    Works began last week on Mark’s Country Place at Deep Lead Lane in Kyneton following approval at the Victorian Civil…

  • Ash Wednesday memories captured

    Ash Wednesday memories captured

    Macedon Ranges stories from the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires have been captured in a book. Memories of Ash Wednesday documents…

  • Art and music collide

    Art and music collide

    Art and music have always converged for emerging young talent Amalie. The 18-year-old from Macedon will release her new single…

  • Change looms for local law

    Change looms for local law

    Macedon Ranges residents have until April 30 to have their say on local law changes that range from street parking…

  • Controversial film to premiere

    Controversial film to premiere

    The most controversial documentary film in the world last year – and despite the storm it created, one of the…

  • Bendigo Bank Woodend agency to close

    Bendigo Bank Woodend agency to close

    Bendigo Bank’s agency operating from the Woodend Newsagency will close on June 17. It comes after the last of Woodend’s…

  • Restoration works begin

    Restoration works begin

    Kyneton Museum is currently closed for restoration works. The former Bank of New South Wales building in Piper Street was…

  • NAB branch to close

    NAB branch to close

    Kyneton’s National Australia Bank branch will close on July 6. NAB retail customer executive, Larna Manson, said that over the…