Licence on hold
Coliban Water’s bid to amend its licence for the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant is temporarily on hold, after Environment Protection Authority Victoria called for...
Don’t burn your bridge… just yet
Eve Lamb
It seems the small red pedestrian bridge installed across a public roadside drain on Castlemaine's Barker Street may be around for a bit...
Promises to fix mobile blackspots
New Optus and Telstra mobile phone base station sites will be built at Gisborne South.
The federal government announced funding for the blackspot area last...
Work in high places
Eve Lamb
At a lofty six metres high, the ceilings at historic Maldon Primary School are imposing – but also badly overdue for repair.
Now, after...
XR spreads climate message
Eve Lamb
Local climate activists have been visibly ramping up their activity in a quest to see climate put firmly on the agenda as Australians...
Supermarket case adjourned
The 10-day Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing into the development of the proposed Woolworths supermarket in Castlemaine recently wound to a close.
The matter...
Mount to host Dawn Service
The Mount Macedon Anzac Day Dawn Service Committee will be conducting a service at the Mount Macedon War Memorial Cross this year.
The Dawn Service...
A bridge too far?
Eve Lamb
A small bright red footbridge installed over a public drain by a local couple has created more interest than they'd bargained for.
Barker Street...
Witnesses sought for suspected hit and run
Kyneton police continue to investigate and appeal for public assistance after a man was found seriously injured in Kyneton over the weekend.
Emergency services were...
Great Good Friday effort
Local fire brigades, businesses and individuals across Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander have boosted this year's Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal total.
Woodend, Newham...
Forest clearing angers
As 'salvage logging' gets under way in the Wombat State Forest, local residents have raised the alarm over the nature and intent of the...
Filming begins at Gisborne
Renovation series The Block has begun filming in Gisborne South for its first ever tree-change series.
This season is set on a 79-acre property at McGeorge Road,...


















