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Ranges residents save tonnes from landfill
Macedon Ranges residents have helped save 8492 tonnes of organic waste from landfill since Macedon Ranges Council’s four-bin service was introduced last year. The new Food Organics Garden Organics bins were rolled out last February and the organic waste collected has been turned into nutrient-rich compost used on farms, parks and gardens across the state.…
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Deposit scheme wait
Litter along local roads and in public places is a pet peeve for Castlemaine local Bill Wiglesworth. He wants to see container deposit legislation introduced in Victoria as soon as possible. For this reason Mr Wiglesworth is among locals quick to welcome the state government’s plan to introduce a container deposit scheme by 2022-23, enabling…
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Balcony restoration for grand old icon
As scaffolding was erected alongside Castlemaine’s gracious old Midland Hotel in recent days it could not help but draw attention. The iconic Midland featuring balcony with lavish flourish of yesteryear lace ironwork, framed by resident handsome established palm tree, is the face that greets all alighting at the town’s railway station. And so it was…
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Firies save a life
Local firefighters have saved a captain’s life after he went into cardiac arrest on the fire ground. Spring Hill Fire Brigade Lieutenant Garry McKimm said members were fighting a small fire in a caravan attached to a house at Glenlyon last month when Captain Scott Selle collapsed. “I was talking to the captain when he…
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A calmer way of cooking
For many, the coronavirus pandemic has been the impetus for seeking out a slower, calmer and more sustainable lifestyle. It’s a lifestyle that foodie Alyce Alexandra has long supported and lives out at her Mount Macedon property. Passionate about the avenue of food from seedling to stomach, it is her mission to get more people…
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MUSIC LEGEND GUDINSKI DEAD
VALE MICHAEL SOLOMON GUDINSKI AM August 22, 1952 – March 2, 2021 Frontier Touring and Mushroom Labels have announced the death of Michael Gudinski AM overnight. The much-loved Australian music legend died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Melbourne. He was also a resident of Mount Macedon. Michael Gudinski was a key figure…
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Brazen Hussies for International Women’s Day
Women’s Health Loddon Mallee is celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 by offering a free online screening of recently released film Brazen Hussies this Thursday. The critically acclaimed feature-length documentary celebrates the legacy of the bold women of the Women’s Liberation Movement who re-ignited the feminist revolution in Australia (1965-1975). Interweaving freshly uncovered archival footage, personal…
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Talks on vacant Romsey sites?
The future of Romsey Hotel and the former Romsey supermarket could soon become clearer. The two prominent sites have sat vacant for years in key township locations and now Macedon Ranges Council is seeking discussions with the two landowners. Last Wednesday, Cr Geoff Neil requested council’s acting CEO John Nevins to open conversations with Romsey…
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Baseball headed to the MCG
Malmsbury’s hallowed ‘MCG’ will soon play host to a baseball diamond as the local cricket club branches out to field multiple teams in Bendigo league baseball. Club president Jenny Ganim said the club was “super excited to be launching something new to the district”. “There are no clubs between Melbourne and Bendigo, so we’re the…
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Kyneton South subdivision to VCAT
Residents of Kyneton South have won the support of the local council in their fight against an 87-lot subdivision for Harpers Lane but the decision will ultimately fall to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The developer has taken the matter to VCAT after council failed to decide on the application within the prescribed time,…
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Glen Junor gone from Gisborne Futures plan
Land known as Glen Junor has been thrown out of Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s controversial 30-year Gisborne Futures draft plan. It came down to the wire in a 4-4 vote with mayor Jennifer Anderson using her casting vote to remove the 210-hectare property from the proposed settlement boundary and structure plan last week. The land…