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  • Water corporation merger planned

    Water corporation merger planned

    Western Water and City West Water will integrate next year to support the needs of a rapidly expanding area west…

  • Planned burn at Macedon

    Planned burn at Macedon

    Forest Fire Management Victoria will conduct a planned burn, weather permitting, at Macedon next week. The 70.6-hectare burn, at Dixon…

  • Learner drivers back on the road as restrictions ease

    Learner drivers back on the road as restrictions ease

    Shanti Steventon-Lorenzen is gearing up to new freedom after gaining her ‘Ps’ with a little help from TAC and CHIRP…

  • Interstate raider wins Kyneton Cup

    Interstate raider wins Kyneton Cup

    Former New Zealand galloper Mongolian Marshal, now trained in South Australia, won the 2020 bet365 Kyneton Cup in a thrilling…

  • Final touches for CSC

    Final touches for CSC

    The redevelopment of Castlemaine Secondary College is fast nearing completion with contractors Fairbrother Construction just weeks away from putting the…

  • Final days for year 12

    Final days for year 12

    Year 12 students have faced one of the toughest years as the state adapted schooling during the coronavirus pandemic, but…

  • A salute to women

    A salute to women

    Macedon Ranges author Kathy Mexted has penned a riveting salute to women who refused to keep their feet on the…

  • Site secured for Gisborne South school

    Site secured for Gisborne South school

    Land near Willowbank Road has been secured for a new primary school with onsite kindergarten in Gisborne’s south. Education Minister…

  • Castlemaine locals in tree-sit actions

    Castlemaine locals in tree-sit actions

    Castlemaine residents were among up to 60 protesters arrested last week at a controversial highway upgrade site in Western Victoria,…

  • The lift in thrift

    The lift in thrift

    If you thought op shops were all about pre-worn clothes and dated kitchenware, think again. In recent days the Salvation…

  • TOXIC CULTURE: Local leader speaks out on Ambulance Victoria experience

    TOXIC CULTURE: Local leader speaks out on Ambulance Victoria experience

    By Karen O’Sullivan Prominent Macedon Ranges leader Donna Fabris has broken her silence, revealing she was a victim of harassment,…

  • Who will win the 2020 Kyneton Cup?

    Who will win the 2020 Kyneton Cup?

    The $125,000 bet365 Kyneton Cup is the highlight of a nine-event program on Wednesday. The 2020 Cup meeting highlights Kyneton…