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  • Events play a role in recovery

    Events play a role in recovery

    Events will play an important role in Macedon Ranges’ economic recovery from the impacts of coronavirus, according to the draft…

  • A toast to Karens

    A toast to Karens

    For the first time in their lives, middle-aged Karens are in the spotlight, for all the wrong reasons. They’ve gone…

  • Teen’s generous donation

    Teen’s generous donation

    Demand for Piper Spaltman’s handmade face masks in Gisborne is high and with good reason. The 14-year-old last week donated…

  • ‘Miner must stay’

    ‘Miner must stay’

    Castlemaine residents have raised concerns about potential plans to move the iconic gold miner monument at the entrance to town…

  • Married and buried in the age of COVID

    Married and buried in the age of COVID

    It’s a tough time to need a funeral or to want to get married. But local celebrants say that despite…

  • Library lovers panic borrow

    Library lovers panic borrow

    Forget panic buying toilet paper – panic book borrowing was higher on the agenda for many as libraries state-wide prepared…

  • Property to be sold to recoup rates

    Property to be sold to recoup rates

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council has resorted to drastic measures to recoup unpaid rates of more than 10 years on a…

  • Woodend wildlife op shop opens

    Woodend wildlife op shop opens

    A new op shop has opened in Woodend to provide much-needed financial support for our regional wildlife rescue and shelter…

  • ADF assists at Kyneton testing clinic

    ADF assists at Kyneton testing clinic

    Six members of the Australian Defence Force have been deployed to help assist nursing staff at Kyneton Health’s COVID-19 screening…

  • Employees rise to the challenge

    Employees rise to the challenge

    The aged-care workforce in Australia is made up of more than 360,000 people working in nursing, personal care, allied health,…

  • Capturing life in the time of coronavirus

    Capturing life in the time of coronavirus

    Trentham photographer Sandy Scheltema is thrilled to be successful in her Sustaining Creative Workers grant application, part of the Victorian…

  • Sacred Heart College student tests positive for COVID-19

    Sacred Heart College student tests positive for COVID-19

    Local health services have confirmed that a student at Sacred Heart College in Kyneton has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19)….