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  • Stablemates tread the boards

    Stablemates tread the boards

    Zulu and Sinatra are the envy of every horse paddock. It’s not often equine stars get the chance to shine…

  • Local business offers smart response to crisis

    Local business offers smart response to crisis

    Local businesses are finding innovative ways to adapt amid the current coronavirus restrictions. One such businesses is Castlemaine’s Mulberry’s Delicatessen,…

  • Nature can help calm

    Nature can help calm

    We are lucky in this region to have beautiful parks and gardens full of glorious autumn colours to enjoy during…

  • Children seen fleeing scene of suspicious fires

    Children seen fleeing scene of suspicious fires

    Firefighters and police are treating two fires that broke out at Woodend on Saturday as suspicious. Woodend CFA captain Mike…

  • TAKE THE MESSAGE SERIOUSLY

    TAKE THE MESSAGE SERIOUSLY

    Authorities are urging people to take the self-isolation message seriously as Victoria steps up measures to flatten the curve in…

  • Cheese please! A new venture for Castlemaine

    Cheese please! A new venture for Castlemaine

    A new artisan cheesemaker and cheese school is being establishing in Castlemaine, adding an additional attraction to the town’s Mill…

  • Gisborne ALDI soon

    Gisborne ALDI soon

    Construction has commenced on an ALDI supermarket at Gisborne that will provide 15-20 permanent and part-time jobs to the local…

  • New public events policy clamps down on waste

    New public events policy clamps down on waste

    New requirements governing waste management – including plastics – at local public events will be phased in over the next…

  • Looking after locals

    Looking after locals

    Riddells Creek Foodworks has employed security to check identification at the door to prevent outsiders from stripping the shelves bare….

  • Trade takes new shape

    Trade takes new shape

    Trade is taking new shape for many innovative local businesses adapting to COVID-19 precautions. Drive-through options, online platforms and extra…

  • Kyneton volunteers deliver meals to those in self-isolation

    Kyneton volunteers deliver meals to those in self-isolation

    A small group of Kyneton volunteers are helping those in need and in self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic by…

  • Council public facilities closed, events cancelled or postponed as COVID-19 precaution

    Council public facilities closed, events cancelled or postponed as COVID-19 precaution

    Many of Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s public facilities will be closed and events will be cancelled or postponed as a…