Local News
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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…
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Sign of the times
Macedon Ranges is assessing its tourism signage to improve visitor experience with an increase in tourists to the region. The council is encouraging feedback on signage for towns and places of interest and submissions are open March 12. “Tourism signage is a powerful tool for communities to develop a strong brand for their region, and…
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Help shape Malmsbury's gardens
Macedon Ranges residents can help shape the future planning of the heritage-listed Malmsbury Botanic Gardens. Macedon Ranges Shire Council has released the gardens’ draft master plan, which opened for community feedback last week. Council’s director of assets and operations Shane Walden said the plan would provide strategic direction for the future of the site and…
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Help shape Malmsbury’s gardens
Macedon Ranges residents can help shape the future planning of the heritage-listed Malmsbury Botanic Gardens. Macedon Ranges Shire Council has released the gardens’ draft master plan, which opened for community feedback last week. Council’s director of assets and operations Shane Walden said the plan would provide strategic direction for the future of the site and…
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Celebrating IWD in a new way
In keeping with the purpose of International Women’s Day, which is a global day created to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, Castlemaine’s Cate Mercer has invited local female musicians, singers and songwriters to come together to share words and song. “In the past few years, Kavisha Mazzella organised a coffee…
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Retirement village on hold
Plans for the development of an affordable retirement village for Castlemaine are on hold after the potential developer of the project pulled out for reasons connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. The disappointed working group behind the project said that much groundwork, discussion and planning had gone into the lifestyle village concept since a parcel of…