Taungurung agreement creates jobs
The Taungurung Land and Waters Council is creating 17 new jobs as part of a formal agreement with the state government recognising the Taungurung...
Council staff critical
The wounds of last year's organisational restructure of Macedon Ranges Shire Council continued to be felt by employees months later, a staff survey conducted...
Take a well-earned break
Cellar doors across the Macedon Ranges are holding a series of events this month as part of the new Summertime Fling Festival.
Three weeks of...
Lucky escape for driver in fiery Harcourt crash
A driver was lucky to escape serious injury in a single-vehicle accident on Ford Road at Harcourt North on Sunday afternoon.
Castlemaine Police Sergeant Steve...
Car flips in Kyneton crash, driver flees scene
A driver fled the scene of a spectacular crash on Edgecombe Street in Kyneton this afternoon.
The 37-year-old Kyneton woman was driving a Holden Astra...
‘Rock’ races now at Kyneton
‘It's official! The annual Australia Day race meeting usually held at Hanging Rock has been switched to Kyneton.
This means there will be two race...
Artists in orbit around CAM
A new exhibition at Castlemaine Art Museum celebrates central Victorian artists in the orbit that surrounds the gallery.
The first artist to feature in Orbit,...
Thieves exploit honesty system
Two local children have been left devastated after someone stole plants from their roadside stall at Harcourt North just before Christmas.
Harper and Quinn Vance...
Cheeky thief caught yolk-nosed
A cheeky brush-tailed phascogale has been caught yolk-nosed at the centre of a hen house theft in Lauriston.
Property owner Albert Golden said he was...
Where’s the hazard?
A 60km/h 'road hazard' speed limit along a long, straight section of road in Woodend with no apparent hazards in sight is confusing some...
A serendipitous reunion
An iconic Australian bus was reunited with its original owners after it was advertised for sale on a Facebook marketplace site last month.
Kyneton resident...
A day to remember for jockey duo
It was a joyous occasion for 19-year-old apprentice Kiran Quilty and her father Cameron when they finally rode in the same race together for...
