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  • Man airlifted after Hanging Rock fall

    Man airlifted after Hanging Rock fall

    Paramedics have airlifted a man involved in a fall from the summit of Hanging Rock this morning. The man in…

  • Local brew sells at speed

    Local brew sells at speed

    Two Romsey brewers are putting big plans into play after their first commercial batch of Daily Lager sold out in…

  • Maternity service a step closer

    Maternity service a step closer

    Castlemaine Health is a step closer to resuming maternity services with the announcement of the hospital’s new collaborative model of…

  • First of three before council

    First of three before council

    Macedon Ranges Shire councillors are expected to decide on a 42-lot subdivision for Kyneton’s Edgecombe Road this week. The application…

  • Intersection with issues

    Intersection with issues

    A Kyneton intersection that has remained unchanged since the road it meets was the former Calder Highway is desperately in…

  • Maldon’s makeover powers ahead

    Maldon’s makeover powers ahead

    The first stage of historic Maldon’s multi-million dollar makeover is well under way, with works to move the town’s electricity…

  • SITE SALE STALEMATE: Value of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock in dispute

    SITE SALE STALEMATE: Value of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock in dispute

    Question hangs over the true value of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock as Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the state government…

  • Hepburn war on waste

    Hepburn war on waste

    A group of Hepburn Shire residents has begun its own war on waste and is looking for input from the…

  • A gnawing problem

    A gnawing problem

    Quite a few people are said to keep a secret in their closet. Turns out one Castlemaine area woman had…

  • Reverse advent calendar to share some Christmas cheer

    Reverse advent calendar to share some Christmas cheer

    A different kind of advent calendar aims to bring cheer to Macedon Ranges families in need this Christmas. Woodend Neighbourhood…

  • Profound change: Film documents feminist movement

    Profound change: Film documents feminist movement

    Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal is looking forward to again partnering with the Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival on a screening tomorrow of…

  • Double-rail ‘disaster’

    Double-rail ‘disaster’

    Double-rail steel safety barriers on Romsey Road have been described as a “bureaucratic mess that has made the road less…