Ecosystems decline ‘severe’ and ‘ongoing’
Macedon Ranges faces a critical challenge in tackling the severe and ongoing decline of local ecosystems.
Detrimental human and natural impacts on the environment including...
STAFF SPEAK OUT – Council employees detail impact of restructure
Former staff members of Macedon Ranges Shire Council have spoken out about what they describe as a disregard for employee mental health and wellbeing...
Revamp for Carlsruhe roadhouse
An application has been lodged with Macedon Ranges Shire Council for a permit to redevelop the Carlsruhe BP Roadhouse into a freeway service centre.
The...
Program grows wings and saves lives
Live4Life, the only youth mental health and suicide prevention model designed specifically for rural communities, has received outstanding validation in an independent two-year evaluation.
The...
Inmates arrested at MYJC
Critical Incident Response Police were called to Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre about 4pm yesterday after four inmates accessed the roof of a secured building...
A tree-change tale from Kyneton
The challenges of renovating a rundown country home in Kyneton provided ample material for playwright Tahli Corin and her screenwriter husband Josh Tyler to...
It takes a village
Perhaps now more than ever, we are all keenly aware of just how important it is to shop local and rally community support for...
Grand old dame gets a makeover
Works to restore and preserve Castlemaine's historic Market Building are continuing to draw a huge amount of interest.
The Express caught up with heritage contractors...
Turning periods into pathways
A group of local Macedon Ranges women has been making sustainable, reusable menstrual hygiene kits to distribute to girls across the developing world.
The local...
A welcome sign of spring
It's a welcome sign that spring is here when the daffodils are blooming and the lambs are being born.
Quadruplets in sheep are extremely rare...
Democracy shift for Hepburn
The launch of a new 'Community Voice' group marks a new era of democracy in Hepburn Shire.
Community Voice is a non-political grassroots movement that...
Life in a parallel universe – Photo makes NY exhibition
A photograph from Sandy Scheltema's 'Life in The Time of Corona Virus' series is among just 1000 selected from 35,000 images worldwide for an...
