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  • $100M plan for Kyneton

    $100M plan for Kyneton

    A major commercial development proposed for Kyneton is expected to inject $100M into the local economy and provide more than…

  • CFA friendships are like no other

    CFA friendships are like no other

    Word of mouth inspired Joel Wood to join Gisborne Fire Brigade in 2006 and he hasn’t looked back, growing from…

  • Bunnings ‘Karen’ leaves Macedon Ranges fuming

    Bunnings ‘Karen’ leaves Macedon Ranges fuming

    The Melbourne woman causing outrage at the centre of an anti-mask Bunnings protest has attempted to spread her message in…

  • Return the support

    Return the support

    With stage 3 ‘stay at home’ restrictions reinstated for metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire, shopping locally has never been…

  • Club enjoys its grand entrance

    Club enjoys its grand entrance

    After weeks of being hard hit by a COVID shutdown that cost it many thousands in lost revenue, Maldon Golf…

  • Old Factory plan shut down

    Old Factory plan shut down

    Brakes have been applied to a controversial $4.7 million Woodend retail redevelopment plan to reimagine ‘The Old Factory’. Macedon Ranges…

  • Airfield plan approval

    Airfield plan approval

    A 10-year conflict over the contentious redevelopment of the Kyneton Airfield has almost drawn to a close. The airfield’s first…

  • Increase in cases linked to Don KR

    Increase in cases linked to Don KR

    Don KR’s Castlemaine factory remains temporarily closed with the company confirming six cases of coronavirus linked to the site as…

  • Four COVID cases linked to MYJC

    Four COVID cases linked to MYJC

    Four Department of Education employees working at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre have now returned positive tests for COVID-19. A…

  • Towering achievement for ambitious project

    Towering achievement for ambitious project

    The Victorian Miniature Railway has achieved an exciting milestone in the construction of its Harcourt Miniature Railway project – installing…

  • Support grows for local producers

    Support grows for local producers

    The face of farmers markets has changed across the region since coronavirus hit and has given rise to a more…

  • ‘Protect the region’

    ‘Protect the region’

    A Kyneton business owner has refused to take bookings from people wanting to visit from Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdown areas. Ellenis…