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  • Coronavirus testing ramps up with new sites opening in Kyneton and Daylesford

    Coronavirus testing ramps up with new sites opening in Kyneton and Daylesford

    Coronavirus testing is ramping up across the Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shire regions, with testing now available at Kyneton District…

  • Health facility completed

    Health facility completed

    A year since works first began on the Caroline Chisholm Drive site, Cobaw Community Health’s new Kyneton home has now…

  • Constant interruption to ADSL internet

    Constant interruption to ADSL internet

    Residents of Ashbourne and Woodend are struggling to work and study from home during lockdown with constant interruption to their…

  • Council bid for old school site

    Council bid for old school site

    Macedon Ranges Council will make a bid to take over part of the vacated former Kyneton Primary School site. The…

  • Offer on Hanging Rock’s East Paddock

    Offer on Hanging Rock’s East Paddock

    Macedon Ranges Council discussed the future of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock behind closed doors on Friday. The Department of Environment,…

  • HELPING BATTLERS

    HELPING BATTLERS

    Castlemaine’s Bridge Hotel has teamed up with local businesses to offer free meals to those doing it tough during the…

  • Inspirational and dynamic

    Inspirational and dynamic

    AFL Women’s best and fairest winner Maddy Prespakis is a shining example to a cavalcade of juniors players — both…

  • Join the fun at Mondo Lounge

    Join the fun at Mondo Lounge

    Friday afternoons look a little different for young people at the moment so Mount Alexander Shire Council’s youth initiative Mondo…

  • A budding horticulturist

    A budding horticulturist

    A Macedon Ranges flower show has been the seed of inspiration for young green-thumb Bethany Thompson. The nine-year-old scooped prizes…

  • Malmsbury in isolation

    Malmsbury in isolation

    Malmsbury photographer Adam Brentnall has embarked on a project to document this never-before-experienced pandemic lockdown on his community. Faced with…

  • Help keep VGR on track

    Help keep VGR on track

    Like the rest of the world, the Victorian Goldfields Railway has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Castlemaine and…

  • A date with destiny

    A date with destiny

    Big weddings are out during the coronavirus pandemic, so Macedon Ranges newlyweds Fernada and Raymond DeMack found a new way…