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  • Jarrah’s fight for sight

    Jarrah’s fight for sight

    Jarrah is a typical nine-year-old boy. He’s bright, funny and kind and has a wonderful group of friends at his…

  • Tigers need your help

    Tigers need your help

    Kyneton Football Netball Club is calling on the community for support as it struggles under the weight of financial burden….

  • Indie rock wins battle

    Indie rock wins battle

    Indie rock group Dr. Frisco brought the wow-factor to win Macedon Ranges’ Battle of the Bands heat on Saturday. The…

  • Postie pilgrimage to make tracks

    Postie pilgrimage to make tracks

    A pilgrimage of old iconic Australian ‘postie bikes’ led by locals will make tracks this September to raise funds and…

  • Flicking the switch for energy bills

    Flicking the switch for energy bills

    A green energy push is expected to help Victorians save around $890 a year on their power bills with half…

  • Centre performs swimmingly

    Centre performs swimmingly

    Kyneton Toyota Sports and Aquatic Centre’s learn to swim program has been recognised for its excellence by Life Saving Victoria…

  • The simple joy of walking

    The simple joy of walking

    Marita Brown is one of the original Lancefield ‘Movers and Shakers’. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 18 years ago…

  • Stepping up enforcement

    Stepping up enforcement

    Drivers are still flouting the law when it comes to passing emergency vehicles with flashing lights and local police are…

  • Chicken art hatches enterprise

    Chicken art hatches enterprise

    There’s something about chicken art. People seem to go just a bit clucking mad about it. “It’s just egg-cellent really,”…

  • Parma charmer

    Parma charmer

    When Castlemaine youngsters Kate Hemphill and Ainsley Nash heard about the impacts of the drought in NSW they decided they’d…

  • Pick up a Perry’s pupcake

    Pick up a Perry’s pupcake

    The team at Perry’s Stockfeed and Saddlery in Kyneton are unsurprising all avid animal lovers. That’s why it’s no surprise…

  • Pigs do fly!

    Pigs do fly!

    A well-known stallholder at Macedon Ranges Farmers Markets, including Woodend and Lancefield, has taken out one of the Australian food…