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  • The best drop of cool red

    The best drop of cool red

    Kyneton Ridge Estate has won two national awards within a matter of weeks for their Skipping Rabbit Pinot Noir. On…

  • Community in the dark on Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre reopening

    Community in the dark on Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre reopening

    By Morgan Reinwald and Angela Crawford Malmsbury residents and the local Indigenous corporation have said they were blindsided by the…

  • Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to reopen

    Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to reopen

    The state government will reopen the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to accommodate spiralling levels of youth offenders in custody due…

  • Plan to reclaim old station aired

    Plan to reclaim old station aired

    The old Riddells Creek Fire Station could become home to local groups like the Men’s Shed and Lions Club if…

  • Ranges backs away from Live4Life

    Ranges backs away from Live4Life

    Live4Life has been celebrated for breaking ground in youth mental health but now its Macedon Ranges founders will turn away…

  • Recreating a lost giant

    Recreating a lost giant

    On a frosty morning in Castlemaine, in a large tin shed at Lot 19, a small team of humans gather…

  • Paving the way forward

    Paving the way forward

    Older Women in Cohousing is a stone’s throw from reaching its target of $1.4 million to support the Middle Women’s…

  • Reforestation takes seed

    Reforestation takes seed

    Mount Macedon is undergoing a landmark reforestation project to restore native forests to former pine plantation sites. The project received…

  • Fire-prone Macedon set to become a powerhouse

    Fire-prone Macedon set to become a powerhouse

    A private company that purchased five hectares of land in Macedon will submit plans next month to build an energy…

  • Next week: changes to the healthcare system

    Next week: changes to the healthcare system

    Medicare services are set to change from next Saturday, November 1, and provide patients with improved access to bulk-billed GP…

  • Demolition day arrives for skatepark

    Demolition day arrives for skatepark

    It’s been 11 years in the making and now works on a new Romsey Skatepark are finally under way. Lancefield…

  • Tiny Homes: The movement gaining rapid momentum

    Tiny Homes: The movement gaining rapid momentum

    Bentley Building Group Tiny Homes is a family owned and operated building company run by Scott and Prue Bentley and…