News
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Festival fail – Tourism drawcard leaves much to be desired
This year’s Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival wound up in the gutter with the leaves, local residents have complained.The festival, aiming…
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Fox bait fears
Dog owners in Edgecombe are on high alert after a neighbouring landowner laid poisonous fox baits across his property. The…
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Council error to VCAT
“Extension by stealth” is how some objectors have described changed operating conditions for Holgates Brewhouse’s discovery centre and beer gardens….
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Maldon makeover milestone celebrated
Wednesday marked a historic day for the Maldon township with work beginning to remove power poles and lines following the…
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Hardwicks Meats joins forces with Kilcoy Global Foods
Kyneton-based beef and lamb processer Hardwicks Meats has joined forces with Queensland based billion-dollar global beef processor, Kilcoy Global Foods….
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Mental health more important than ever
Youth Live4Life’s new headquarters in Woodend was officially opened on Friday by Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas and Macedon Ranges mayor…
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School site operator named
The new tenant for the Old Kyneton Primary School site has finally been announced after months of speculation.In December 2020,…
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Denise in the hot seat
Well-known Castlemaine local Denise Button is set to appear on the Nine network’s Millionaire Hot Seat.While not revealing too much about…
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A ‘maine hand in Melb film fest
A film edited by ‘maine local Bergen O’Brien is poised to premiere as part of Australia’s acclaimed Melbourne International Film…
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Full speed ahead on brewery
The new Lost Watering Hole brewery and restaurant in Lancefield is scheduled to be completed by late November – when…
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A new national park
Three new national parks will be created following the Victorian Government’s tabling of its response to the Victorian Environmental Assessment…
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‘Heavenly trio’ up for sale
Castlemaine’s grand historic Presbyterian Church at 11-13 Lyttleton Street is being sold out of church hands for the first time…