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Great effort all round

After a COVID-enforced hiatus in 2020, tin rattlers at the traffic lights and street walkers were back, collecting for the Royal Children's Hospital Good...

Status boost for Daffodil Festival

Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival has been named a shire signature event in Macedon Ranges Events Strategy 2021-25 after councillors pushed for the status...

'Black spot' woes continue

Holiday traffic was delayed on Friday after yet another accident on one of central Victoria's busiest tourist routes. Shortly before 2pm, traffic on Edgecombe Road...

Farm build right threat

A strategy aimed at protecting productive agricultural land in the Macedon Ranges is being challenged by farmland owners. The local council's draft Rural Land Use...

A changing landscape?

Accommodation, restaurants and convenience stores could become part of Macedon Ranges’ farming and rural landscape, under the newly released Draft Rural Land Use Strategy. Greater...

Don't forget the flu jab

While the spotlight is on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, local health professionals are warning against complacency around getting the flu vaccine as well. Among them,...

Residents receive COVID-19 vaccine

Central Highlands Rural Health continued its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to residents in Creswick, Daylesford and Trentham aged care facilities last week. More than...

Remembering a music titan

Rod Laver Arena hosted its first live music in more than a year last Wednesday night, and it was in honour of Macedon Ranges’...

Dogs of the vines

Our 2021 Wine Trail magazine is out now and has some gorgeous four-legged ambassadors we'd like to share. Among the many 'dogs of the vines' featured, Lily...

Busy day for Gisborne brigade

It was a busy day for Gisborne Fire Brigade crews yesterday with their morning starting off with a single-car accident on Ross Watt Road...

A golden idea

To celebrate the 2021 Castlemaine State Festival and as a nod to the region's gold rush heritage, The Tea Dispensary in Castlemaine's Templeton Street...

Harcourt wine on top

Harcourt Valley Vineyards has been crowned Bendigo Region Winery of the Year and awarded double gold for its 2018 Barbara's Shiraz in the Melbourne...

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