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  • Stunt horses star at Cox Plate

    Stunt horses star at Cox Plate

    Two Newham horses were the proud bearers of the Australian flag at the Ladbrokes Cox Plate last month. Riders Damian…

  • “Passion alone can’t keep the lights on”

    “Passion alone can’t keep the lights on”

    Financial strain is putting Macedon Ranges’ Neighbourhood Houses at risk of closure and threatening the vital programs they provide. After…

  • Shipping a container of hope to Uganda

    Shipping a container of hope to Uganda

    For the past four months, I Am Someone founder Steve Argent has worked alongside a group of local volunteers to…

  • Free energy efficiency workshop

    Free energy efficiency workshop

    The Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit is launching free community workshops in Kyneton and Romsey to help residents improve home…

  • 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…