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Club Summer – poolside!

Poolside is looking like the place to be for the rest of summer - particularly if you're young and local. Backed with a tidy sum...

Miracle escape from Taradale truck crash

A driver had a miraculous escape after his truck careered off a bridge on the Calder Freeway at Taradale this morning, falling 50 feet...

Driver trapped in crash at Taradale

A woman was trapped in her vehicle after a collision with a cattle truck on the Calder Freeway at Taradale yesterday. The sedan collided with...

Is this exit speed safe?

A 100km/h speed limit on the southbound Calder Freeway exit to Woodend/Lancefield has long had local road users baffled. "The S-bend exit ends at a...

Taungurung agreement creates jobs

The Taungurung Land and Waters Council is creating 17 new jobs as part of a formal agreement with the state government recognising the Taungurung...

Council staff critical

The wounds of last year's organisational restructure of Macedon Ranges Shire Council continued to be felt by employees months later, a staff survey conducted...

Take a well-earned break

Cellar doors across the Macedon Ranges are holding a series of events this month as part of the new Summertime Fling Festival. Three weeks of...

Lucky escape for driver in fiery Harcourt crash

A driver was lucky to escape serious injury in a single-vehicle accident on Ford Road at Harcourt North on Sunday afternoon. Castlemaine Police Sergeant Steve...

Car flips in Kyneton crash, driver flees scene

A driver fled the scene of a spectacular crash on Edgecombe Street in Kyneton this afternoon. The 37-year-old Kyneton woman was driving a Holden Astra...

‘Rock’ races now at Kyneton

‘It's official! The annual Australia Day race meeting usually held at Hanging Rock has been switched to Kyneton. This means there will be two race...

Artists in orbit around CAM

A new exhibition at Castlemaine Art Museum celebrates central Victorian artists in the orbit that surrounds the gallery. The first artist to feature in Orbit,...

Thieves exploit honesty system

Two local children have been left devastated after someone stole plants from their roadside stall at Harcourt North just before Christmas. Harper and Quinn Vance...

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