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Gisborne smash and grab

Thieves broke into two Gisborne retail stores and stole about $14,000 in goods last Tuesday. Two male offenders were captured on CCTV footage breaking into...

Kyneton homes without power after car crash

A concrete power pole has been destroyed after two cars collided in Kyneton this morning. Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene at...

Hotel site to housing?

Could big changes soon be on the cards for the old Romsey Hotel site? A planning application was lodged last Monday for a 10-lot subdivision...

Car ploughs through living room, Kyneton woman escapes death

A woman has escaped death in her Kyneton home after standing up from her armchair moments before a car ploughed through her living room...

Macedon Ranges councillor dies

Macedon Ranges Shire councillor, Christine Walker, died late last week. Fellow South Ward councillor and mayor, Dom Bonanno, said today the news had left him...

Contractors sought

An expansion of the Macedon Ranges Sports Precinct in New Gisborne is now out to tender, with designs progressed and contractors invited to submit...

Pool’s future murky

Reports of a 'seizure' of Castlemaine's only indoor swimming pool by the Sheriff's Office Victoria, filtered through to the Express last Thursday afternoon. Upon...

Policy to target AI use?

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries and Macedon Ranges Shire Council will soon consider a new purposed policy to catch up. An Artificial Intelligence Policy...

SES responds to wild weather

Castlemaine State Emergency Service volunteers were kept busy over the weekend, responding to 34 requests for assistance across Mount Alexander Shire between Friday evening...

Anzac events in a spin

"Macedon Ranges council bureaucrats should hang their heads in shame" for decisions putting two local Anzac Day services in a spin, Bill Bates told...

Police raid ends in estimated million dollar drug bust

Police seized a cannabis operation holding a potential street value of $1 million after they raided a property in Darraweit Guim last Thursday. No...

New Telstra mobile coverage

Telstra has expanded 4G and 5G mobile coverage throughout Kyneton, with a series of new mobile sites now delivering improved connectivity. A new 4G...

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