Theft in hard times
A disappointing theft in hard times has set Kyneton Community House back in making its childcare playground safe.
About $300 in softfall and sand meant...
False alarm at Woodend’s historic Victoria Hotel
Firefighters from Woodend and Macedon were quick to respond after a caller to triple zero reported seeing flames in the roof of Woodend's historic...
Buses replace trains for nine days
Buses will replace trains between Flagstaff, North Melbourne and Sunbury stations as part of Sunbury line upgrade works starting this Saturday.
Sunbury line passengers will...
Man charged for endangering police
Police have charged a man following an incident in Elphinstone yesterday.
Local units were travelling along the Calder Freeway in Kyneton when they observed an...
Macedon Ranges Shire Council sheds fourth tier
A new three-directorate organisational structure for Macedon Ranges Shire Council has been finalised.
The changes involved reducing director positions from four to three - and...
POLICE SHOOT AT CAR NEAR ELPHINSTONE
Police were forced to shoot at an SUV being driven at officers yesterday afternoon.
Officers noticed the vehicle travelling at high speed along the Calder...
Exploration shock – Residents protest gold drilling in the Wombat
Blackwood residents protested in the Wombat State Forest last week after they discovered mining company Currawong Resources had begun exploratory drilling for gold.
Residents said...
Now that’s a shed! Rail precinct steams ahead
Measuring a whopping 160 metres long by 15.5 metres wide, the freshly completed carriage stabling shed at Castlemaine Heritage Rail Precinct is one of...
Radio to rock the Royal
Castlemaine's not-for-profit radio station MAINfm kicked off its week-long '2020 Radiothon' fundraiser on Saturday evening with an epic PubSing Castlemaine online sing-a-long to this...
OVER BUDGET AND POORLY PLANNED
The state government's controversial roadside wire rope barrier project faces a major cost blowout and has been less effective than promised.
Victoria's auditor general has...
Challenges ahead for RM Begg
RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care is calling for financial support to help it survive.
The community owned not-for-profit organisation has provided quality aged care to...
CHASING CARS Leo Pruneau’s designs come to life in iconic...
Not many people can lay claim to having flown first class on every business trip, and on the Concorde five times, but Leo Pruneau...
