What happens to our glass?
Glass separation has been key in simpler recovery of other recyclables like plastic, metal and paper in the Macedon Ranges, but not all are...
Macedon Ranges Council calls out ‘greenwashing’
Macedon Ranges Council has called out "greenwashing" in a push for a national ban on harsh fragmentable plastic products and mandatory product recycle labelling.
Councillors...
New Castlemaine locomotive stable takes shape in $1M move
Work has begun on Victorian Goldfields Railway's new Castlemaine locomotive stable as part of a wider project forecast to boost tourism to Castlemaine and...
The price of fun: CASA fines for drone activity at Kyneton reservoir
Fun has come with a high price tag for two men fined over a daring drone fishing stunt at Upper Coliban Reservoir, Kyneton, last...
Lancefield (Macedon Ranges) Relay effort ‘awesome’
The annual Lancefield (Macedon Ranges) Relay for Life held at the weekend raised $58,312, with anyone wishing to make further donations having until March...
International Women’s Day: Rise, unite, resist gender inequality
International Women's Day on March 8 is a day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness of gender-based bias and take action for gender equality.
The...
Let’s celebrate – New women’s group forms in Macedon Ranges to celebrate diversity
A new group has formed in the Macedon Ranges that aims to celebrate women and their cultural origins.
Women Of Macedon Ranges Equality Network (WOMEN)...
Anger over ‘brutal’ pruning in New Gisborne
Recent pruning of heritage trees to clear powerlines in New Gisborne's main street has been described by angry residents as "brutal".
Local resident Ray Keane...
$50,000 boost for Etty St concept
The transformation of Castlemaine's old Etty Street college campus has achieved a significant new milestone with Friday's announcement of $50,000 in state funding toward...
Preserving living history
Kyneton will celebrate a centenary of scouting in about 18 months' time and thanks to the owners of S&K Signs, Simon and Kirsten Hinneberg,...
Fatal train derailment – Castlemaine pilot one of two killed, 12 injured
V/Line drivers had refused to traverse a section of unmaintained track where a Castlemaine man died after an interstate train carrying 153 passengers derailed...
Seed library to sprout benefits
The Macedon Ranges community will reap the benefits from growing its own plants as a new initiative gets underway.
The Macedon Ranges Seed Library will...
