Housing initiatives in spotlight
Mount Alexander Shire residents are invited to a free community forum hosted by My Home Network to hear the latest updates on local housing...
Mitchell back, Bendigo close
The Albanese Government has been returned to power in a landslide victory that saw Labor secure 82 seats to the Coalition's 38 at the...
Bearing messages of peace
Students joined a significant global effort for peace when the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run visited Kyneton last week.
The peace run is a torch...
Nature repair needs accelerator funding
A local environmental alliance is reminding federal election candidates of the toll natural disasters take on central Victorian communities already struggling with a cost-of-living...
Remembering the scars, physical and mental
South Vietnam, 1966: An isolated company of 108 Australian soldiers is outnumbered by 2000-strong Viet Cong. They trade fire for four hours and 18...
Fire threatens homes at Benloch
Properties at Benloch and Lancefield were under threat after a large fire broke out on Frost Road last Thursday afternoon.
About 60 appliances from CFA...
Memorial gates to be restored
The heritage-listed Malmsbury War Memorial gates will be restored to their former glory.
Friends of the Malmsbury Gardens and Environs has secured a $27,492 grant...
Timber removal challenged
Environmental activists have called out the removal of large volumes of fallen timber from the Wombat State Forest as being done "under the guise...
War memorial swamped by tourists
Macedon Ranges Shire Council's Autumn Festival strategy to disperse tourists away from Macedon's Honour Avenue did little to deter the thousands of tourists who...
Dog rescued from mine shaft
A much-loved dog is back home safe and sound after falling down a mine shaft in the Chewton Bushlands last Tuesday afternoon.
Castlemaine SES were...
Explore our golden past
Explore the history behind the region's golden past as part of the highly anticipated The Alchemy of Gold event, which will take place in...
Donated land in doubt
Descendants of Humphrey Dixon have challenged plans for retirement aged care living on land in Gisborne donated for community healthcare purposes.
Benetas has applied to...
