New public events policy clamps down on waste
New requirements governing waste management - including plastics - at local public events will be phased in over the next two years after Mount...
Looking after locals
Riddells Creek Foodworks has employed security to check identification at the door to prevent outsiders from stripping the shelves bare.
The move comes after reports...
Trade takes new shape
Trade is taking new shape for many innovative local businesses adapting to COVID-19 precautions.
Drive-through options, online platforms and extra delivery services are helping locals...
Kyneton volunteers deliver meals to those in self-isolation
A small group of Kyneton volunteers are helping those in need and in self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic by cooking and delivering meals...
Council public facilities closed, events cancelled or postponed as COVID-19 precaution
Many of Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s public facilities will be closed and events will be cancelled or postponed as a preventative measure following the...
Poster art provokes
Peter Drew has had one or two confrontational moments in his successful career as a street artist of renown.
His work - displayed in very...
Macedon Ranges Council shake up – Redundancies expected in restructure
Council staff fear job losses as a major organisational restructure begins to shake up Macedon Ranges Shire Council.
Chief executive officer Margot Stork confirmed last...
No more water hazard at Trentham club
Teeing off at the picturesque par-three 13th hole at Trentham Golf Course is usually accompanied by the soothing noise of a waterfall.
The problem is...
Dancing a jig with dad
By Sandy Scheltema
It's been two years since Matt Harding, an internationally renowned sculptor living and working in Trentham, tragically died from suicide, leaving behind...
Out in force
The role of women in policing was celebrated with a special International Women's Day event at Castlemaine Police Station on Sunday.
Inspector Donna Mitchell, local...
Funds needed to boost Macedon hub
A bold plan to transform Macedon's much-loved former maternal and child health centre into a community hub is fast gaining community support.
A group of...
Town powered down
Malmsbury business operators have suffered through an extraordinarily bad run of power outages this past summer.
On seven occasions since November, traders experienced power outages...
