New bins roll out in Macedon Ranges
Macedon Ranges' new four-bin kerbside waste collection service rolled out last week as many other Victorian councils await state government direction on the waste...
To the rescue: Ranges Rescue in Riddells Creek helps bushfire recovery
Non-profit group Ranges Rescue aims to provide ongoing support for wildlife shelters, beyond bushfire recovery efforts, as a new charity.
Since forming earlier this month,...
Backing cash-for-cans
It is not yet known what impact a state-wide container deposit scheme would have on kerbside recycling services but both Macedon Ranges and Mount...
Kyneton and District Tennis Club gets love
After 10 long years of planning and fundraising, Kyneton and District Tennis Club had good reason for a celebration late last Thursday afternoon. The...
A maid among men
It's 1968 and 19-year-old Dimity Pettifer, a young Arts undergraduate at Melbourne University, has left home for the first time and gone to live...
Bonjour madame! Renault mini muster to roll into town
There will be a hint of French flair around the towns of Castlemaine and Maldon when the coming Labour Day weekend arrives.
The Renault 4cv...
Newstead a perfect platform for long dinner and art auction
Take a vintage country railway platform, throw in lots of good food and wine, add a very long dining table - and you've got...
Council ordered to clean up ‘unofficial’ Lancefield tip site
Macedon Ranges Council has a clean up bill of about $40,000 after it was ordered to secure an "unofficial tip site" at Showlers Lane,...
Bid to protect Gisborne avenues of honour
Unregistered avenues of honour in Gisborne and New Gisborne are at risk as the towns reshape for population growth.
Several of the 100-year-old oak trees...
Exploring Ibsen in Castlemaine theatre residency
Castlemaine's latest At Home Phee Broadway Theatre residency kicks off today and will explore the dark themes of 1881 play Ghosts by 19th century...
A thank you from Perry’s
Perry's Stockfeed and Saddlery has given Kyneton CFA a boost with a $1462 donation.
Perry's donated $1 from every bag of stock feed sold during...
NETWORKS DOWN
Residents across the region vented their anger last week with mobile phone services disrupted from Tuesday to Thursday and power outages during Friday's 40-degree...
