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  • Help keep VGR on track

    Help keep VGR on track

    Like the rest of the world, the Victorian Goldfields Railway has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Castlemaine and…

  • A date with destiny

    A date with destiny

    Big weddings are out during the coronavirus pandemic, so Macedon Ranges newlyweds Fernada and Raymond DeMack found a new way…

  • Treetop rescue – Wildlife carers urge responsible dog ownership

    Treetop rescue – Wildlife carers urge responsible dog ownership

    A young koala’s brush with death in a canine encounter at Mount Macedon has wildlife carers urging responsible dog ownership….

  • Solidarity in times of crisis

    Solidarity in times of crisis

    It may seem a very long time ago now that Australia was shocked by the devastation of the summer’s bushfires,…

  • Trees desecrated at Ravenswood

    Trees desecrated at Ravenswood

    Residents of Soldier Road at Ravenswood contacted the Express last week angered at the desecration of a number of mature eucalypt…

  • Return to the post-punk scene

    Return to the post-punk scene

    Castlemaine author Kirsten Krauth has launched her second long-awaited novel, Almost a Mirror. The book was seven years in the making…

  • Secrets of the past

    Secrets of the past

    On April 16, 1970, the Kyneton Folk Museum opened its doors to the public. Fifty years later, the building now…

  • The show will go on

    The show will go on

    Campbells Creek couple and international circus performers Caz Walsh and Mason West are set to present an inaugural circus event…

  • Nowhere to hide

    Nowhere to hide

    Roads across the region over the Easter long weekend looked unrecognisable to Macedon Ranges Highway Patrol officers out on patrol…

  • Foodbanks meet changing needs

    Foodbanks meet changing needs

    Foodbanks in Kyneton and Gisborne are preparing to meet the changing needs of Macedon Ranges locals amid the coronavirus pandemic….

  • Community pantry up and running

    Community pantry up and running

    Local volunteers, community groups and organisations are working together to provide food relief for residents in need in Mount Alexander…

  • Ready to tackle the crisis

    Ready to tackle the crisis

    An army of volunteers has been working behind the scenes to sew gowns, caps and masks for Castlemaine doctors to…