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  • 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…

  • VCE and VCAL continue online

    Senior secondary students are preparing for major changes to their education as schools switch to online teaching platforms this term…

  • New kind of school

    New kind of school

    School may look different this term but Sacred Heart College at Kyneton is encouraging staff and students to inject fun…

  • Coronavirus update for Victoria

    The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1291 – an increase of 10 from yesterday, as testing…

  • Good Friday Appeal online not on foot

    Good Friday Appeal online not on foot

    For more than 40 years, CFA brigades in the Mount Macedon and Mount Alexander regions have been collecting for the…