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Know your bushfire survival plan

In the event of major bushfire or emergency in which you must evacuate your home, it is important that you have a plan in...

Castlemaine event to connect a community …

The unprecedented fires impacting Victoria and other states, and the underlying issue of climate change, is upsetting not just for those directly involved -...

Boost for Kyneton creatives

Kyneton Contemporary Inc. will receive a $38,000 grant for the development and presentation of the next Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial - KCAT2021, which will...

Locals react to Baringhup solar farm approval

A Baringhup farmer has criticised the failure of the state planning minister to inform objectors that a solar farm has been approved for the...

Pick your own looks peachy at Harcourt

The time is ripe for some prime picking at Harcourt's Tellurian Fruit Farm where the annual Pick Your Own Fruit Fridays are proving popular...

Residents call for safety improvements after crash at Kyneton intersection

Residents on Edgecombe Road at Kyneton are calling for safety improvements to a notorious intersection following a frightening collision between a truck and a...

USA firefighters assist

Thirty-nine firefighters from the United States were trained in the use of CFA fire trucks by local volunteers from Darraweit Guim and Kyneton at...

‘Time to wake up’ – Extinction Rebellion demands emergency declaration

Extinction Rebellion protesters took to the street in Woodend recently in a display of polite civil disobedience to raise awareness of our climate emergency. On...

Soft ewe shuffle at Kyneton

What's happening just to the north of Kyneton when the patter of tiny feet can be heard, the dust rises in the heat...

Climate petition presented

Mount Alexander Shire Council has formally received a community petition that played a role in the council's decision to declare a climate ...

Mining interest grows for Macedon Ranges

Kalamazoo Resources is the latest to express interest in the hunt for valuable mineral resources in the Macedon Ranges.The company is seeking a...
A Buddhist temple and assembly hall has been refused for Gisborne South.

VCAT rejects Gisborne South Buddhist temple bid

Plans for a Buddhist temple at Gisborne South have been scrapped following the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal's ruling to refuse the...

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