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Baringhup solar hearings begin

State planning panel hearings for the proposed 75 megawatt Baringhup solar farm began yesterday and will continue today at Maldon's Bill Woodfull Reserve. Planning Panels...

Steps forward for Hanging Rock

Hanging Rock's East Paddock will be purchased by the state government from Macedon Ranges Council via a $3 million commitment over the next three...

River warning lifted

A health warning applied to the Campaspe River between Kyneton and Lake Eppalock since early June was lifted on Sunday afternoon by the Environment...

Castlemaine unwrapped!

A special tour taking place in Castlemaine next week will show participants where and how they can shop locally to keep single-use plastic out...

TOWERS CALL – Council in bid for innovative solutions

Macedon Ranges Shire Council has won support after doubling down on its call for stronger governance on the placement of telecommunication towers in the...

Big-hearted gesture

Homeless people and those doing it tough are being offered a warming soup and roll and a warm dry place to escape the bitter...

Courage on climate workshop

Locals worried about climate change and its impacts are being encouraged not to despair and invited to join with like-minded others to help address...

From EPA exec to Coliban Water chief

An executive director of the Environment Protection Authority will be the next managing director of Coliban Water. Damian Wells, from Bendigo, will take on the...

Fire compo to court

A Lancefield landholder whose property was burnt out by bushfire as a result of a state government planned burn that got out of control,...

Challenging social systems – Artists highlight lack of monuments to women

Probing gender inequity in civic commemoration, Sydney based art duo Make or Break (Connie Anthes and Rebecca Gallo) asked female-identifying people in Kyneton to...

Club links with Carlton Respects

Woodend-Hesket Football Netball Club has just become the first community club in Victoria to partner with Carlton Football Club and the important Carlton Respects...

Movement on supermarket proposal

Retail competition for IGA in Castlemaine appears to be on the horizon with movement in recent days toward establishment of a new player on...

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