Planning pigsty?
No piggery has operated in Monegeetta for 10 years yet locals remain restricted by its planning triggers and are demanding answers.
Neighbours to the former...
Women celebrate
A festive crowd picnicked, danced and celebrated in Castlemaine's Botanical Gardens to mark International Women's Day on Friday.
The event featured a lineup of live...
Advocates for women
Half the Sky - How to Change the World is a powerful book that will make its way into the hands of many in...
Kyneton collaboration – Songwriter brings in artist on new single
Home-grown singer/songwriter Taylor Sheridan has his first chance to chart in Australia with the release of his new single Nothing wrong.
Opening with lyrical honesty...
Chooks in my back yard
Do you want to know about keeping chooks in your back yard, but don't know who to ask?
Pipers Creek Landcare, with specialist assistance from...
Working together to protect waterways
On a dry hot summer day last Wednesday, citizen scientists, government agencies, landcare and a platypus ecologist worked together collecting water samples from 20...
Buddhist temple refused
A Buddhist temple and assembly hall has been refused for Gisborne South following strong community backlash.
Macedon Ranges Shire councillors voted 7-2 in favour of...
Power to community – Woodend wind energy project gets go ahead
A community wind energy facility at Woodend has been given the go ahead following the state government's approval of a planning scheme amendment to...
The harp electric!
Mary Doumany has performed in some of the world's grandest opera houses and concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House and Albert Hall in...
Firies back tower
Emergency warnings and communications are expected to improve for the previously fire-ravaged Benloch as Telstra moves to install a second telecommunications tower.
Telstra has proposed...
Protecting precious species
The unassuming little basalt peppercress plant, a nationally endangered species, is being given a new chance of life at the iconic Hanging Rock Reserve.
As...
Business park controversy
Controversy now surrounds a plan to expand New Gisborne's business park.
New Gisborne residents are petitioning Macedon Ranges Shire Council to re-think the proposal that...
