Final years to change in pilot
Students in Gisborne will be among the first to trial a state government program that integrates apprenticeships and traineeships over a longer period with...
Sports precinct gains momentum
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is advocating for state and federal government support for a Regional Sports Precinct in New Gisborne.
Last week the council met...
Match 500 for a sport master
If, when he began playing junior footy for Macedon in 1981, Ray Tadd had listened to people who told him that he was "not...
Cash windfall boosts budget
Public submissions and an unexpected cash windfall of $465,000 in federal government grants has changed the shape of Macedon Ranges Shire Council's 2018/19 Budget...
Brigade calls on community
Langley-Barfold Fire Brigade volunteers are appealing for community assistance to replace their stolen support vehicle.
The Ford Ranger was found torched near Lake Eppalock in...
Comparing our crime stats
Mount Alexander Shire has a consistently higher crime rate per head of population than its Macedon Ranges Shire neighbour, the latest Crime Statistics Agency...
When less is more
In a world with a population forecast to hit 8.5 billion in just 12 years, the need to find more effective means of housing...
The Wiglesworth waste files
Castlemaine's Bill Wiglesworth is certainly not the only person calling for a container recycling desposit scheme in the state of Victoria.
But he may be...
Local organics co-op: an Aussie first
An Australian first in organic farming is blossoming at Harcourt with the formation of a unique local mixed organic farming co-operative.
Mount Alexander Fruit Gardens...
Out of fuel
Woodend residents have won the battle against a commercial development at the southern gateway to their town.
Last week the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal...
Service and advocacy
She was one of the first women elected to Kyneton Shire Council and she is now putting a new stamp on history as Kyneton's...
A country born champion
Trentham's Christian Zahra has been a life-long advocate for improving opportunities for regional Victorians and indigenous Australians.
The former Member for McMillan (1998-2004) has been...
