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  • Our fire bird

    Our fire bird

    A Newham born and raised helicopter pilot was among the air attack team fighting a bushfire that broke out at…

  • Set for sound: Newstead goes live

    Set for sound: Newstead goes live

    Newstead is a town in anticipation just days out from its biggest event of the year. The annual Newstead Live…

  • Why so high?

    Why so high?

    Kyneton locals are fed up with their town’s three petrol stations consistently boasting some of the highest fuel prices in…

  • Parlez-vous Francais?

    Parlez-vous Francais?

    The hot, dry bushland of Walmer is a very long way from Canada’s French Quebec famed for its icy winter…

  • Residents petition for water change

    Residents petition for water change

    A petition calling for Coliban Water to stop its chlorination trial, which began in October, has so far attracted a…

  • Park plan push

    Park plan push

    Momentum is building for a Gisborne community park on the spot where development could have taken hold five years ago…

  • Tigers kick off year with upgrade

    Tigers kick off year with upgrade

    Kyneton Football Netball Club will kick start the year with a $13,636 upgrade to its pavilion kitchen. Federal Member for…

  • Local cactus warriors honoured

    Local cactus warriors honoured

    The Tarrangower Cactus Control warriors have been honoured with a national Froggatt Award. The accolade is awarded to those who…

  • From Paris to Newham

    From Paris to Newham

    This is the story of a reunion…the kind of reunion people who sold something years ago only to find it…

  • Plastics war could step up

    Plastics war could step up

    A move to phase out single-use plastics in Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s operations could extend to some general community events….

  • New pooch park proving popular

    New pooch park proving popular

    Since it opened last month, Guildford’s new off-lead dog park has been proving very popular among dog owners and their…

  • Born by the river

    Born by the river

    Kyneton local Nancy Mortimer welcomed a new grandchild before Christmas who was in quite a hurry to arrive. Nancy’s son…