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Very impressed: Wurundjiri Elder Perry Wandin (at left) and former Romsey Primary School principal Trevor Turnham - in charge at the old school for 11 years and the current one for five - chat beneath the historic oak tree featured in the park section. Both were highly impressed with the transformation of the old school and first stage of the ecotheraphy park. Perry spoke earlier to the gathering about traditional owners' involvement in the Macedon Ranges.

Opening day jubilation

The opening of the Romsey Community Health and Wellbeing Space last Thursday was a happy, enthusiastic occasion. Those present were excited about the remarkable transformation...
Rob Bakes, Huntly Barton, Peter Henderson, Margot McDonald and Viveka Simpson have been appointed to the board of the newly established Kyneton Town Square Co-operative.

Board for school site

A cooperative to support the old Kyneton Primary School site being in public ownership and community control has been established. At a recent meeting to...
Castlemaine artist Mark Dober is pictured with his self-portrait.

Local finalist

Castlemaine artist Mark Dober has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Black Swan Prize for Portraiture in Western Australia, the third richest...
'A Night for Matty' will raise funds for Lancefield local Matt Bennett and his wife Megan.

A night for Matty

'A Night for Matty' is taking place in Mount Macedon on Saturday in support of Matt Bennett, a Lancefield local who is facing a...
Foundry Band musicians Mark Anstey and Alison Hanley and filmmaker Leonie Van Eyk with a photograph of the local band.

Help blow the trumpet

Castlemaine's Thompson Foundry Band is blowing its own trumpet by making a movie following its sellout concerts at last year's Castlemaine State Festival. Local filmmaker...
Castlemaine Secondary College students and diversity group reps Judzea Gatt and Liv Hocking at Friday's Wear It Purple Day.

School celebrates a rainbow first

Plenty of purple was promenaded as Castlemaine Secondary College raised its first-ever rainbow flag with pride on Friday. A party atmosphere prevailed as Castlemaine Secondary...

Plans not yet rock solid

Commercial development at Hanging Rock's East Paddock is unlikely but has not yet been ruled out as Macedon Ranges Shire Council last week adopted...
Loading the hay on Friday were James Worth, International Racehorse Transport managing director Chris Burke, Central Land Management Services' Andrew Scanlon, Jake Sutherland, Ray Saunders and Laverne Saunders.

Hay big senders!

Locally harvested hay bales are making their way to drought-affected farms in NSW and Gippsland. It's the first cut of hay from the newly Bolinda-based...

Biggest pothole in history

Macedon Ranges Shire Council has unearthed one of the biggest potholes in its history, on Premier Mine Road, Kyneton. A council employee operating a grader...
A new $1,056,455 council contract will see Bendigo Regional YMCA Youth Services manage outdoor pools in Castlemaine, Harcourt and Maldon over the next three years.

The splash on our pool contracts

A new $1,056,455 council contract will see Bendigo Regional YMCA Youth Services manage outdoor pools in Castlemaine, Harcourt and Maldon over the next three...
One of VGR's historic steam locomotives as it puffs through the dangerous level crossing.

Crossing risks real

Victorian Goldfields Railway volunteers were on edge again last Saturday night with a night train event running and safety concerns about the Bendigo-Maldon level...
Dean and Sherril Lamb have secured a prime piece of real estate in the old Kyneton Toyota premises and expect to welcome shoppers to a new-look store by Christmas.

Watts on the move

Watts Fresh will triple its weekly produce offering in a move that will expand its floor space and position it at the gateway to...

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