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  • Fire closes High Street

    Fire closes High Street

    High Street in Kyneton was closed to traffic for several hours last night and again early this morning while fire…

  • Fun on the farm

    Fun on the farm

    Experience food, wine, beer and craft from across the region at the Carlsruhe Fire Brigade’s Wine and Food Festival on…

  • Mine bid withdrawn

    Mine bid withdrawn

    People power has halted controversial plans for a mining exploration licence in Macedon Ranges’ east. Comedian Tom Gleeson made clear…

  • Taking care of the Coliban River

    Taking care of the Coliban River

    The long-term protection of one of the region’s most important waterways is at the centre of an innovative 20-year plan…

  • Kyneton Men’s Shed opens its doors

    Kyneton Men’s Shed opens its doors

    The new Kyneton Men’s Shed officially opened its doors last week. The purpose-built facility, complete with a workshop, is a…

  • It’s not too late to relay

    It’s not too late to relay

    The desire to make a lasting memory in the name of a loved one will bring a family together from…

  • ‘Big K’ a big hit

    ‘Big K’ a big hit

    Young Ava Coleman has taken the war on waste and waistlines to her school canteen. The grade six Kyneton Primary…

  • CFA exercise in the Cobaws

    CFA exercise in the Cobaws

    In recent years, there have been several major fires in the Cobaw Ranges resulting in some serious losses, especially to…

  • This project was picked!

    This project was picked!

    A project engaging local teenagers to help build Australia’s biggest miniature railway at Harcourt has won a $198,000 boost, emerging…

  • Co-op gains Greens

    Co-op gains Greens

    The Victorian Greens have thrown their full support behind the model of a community-managed Kyneton Town Square. A Kyneton and…

  • Travel writer sets down swag in the ‘Maine

    Travel writer sets down swag in the ‘Maine

    There’s not much of Australia that Lee Atkinson hasn’t seen. But when it came to setting down her swag on…

  • Abuzz for new microscope

    Abuzz for new microscope

    Honeybees will be put under the microscope to give diseases like nosema and American foulbrood the buzz-off in the Macedon…