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Cattle handling workshop a hit

The Kyneton Saleyards hosted a free event last Friday for local animal handlers to upskill their management of cattle. About 50 people attended the...

Push to release road plans

Chaos at Woodend's notorious Urquhart Street and High Street intersection has been flagged in parliament. Liberal Northern Victoria MP Wendy Lovell has called for the...

Chefs forced to leave

Visa restrictions and sponsorship cost challenges could see Kyneton's Little Swallow Cafe lose three valued chefs as their visas expire. The chefs have been filling...

League shuts out Eagles

The newly formed Kyneton Women's Football Club is facing the prospect of being unable to play this year after being rejected by three local...

Car chases, closures and film crews in Castlemaine

Liam Neeson is returning to Victoria to film his next action-thriller, The Mongoose, at locations across Melbourne and regional Victoria — including Castlemaine! The film...

Region to star in regenerative agriculture

A group of Macedon Ranges farmers has achieved an extraordinary coup, convincing award-winning documentary filmmaker Peter Byck to come to Kyneton for a groundbreaking...

Making metal masterpieces

When Steve Cox sees an old discarded tool he's not adding it to the scrap pile and trading it in for cash. A lifetime spent...

Enviro-Energy Expo returns

Riddells Creek Cool Changes Enviro-Energy Expo will return on March 15, as the opening event for a week-long festival organised by Macedon Ranges Shire...

Comet captured at Newham

The skies of central Victoria were blessed by the visit of a very rare comet last month. On Wednesday January 22, a fleeting glimpse...

Pub sets the scene

It was lights, camera, action at The Kyneton Hotel last Friday, with the popular pub to feature in a new commercial. While the commercial's product...

Take Back the Track

Following numerous incidents of women being harassed while running or walking along the Campbells Creek Trail, a group of 30 local women gathered late...

A step closer to World Heritage status

Victoria’s Goldfields have been added to Australia’s World Heritage Tentative List. This is the first formal step on the path to World Heritage status,...

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