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  • Pub sets the scene

    Pub sets the scene

    It was lights, camera, action at The Kyneton Hotel last Friday, with the popular pub to feature in a new…

  • Take Back the Track

    Take Back the Track

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

  • A step closer to World Heritage status

    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…

  • OAM honour for Linn

    OAM honour for Linn

    Elphinstone resident Linn Maskell has received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day honours for…

  • Supporting our regions and agriculture

    Supporting our regions and agriculture

    Walmer resident Sharyn Williams is among 732 outstanding and inspirational Australians to be recognised on the 2025 Australia Day Honours…

  • Purple reign: A journey to Australia’s highest honour

    Purple reign: A journey to Australia’s highest honour

    On an early Saturday morning not long ago, Dr Christine Craik opened up her computer to find an email from…

  • Supporting safety for women

    Supporting safety for women

    Head down to the lot19 arts precinct on Saturday, February 8 for Upstander — a supercharged fundraising event supporting the…

  • Emergency warning issued for Kyneton

    Emergency warning issued for Kyneton

    An emergency warning was issued for Kyneton on Saturday after a grassfire broke out near the Calder Freeway. The fire…

  • Waste management needs improvement

    Waste management needs improvement

    Macedon Ranges Council has released results from an audit on kerbside bins to determine how accurately households across the shire…

  • Dingoes thriving at Jirrahlinga

    Dingoes thriving at Jirrahlinga

    Jirrahlinga Dingo Conservation and Wildlife Education Centre at Chewton has been a hive of activity over the school holiday period…

  • Local nurses using AI could save millions

    Local nurses using AI could save millions

    Springs Medical in Daylesford and Kyneton has united with medical partners across the globe for a world-first study that adopts…

  • Councils prioritise Indigenous relations

    Councils prioritise Indigenous relations

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council has joined more than 30 per cent of Victorian councils and once more decided against hosting…