Devastated volunteers return home
Local volunteers travelling to Uganda to support the charity I Am Someone were devastated to learn they had to cut their trip short due...
Felix triumphs at Logies
Macedon Ranges teenager Felix Cameron has won not just one but two Logie Awards at the awards ceremony in Sydney on Sunday night.
Felix claimed...
Residents face eviction
Nine residents of RM Begg Aged Care units in Kyneton are facing imminent eviction from their rental properties with little hope of finding similar...
Extension a retro revival
When Eric Burton decided to downsize he took it to the extreme.
He bought the smallest house in Woodend – a single-room cabin measuring 23sqm...
‘DJ Albo’ dance party delivers message
A group of concerned Castlemaine and Bendigo community members connected with the people-powered 'Move Beyond Coal' movement staged a lively and loud 'DJ Albo'...
Road “a catastrophe waiting to happen”
Residents have aired frustration over a "lack of action" in speed reduction on Pearsons Road in Trentham East.
They say the road's 100km/h speed limit...
Equestrian left in limbo
Equestrian facilities could be relocated from Woodend Racecourse Reserve in Macedon Ranges Shire Council's future planning for the site.
An 'issues and opportunities paper' includes...
Club calls for exemption
Kyneton Bowling Club is calling for an explicit exemption from Macedon Ranges Shire Council's proposed Gambling Harm Minimisation Policy.
The policy threatens to shut down...
Deployed to Canada
Woodend CFA member Nick McCarthy is currently in Canada to help with the devastating bushfires there at the moment, alongside former Woodend volunteer Nicole...
Planning begins for plant upgrade
The conversation around plans for a vital upgrade of the Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant began with two information drop-in sessions in Castlemaine last week.
Environmental...
Know these tags?
Kyneton Scout Hall was vandalised last month and the scout leaders, rather than wanting to see the graffiti artists punished, would like to invite...
Depot going gangbusters
The Mount Alexander Animal Welfare Op Shop Empawrium has recently launched a new venture – a Furniture Depot.
The new offering utilises the expansive space...
