Wildlife road-strikes: A growing crisis in Victoria
Kerrie Allen, Mount Alexander Wildlife Watch
If you’ve recently spoken about wildlife road-strikes, you’re not alone. The issue...
Ambulance response times revealed
Paramedics in the Macedon Ranges attended 777 critical incidents with lights and sirens during the past three months and the average...
Councils hamstrung, wildlife inquiry reveals
New technologies and ideas have emerged to reduce wildlife road-strike, but councils are hamstrung by limited finances and autonomy, Macedon Ranges Shire...
Inquiry hears of burn out
Wildlife carers across the region are burning out amid increasing case loads and cost pressures, the Victorian Parliament's inquiry into wildlife road-strike...
Don’t risk your life on the rail network
Victorians are being urged to be safe around trains and at level crossings, with more than 250 near hits with pedestrians...
New ideas wanted for old school site
The Old Kyneton Primary School is now ready for a new operator to breathe new life into the refurbished historic site.
Car ignites on Calder
A driver and passenger were lucky to escape their vehicle after it caught fire on the Calder Freeway at Taradale on Sunday.
Gisborne smash and grab
Thieves broke into two Gisborne retail stores and stole about $14,000 in goods last Tuesday.
Two male...
Kyneton homes without power after car crash
A concrete power pole has been destroyed after two cars collided in Kyneton this morning.
Police, paramedics...
Hotel site to housing?
Could big changes soon be on the cards for the old Romsey Hotel site?
A planning application was lodged...
Car ploughs through living room, Kyneton woman escapes death
A woman has escaped death in her Kyneton home after standing up from her armchair moments before a car ploughed through...
Macedon Ranges councillor dies
Macedon Ranges Shire councillor, Christine Walker, died late last week.
Fellow South Ward councillor and mayor, Dom Bonanno, said...
