Ballantinia, banksias and blue-banded bees
In 1997 an enthusiastic group of local residents joined forces to form the Harcourt Valley Landcare Group.
Twenty five...
Energy park on hold
Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group has put its community energy park project on hold indefinitely after receiving confirmation from the state government that...
Blaze at Carlsruhe
Fire tore through a two-storey mudbrick home at Carlsruhe early last Thursday morning.
Brigades from across the district turned out to the blaze at a...
Artists deliver new course
Eve Lamb
Established Castlemaine artists Zoe Amor and Helen Kelly know what it's like to turn a personal passion into a professional practice.
Unfortunately, for many...
Hoons to face court
Two men have been charged after police responded to a hoon driving incident in Woodend on July 15.
Police...
Bid to host Games
Eve Lamb
It may not yet be approved as a Commonwealth Games inclusion. But if mountain biking does get the official nod then Harcourt's La...
Snap rally to stop logging
More than 50 people attended a snap rally in Gisborne on Friday to voice their concerns about VicForests’ salvage logging in the...
Our organics are not ‘waste’
Transitioning to a localised economy is both pressing and exciting.
As we learn of recycling industries in crisis, rising...
Bust of the late Felix Cappy unveiled
Lisa Dennis
A huge crowd gathered at the Castlemaine Town Hall on Sunday to witness the unveiling of a...
From gallery to garden
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine's botanical gardens have a new feature ... and if you think you've seen it somewhere else...
Tragedy commemorated
Two prisoners of war with Kyneton family have been honoured in the 80th anniversary of their tragic deaths.
Civilian...
Macedon Ranges mayor takes up Plastic Free July challenge
How can an environmentally conscious resident reduce their single-use plastic uptake even more?
That's a question facing Macedon Ranges...
