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Truck strikes ambulance
A patient transfer ambulance parked on the side of Lauriston Road at Lauriston was side-swiped by a passing tip truck and trailer last Tuesday afternoon.
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Elliot claims top award
Kyneton’s Elliot Foster has been named Inspirational Student of the Year and Student of the Year Animal Studies in the 2024 Bendigo TAFE Industry Excellence Awards.
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Global glory for bluestone
Malmsbury bluestone has become the first Australian stone recognised as a Global Heritage Stone Resource. tme
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Council funds running dry?
Financial constraints are limiting Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s ability to deliver new infrastructure and basic maintenance to community expectation.
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Drink drivers learn lesson
Two male drivers who made the mistake of having a ‘traveller’ while driving were intercepted by a Booze Bus in Kyneton last Thursday afternoon.
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Strike teams ready for action
Strike teams from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service have been deployed to Victoria to assist the CFA amid today’s extreme fire danger. The teams have been strategically placed across the state including at the Emergency Management Institute at Mount Macedon. A large air tanker and Black Hawk helicopter from NSW have also been…
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On tour with Jimmy Barnes
Macedon Ranges singer/songwriter Taylor Sheridan will support Aussie legend Jimmy Barnes in his upcoming national tour, culminating in a performance at the Sydney Opera House. The Hell Of A Time Tour: Stories and Songs Celebrating 30 Years of Flesh and Wood kicks off in Perth on June 12 and winds up in Sydney on August…
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Help keep VGR on track
The Victorian Goldfields Railway has launched a fundraising appeal to assist with an upgrade of the tourist line between Muckleford and Maldon. VGR president Rob Lee said the track was now 25 years old and in critical need of rejuvenation to ensure the popular railway could continue to run a premium service. “Unfortunately, recent rainfall…
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Gardens identity crisis
Hundreds of trees and plants in Macedon Ranges botanical gardens have gone unidentified for users for years. Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens hopes to change that with a Gravotech laser engraving machine to create purpose-fit plaques. The group made a submission for $13,590 funding for the project in the Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s 2024-25 budget.…
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Sculpture to make waves
The team at Tait Decorative Iron in Castlemaine is in the process of putting the finishing touches on six sculptures for a special parkland project at Frankston.
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Council slams ward restructuring
Mount Alexander Shire Council has slammed a decision by the state government to create a single-member ward structure for the shire ahead of the local government elections in October.