Bill tabled on park
Local environmentalists are celebrating the tabling of a bill in state parliament last week to create the new Wombat-Lerderderg National Park.
About 24,000 hectares...
An invitation to recalibrate
Anyone in the vicinity of the Phee Broadway Theatre last Friday would have been witness to a constant stream of middle-aged women steadily making...
Road risk as safety removed
It has taken months but safety measures have now been restored to a dangerous stretch of road at Barfold.
The 300m stretch of road is...
A first for the nation
Local First Nations groups across the region have welcomed the historic state-wide Treaty tabled in state parliament last Tuesday.
It makes Victoria the first state...
Ngannelong speculation
Significant Treaty legislation introduced into the Victorian Parliament last week has re-ignited speculation in certain quarters about possible changes to the names of specific...
Entries open for business awards
Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting local businesses to share their story and nominate for the 2025 Mount Alexander Business Awards.
The awards celebrate the...
Malmsbury mayhem
Jenny Denton
Three men charged over riots at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre in October 2023 were arraigned in the County Court on Thursday and...
New store to deliver big savings
Just three months after the opening of Castlemaine's new Woolworths supermarket, the town is set to see the opening of another major retail outlet.
Castlemaine's...
From steam to satellites
Steam trains once defined the Victorian Goldfields Railway, carrying miners and goods across central Victoria. Today, those same tracks are playing host to something...
Push for dine-in dogs
Should dogs be allowed in Australian cafes and restaurants?
Riddells Creek resident, Kristy Gadsby, thinks it's a move that could boost business and foster bonds...
Riddell to double in size
A controversial development set to double the size of Riddells Creek has been approved by Victorian Government powers against local council and community wishes.
The...
Reserve plan funded in good time
It didn't make the budget but now Macedon Ranges Shire Council has found unspent funds for a Riddells Creek Recreation Reserve master plan.
Last week,...
