Hoons to face court
Two men have been charged after police responded to a hoon driving incident in Woodend on July 15.
Police received reports of two utilities doing...
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 Wombat State...
Our organics are not ‘waste’
Transitioning to a localised economy is both pressing and exciting.
As we learn of recycling industries in crisis, rising fuel prices and unaffordable lettuce, the...
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 bronze bust to celebrate the life...
From gallery to garden
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine's botanical gardens have a new feature ... and if you think you've seen it somewhere else before then you're spot on.
Ever since...
Tragedy commemorated
Two prisoners of war with Kyneton family have been honoured in the 80th anniversary of their tragic deaths.
Civilian Harry Darley Holland and Sydney McGregor,...
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 mayor Jennifer Anderson this month as...
Kyneton Tea of Earth entrepreneur hailed a local business hero
Kyneton business owner Rebecca Moore says her local Australia Post team had been friendly faces during the pandemic when she made the move to...
Farmers push for strategy rethink
Farmers have united in a bid for a fairer deal in Macedon Ranges Shire Council's Draft Rural Land Use Strategy.
The strategy proposes rezoning pockets...
Williams biopic filmed in Ranges
It was lights, camera, action in Macedon Ranges last month as filming got under way for Robbie Williams' biopic Better Man.
Directed and co-written by Melbourne-born...
Resilience group tackles emissions
Eve Lamb
A survey conducted by Castlemaine's West End Resilience group indicates a high level of enthusiasm for community-based energy solutions towards reducing carbon emissions.
Members...
