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  • Ash Wednesday memories captured

    Ash Wednesday memories captured

    Macedon Ranges stories from the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires have been captured in a book. Memories of Ash Wednesday documents…

  • Sports precinct works on hold

    Sports precinct works on hold

    Work on the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct at New Gisborne has been brought to a halt after the construction…

  • Mechanical marvel

    Mechanical marvel

    Lisa Dennis The Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club is celebrating Australia’s mechanical past at the club’s 26th annual Vintage Engine…

  • Harvest to begin for Macedon Ranges wine region

    Harvest to begin for Macedon Ranges wine region

    After a long and challenging year, the winemakers of the Macedon Ranges are finally seeing the approach of vintage 2023,…

  • Romsey’s hard fight to glory

    Romsey’s hard fight to glory

    Bill WestIn one of the best Gisborne District Cricket Association grand finals for many years, Romsey fought tooth and nail…

  • Working towards net zero

    Working towards net zero

    Mount Alexander Net Zero Working Group is a group of seven passionate individuals who are helping local businesses reach 100…

  • Cyclists call for action

    Cyclists call for action

    Community members are calling for urgent improvements to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure at McKenzie Hill on the outskirts of Castlemaine…

  • Romsey Market reboot

    Romsey Market reboot

    Lancefield Romsey Lions Club is bringing back Romsey Market after more than a decade. The market will make its return…

  • GDCA flood appeal a huge success

    GDCA flood appeal a huge success

    Gisborne District Cricket Association and the community has rallied behind one of its own to raise more than $20,000 in…

  • AO for Woodend’s Professor Tonge

    AO for Woodend’s Professor Tonge

    Bruce Tonge’s ground-breaking work in child psychiatry over five decades has focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioural and emotional…

  • Citizen of the Year honoured

    Citizen of the Year honoured

    Sue Anderson has made thousands of rescues in more than 20 years as a wildlife carer. Last week the Gisborne…

  • A lifelong passion

    A lifelong passion

    Watching a child have a light-bulb moment in education is one of the greatest joys in teaching for Elaine Murphy….