Council votes to sell
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will sell Hanging Rock's East Paddock to the state government with conditions aimed at securing community priorities.
Retaining public open space...
Stakes high for forests
In the same week that the Victorian Government announced permanent protections for Victoria’s three new national parks, the government also flagged new penalties for...
Nalderun celebrates friendship
A Reconciliation Week (May 27 – June 3) exhibition was officially unveiled at the Castlemaine Market Building last Friday morning.
The day saw team members,...
Thought-provoking film and Q&A
Northern Books and Nalderun are partnering up to bring an exciting Reconciliation Week event to Castlemaine.
The event will see a screening of the provocative...
Honing healthy skills
Nutritious and delicious food made from scratch is on the menu at Gisborne Secondary College.
Students have been sharpening their skills through a cooking course...
Saving gorgeous Gertie
Guildford-based animal welfare group Parrot Conservation Australia is appealing for community help following a costly surgery to save one of their beloved sulphur-crested cockatoos.
The...
Mobile disruption for Riddells Creek
Riddells Creek residents may notice some disruption to Telstra mobile coverage this week, as NBN installs new fixed wireless antennas on Telstra’s 35m high...
RAAF thanks for a centenarian veteran
A Kyneton resident who was among the first girls in history to be enrolled in the Royal Australian Air Force was last week honoured...
Future brighter for RM Begg
The future of Kyneton’s beloved not-for-profit RM Begg Aged Care facility now appears more secure thanks to a proposed federal government funding model.
The new...
Truffle farm build rejected
Building on a small Farm Zone property has been rejected to support what Macedon Ranges Shire Council has described as "de facto hobby farming".
Plans...
Eye-catching issue
Eve Lamb
A Castlemaine resident has used public question time at last week's Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting to raise concerns about the ongoing prevalence...
Bid to build in farm zone
New Kyneton farmers aiming to be among Australia's largest Shropshire sheep breeders are fighting to build in the Farm Zone to realise their dreams.
The...
