News
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Bid to host Games
Eve Lamb It may not yet be approved as a Commonwealth Games inclusion. But if mountain biking does get the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tragedy commemorated
Two prisoners of war with Kyneton family have been honoured in the 80th anniversary of their tragic deaths. Civilian Harry…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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….
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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…
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Hedgerow rejuvenation
Historic field hedges at Kyneton’s Windmill Farm are being painstakingly restored by a specialist hedgelayer. Property owner Sallyanne Craig said…