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Urgent safety upgrades needed
Newham residents are seeking urgent safety improvements to avoid another tragedy at a notorious stretch of Three Chain Road. The Egans Lane intersection was the site of a fatal collision, which claimed the life of a Macedon Ranges man and injured another, earlier this month. While police continue to investigate the cause of that crash,…
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‘Seven intense hours on the fireground’
Clarkefield and Darraweit Guim residents were urged to take shelter last week after a grassfire burned out of control and conditions became too dangerous to evacuate. Last Wednesday, fire authorities responded to reports of a grassfire in Clarkefield at 12.58pm. Its spread damaged properties and Vic Emergency advised, in the early hours of the afternoon,…
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Residents ‘aren’t stakeholders’
Gisborne residents are furious with the mismanagement of a development site that has hindered their daily life for the past six months. About 700 people live in the streets adjacent to an estate being developed, titled Rosalia, which is expected to build 861 dwellings near Gisborne’s town centre. At a ‘pop-in’ meeting for residents to…
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From Macedon Ranges to centre stage
By Preeshita Shah From the Macedon Ranges to the stages of Sydney, Angus O’Farrell is living his theatre dreams. The Alice Miller School student is one of four winners of the 2025 John Bell Scholarship, selected from 88 applicants across the country for a week working alongside some of Australia’s leading actors and theatre professionals…
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Let’s take back the track
The second annual Take Back the Track event will be held in Castlemaine on Sunday, February 15. A national campaign, the walk/run is a way to raise awareness about the violence, harassment and intimidation experienced by many women and gender-diverse runners and walkers. Last year’s event saw more than 150 communities across the country organise…
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Discover the Lost Trades
The keepers of traditional and lost trades from local areas and far flung corners of the world will gather at Hanging Rock to showcase the finest levels of human craftmanship. The Lost Trades Fair is back this year in the region where it began, on March 28 and 29. It is a celebration of skill,…
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For sale: Kyneton’s history
A historic military building in Kyneton will be sold amid the Department of Defence’s latest announcement to sell 68 properties in their real estate portfolio. The Kyneton Drill Hall, located in the town’s centre, was listed in the federal government’s latest venture to sell off military-owned sites. It includes training facilities, museums, islands, golf courses,…
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Crash-prone road upgraded
An intersection notorious for vehicle collisions near the Kyneton town centre recently received road safety upgrades. The Beauchamp and Mollison Street intersection received planned safety upgrades late last year. A raised wombat crossing was installed and kerbs upgraded to improve the adjacent footpath, visibility for passers-by, and slow down oncoming traffic. It comes after a…
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Rescued, then arrested
A high-speed police pursuit out of Melbourne ended when the driver of a stolen vehicle crashed and flipped it on its roof at Woodend last week. The 30-year-old driver from St Albans was taken to hospital after he crashed the car near a level crossing on Tylden-Woodend Road about 12.30pm last Tuesday afternoon. Police allege…
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State forest surveillance increases
Vic Police shut down an illegal rave in the Wombat State Forest earlier this month, which had more than 1000 people in attendance. The Conservation Regulator is working in conjunction with police to increase surveillance in state forests and prevent illegal raves, amid the ongoing fire danger period. It identified the Loddon Mallee region and…
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Guildford pub, store closed
The Guildford community has been dealt a second blow with the town’s beloved general store closing its doors for the second time in two years on Sunday, just a month after the closure of the town’s historic pub. In a post shared to the Guildford General Store Facebook page on January 24 they announced, ‘Due…
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It truly is the world’s ugliest lawn
To the untrained eye, Jarno Coone has failed to maintain his lawn. “My philosophy is to kind of not work when it comes to the lawns,” said Jarno, whose job includes maintaining the lawns and gardens at the Candlebark and Alice Miller schools. However, Jarno has put in many hours to have his yard appear…