News
-
Celebration of gender diversity
This Thursday is Trans Day of Visibility, an annual celebration of the achievements of the transgender, gender diverse and non-binary community and a day for the whole community to show their support as allies and acknowledge the experiences of transgender people and the challenges they face. Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, which runs a number…
-
New offer for Rock paddock
Will Macedon Ranges Shire Council agree to sell Hanging Rock’s East Paddock and at what cost? The public can soon weigh in as a new offer from the Victorian Government has emerged to purchase the community asset. Council’s acting director of corporate and community, Gina Lyons, said the proposed sale price was yet to be…
-
Rhythms in the red gums
John Butler is hitting the stage in Harcourt this weekend to support The Thin Green Line Foundation and their work with Indigenous women rangers. The internationally revered artist will be joined in the lineup by brother-in-law Nicky Bomba, wife Danielle Caruana and good mate Dingo Spender of Mama Kin Spender – as well as by…
-
Police plea after pile up
Police are pleading for drivers not to take risks on the road after a spike in road trauma over the past 12 months. The plea comes following a four-car pile up on the Calder Freeway at Macedon last Wednesday, which police said had the potential to result in multiple fatalities. A driver had stopped to…
-
Festival giveaways open
Getting into the autumn spirit could win you a prize in the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival’s Autumn Wreath Giveaway. Macedon Ranges Council is offering $200 gift certificates from Macedon Ranges Produce to entice local businesses and residents to hang an autumn wreath on a shop window, front door or gate. The Instagram giveaway requires entrants…
-
Water mains cleanout
Coliban Water is carrying out water mains cleaning in Castlemaine this week, which will require customers to turn off their stop taps. Coliban Water’s executive general manager of service delivery, Danny McLean, said the water mains cleaning works, which begin tomorrow, were part of an ongoing maintenance program. “Our water mains cleaning program is important…
-
Calling all film lovers
Do you want to see awesome films directed, edited and produced by young people? We have the event for you! Mount Alexander Shire Council’s third annual COscars Youth Film Festival will take place in Castlemaine’s Village Square on April 8. Headlined by the family adventure hit, Big Hero 6, the festival will also feature short…
-
Fantastico to showcase local talent
A cast of more than 50 performers are coming together to show off their skills at the Castlemaine Fringe’s Fantastico Variety Show this Saturday at the Castlemaine Town Hall. With a great mix of theatrical acts and colourful costumes, opera, soul, folk and funk the cast has performers ranging from age eight to (well, we won’t say…
-
‘SOS’ – save our soils
Romsey residents are urging protection of valuable rich farming soils as they brace for town growth. Where and how the town develops is a crucial part of Macedon Ranges Council’s current work developing a Romsey Structure Plan. However, early options to develop east-south, and north-west, have drawn questions. A 1994 Land Capability Study for the…
-
Plea to preserve history
Local historians are fighting to protect the historic Eden Park homestead that could be at risk as Romsey development plans progress. Peter Mitchell settled the farming property in 1858 and it retains many of its original features but lacks formal protection. The property is included within one of three settlement boundary options discussed in Macedon…
-
Anger at fire hazard
Long dry grass left from the edge of Three Chain Road in Cobaw to a property fenceline, after the rest of the roadside had been slashed, has angered the resident who has to live by it in fear it is a major fire hazard. “Council was late slashing the sides of Three Chain Road this…
-
Unique events to launch
Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s Reconciliation Action Plan is being launched at the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival. It is an integral part of the council’s commitment to encouraging a deeper understanding of the cultures and traditions of First Nation’s peoples and creating opportunities and partnerships to promote knowledge and skills. Three unique events will open the…