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  • No safe crossing

    No safe crossing

    St Ambrose Parish Primary’s community doesn’t want to see a disastrous traffic accident resulting from a lack of safe pedestrian…

  • Residents dark on solar farm

    Residents dark on solar farm

    Faraday residents fear a solar farm proposed for the area would be visually intrusive and may damage property and tourism…

  • Murmuring Walk launched at Mount Macedon

    Murmuring Walk launched at Mount Macedon

    A guided audio experience has launched that’s inspired by the environment and the birdlife inhabiting the lush bush surrounds of…

  • Celebrating ‘The Bricky’

    Celebrating ‘The Bricky’

    The 40th anniversary of the first exhibition held at ‘The Bricky’ will be celebrated with a historical show at the…

  • Newham Landcare tops awards

    Newham Landcare tops awards

    Newham and District Landcare Group has won the Australian Community Media Landcare Community Group Award at the 2021 Victorian Landcare…

  • Rewards in risk and experiment

    Rewards in risk and experiment

    Willingness to take risk lies at the heart of the Experimental Print Prize exhibition freshly launched at Castlemaine Art Museum….

  • Mishap and tragedy in Maldon’s mining past

    Mishap and tragedy in Maldon’s mining past

    If you think things can get a little hairy in today’s working world, spare a thought for the gold miners…

  • Dance fun on wheels…

    Dance fun on wheels…

    Not about to be rolled by something like a mere global pandemic, the Maine Rollers are actively doing their bit…

  • History lost in demolition

    History lost in demolition

    The demolition of a historic hill station home on Mount Macedon this month has left local residents shocked. Benue Lodge…

  • RRV to consult on Black Forest Drive

    RRV to consult on Black Forest Drive

    Calls for further community consultation on proposed changes to Black Forest Drive have been heeded. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas has…

  • Hearing loss no barrier

    Hearing loss no barrier

    When Victoria State Emergency Service volunteer Shanleigh Meldrum learned her hearing had suddenly declined, her team rallied to ensure it…

  • Council restructure to be reversed

    Council restructure to be reversed

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council will transition to a four-directorate structure in early 2022, separating corporate and community services back into…