Timeless Macedon
Tonight's instalment of ABC TV’s Back to Nature mini-series will feature the Macedon Ranges.
When we’re in nature, it sometimes feels like time slows, and becomes elastic.
This...
Market adopts First Nations boundaries
In a Victorian first, the Castlemaine Farmers Market is set to adopt the traditional boundaries of the local First Nations people for sourcing fresh...
World titles beckon
“It’s been a long journey but I’m over the moon to finally be named in my first World Championships.“I can’t thank the people who...
Inmate and officer injured
An inmate at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre was taken to hospital after a fight with another inmate on Saturday.
A Department of Justice and...
VACCINE ELIGIBILITY EXPANDING FOR ANYONE 16 AND OVER
Every Victorian aged 16 years and over will be eligible to access a COVID-19 vaccine at state-run vaccination centres from tomorrow.
The expansion of the...
‘We can’t take your word for it’
People from lockdown postcodes have been caught flouting restrictions and trying to gain entry to businesses in the Macedon Ranges.
State-mandated identity checks for hospitality...
Rubbish in focus
Mount Alexander Shire Council is investigating the introduction of tip passes and a potential kerbside hard rubbish collection.
At last Tuesday's council meeting Cr Christine...
Vital call to keep market going
Lancefield Farmers Market will go ahead as scheduled on Saturday as lockdown restrictions allow.
Stallholders and organisers maintain the open air market with strict COVID-safe...
Police conduct roving patrols of region’s borders
Police have been patrolling the region's borders looking for metropolitan drivers breaching the chief health officer's stay-at-home directions.
Sergeant Mark Stephenson of the Macedon Ranges...
LOCKDOWN HARDSHIP – Small businesses at risk of insolvency or bankruptcy
Kyneton barrister Paul White says state government support has come too late for many small businesses facing hardship in rolling COVID lockdowns.
He is giving...
LOCKDOWN ACROSS REGIONAL VICTORIA
Due to the ongoing level of community transmission, the large number of mystery cases and a surge of new cases and exposures sites outside...
All that glitters
This year marks the 170th anniversary of the discovery of gold on Mount Alexander Run in 1851.
To celebrate the historic occasion, the Castlemaine Historical...
