Leisure

Powlett St. Ices can be found at the Lancefield Farmers Market on Saturday.

Market turns 16

Lancefield Farmers Market this Saturday will mark its 16th anniversary. While the Macedon Ranges has a farmers market somewhere on most Saturdays each month, Lancefield...
Lochie Cameron and Xave Mason are looking forward to participating in some of the fun activities including the three-legged race at the Race Ya event at Maldon on March 31.

Fun for a cause

For the second year running the family fun day event Race Ya will be held in Maldon supporting the Asthma Foundation in memory of...
An excited crowd welcomed Labor's promise of $10M towards stages one and two of the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct.

$10M for sports precinct

An elected Shorten Labor Government will invest $10 million in stages one and two of the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct. Shadow Minister for Sport...
Many riders who'll compete next Sunday will be seeking qualification for state-level events.

Glenlyon entries open

Glenlyon and District Pony Club is in full swing in preparation for its annual horse trials on Sunday February 24. Whenever the club holds this...
Cairn Curran Sailing Club's Darren Hocking and Peter Bartels pictured here competing in the 2015 Flying Dutchman World Titles on Sydney Harbour

Cairn Curran sailor off to world titles

Cairn Curran Sailing Club member Darren Hocking has headed off across the ditch to compete in the Flying Dutchman World Titles in Nelson, New...
Campbells Creek's Luca Royle with the Aunty Su sailing boat.

Aunty Su sets sail

You know the feeling - that project you start, yet never quite get around to finishing. But Campbells Creek local Luca Royle has cause for...
Castlemaine health professionals and concerned parents Dr Marg Peck and Susie Burke and cyclist Rob Scott are calling for a bit more respect and tolerance on our roads.

Respect our cyclists: road aggro alarm

Castlemaine health professionals, parents and cyclists are calling for more care and respect on our roads following recent incidents of motorist aggression towards local...
Ken Maddern at Wesley Hill Recreation Reserve.

Oz Day gong for Ken

Citizen of the Year for Mount Alexander Shire, Ken Maddern has not let having chronic fatigue stand in his way. Instead, the passionate local volunteer,...
French tutor Emma Dubuc is looking forward to the new language courses about to start up at Castlemaine Community House.

Parlez-vous Francais?

The hot, dry bushland of Walmer is a very long way from Canada's French Quebec famed for its icy winter carnival. But you don't have...
Kyneton's botanic gardens have the potential to be a real visitor drawcard but are in need of some tender loving care.

In need of TLC

Kyneton's botanic gardens have the potential to be a real visitor drawcard but are in need of some tender loving care. The Friends of the...
Love to Sing? Join Pollyphonics choir leader Polly Christie for a good old sing at the pub.

Raising the roof

Founder of the highly successful Vocal Ranges Festival and director of the Pollyphonics Choir, Polly Christie is bringing her latest choral project to the bar...
(From left) Making their own magic; Bevan Gwillim, 3, Hamish Darby, 3, Mabel Dart, 5, Sophie Darby, 6, Ada Gwillim, 4. Photo: Bernadette Nunn

Free-range fun

Let the kids roam free on Kyneton Show Day this Saturday to explore their imaginations with hours of free activities in the kids' zone...
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