Hepburn
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Power outages cause identified
Powercor crews believe they may have found the cause of multiple power outages in Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shire. Yesterday, crews inspected and replaced a variety of items – lighting surge arrestors, fuses, insulators, and high-voltage leads – on seven high-voltage power poles along Martin Street South in Blackwood. After careful examination of these items, crews found an insulator…
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Councils sign on to renewables
Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander and Hepburn are three of 46 state councils to sign on to the largest ever emissions reduction project by local government in Australia. The Victorian Energy Collaboration, led by Darebin City Council, will provide 45 per cent of all Victorian Councils’ electricity requirements with 100 per cent renewables, reducing greenhouse emissions…
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Nature can help calm
We are lucky in this region to have beautiful parks and gardens full of glorious autumn colours to enjoy during this time of social isolation. With many of us feeling anxiety and fear getting out into nature can help calm us. Spending time outdoors has been scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, calm you, and…
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World foodie fame
Bendigo has become the first Australian city to be designated a UNESCO City of Gastronomy and the wider region stands to benefit.The title puts the region, from the Murray to Macedon Ranges, on the world map for its foodie culture alongside the likes of China’s Chengdu and Parma in Italy. Macedon Ranges mayor Cr Janet…
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New festival collapses
An arts and wellness festival awarded $450,000 in state government funding has been cancelled. Eyebrows were raised when the government announced the significant funding allocation earlier this year for the new Live.Love.Life Festival, which aimed to showcase Daylesford and Macedon Ranges, while established festivals including the Woodend Winter Arts Festival had their funding reduced. Daylesford…