Lancefield
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Raptor rescue
Three Macedon Ranges wildlife rescuers helped recover an injured wedge-tailed eagle in Lancefield last week. A resident saw the eagle on the ground and made a call to Wildlife Victoria for help, recognising something was wrong. The eagle was hiding underneath a row of large pine trees and the property owner said it had been…
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ShareRide wheels in
Romsey and Lancefield residents have access to a new Community ShareRide initiative to aid their travel. An extension of Community Driven, ShareRide will provide a service to help connect residents to services and activities in the region. The joint Lancefield and Romsey Neighbourhood House venture launched at last week’s Lancefield Community Lunch with a three-year…
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A Lancefield first under lights
The first ever female football match under lights was played at Lancefield on a cold Friday night. The Lancefield Under 15 girls made the finals with a 13.15 to 1.1 victory over Melton South. District MP Mary-Anne Thomas gave a pre-match pep talk to inspire the young Tigers, and along with Macedon Ranges mayor Jennifer…
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Swap, share, take or donate
Community food share will offer residents more affordable food options following its launch in Lancefield and Romsey this month. The food share is open to all community members and works on a ‘swap, share, take or donate basis’ with the adage ‘take what you need, give what you can’. A range of fresh and non-perishable…
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A fence too far?
Twelve Lancefield residents have until December’s end to tear down their fences and gardens to accommodate a new council footpath. The High Street residents discovered, in May, their properties encroached the road reserve and they would need to foot the bill to correct it. Some are being asked to shift entire front fencelines for as…
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Community throws support behind two young Lancefield boys injured
Romsey Mitre 10 is leading a community charge of support for the family of two Lancefield boys recovering from severe burns following an accident last Friday. Brothers Xander, 3, and Tanner, 22 months, suffered burns to their hands and faces after a small explosion from an aerosol can accidentally put into a fire at their…
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Edgars Mission calls on ewe
A sassy three-legged lamb named Snow White and her vision-impaired friend Willy Wonka are the beloved ambassadors of Edgar’s Mission’s end of financial year fundraiser. The two lucky lambs, who arrived at the not-for-profit’s Lancefield sanctuary in 2020 with life-threatening conditions, are now thriving and have become firm friends. “Their resilience reminds us every day…
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It’s a draw! Plus two tight games
Spectators certainly got their money’s worth in second round Riddell District football matches on Saturday, highlighted by an astonishing draw at Gilbert Gordon Oval between Woodend-Hesket and Wallan. Lancefield heartened their coach Tom Waters and supporters with a strong second half with a desperate Macedon hanging on to win by less than a goal, and…
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Lancefield ‘6’ secures flag
The fairytale is now reality! Fourth-placed Lancefield has shocked the bowls world by winning successive finals matches against Romsey, Gisborne and Kyneton Golf to emerge as 2021-2022 Highlands division one premiers. The first time in history the Tigers have won successive pennants at this top level. The grand final on a fast green at Kyneton…
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A food and wine experience
Sicilian-born chef Lorena Corso will be joining Lyons Will Estate at Lancefield for a series of pop-up lunches this month. Meant as a food and wine experience, the lunches are inspired by the down to earth culinary experiences of Sicily and southern Italy where locally sourced produce is served alongside wine tastings. Lorena will be…
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‘Road graffiti’ message
‘Road graffiti’ from a likely wildlife rescuer artist has been been praised as Three Chain Road residents hope to see wildlife road trauma reduce. The large yellow wombat sketch was seen sprayed on the road about 6kms west of Lancefield last week, alerting drivers to a nearby wombat that had been hit and killed by…
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Full speed ahead on brewery
The new Lost Watering Hole brewery and restaurant in Lancefield is scheduled to be completed by late November – when a wedding is already booked for the yet-to-be-built venue.This was revealed on Friday when Minister for Regional Development Mary-Anne Thomas visited the site and confirmed a substantial grant had been approved to enable the business…