Macedon Ranges

  • Police report influx of unauthorised workers

    Police report influx of unauthorised workers

    Police have reported an influx of unauthorised workers from metropolitan areas coming into Gisborne and Macedon Ranges. They warn that…

  • Meet our new commander

    Meet our new commander

    Drugs, firearms, road policing, youth engagement and COVID response are areas of focus for Macedon Ranges’ new police area commander…

  • Six months on – heading in the right direction

    Six months on – heading in the right direction

    How time flies! Six months ago Liam Howley Racing was launched and has become firmly established at a state-of-the-art training…

  • Timeless Macedon

    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…

  • ‘We can’t take your word for it’

    ‘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….

  • Mental health support – locally

    Mental health support – locally

    Romsey Neighbourhood House is seeing the benefit of addressing mental health support – locally. A collaboration between RNH and MindHealthHub…

  • Hop to it and do wildlife rescue

    Hop to it and do wildlife rescue

    People keen to help injured native wildlife are about to get a great chance to do just that.A wildlife rescuers’…

  • Storm over but event not ended

    Storm over but event not ended

    Macedon Ranges is expected to face repercussions from June’s destructive storm for the next month as initial clean-up continues.Woodend SES…

  • Hospitality hit hard

    Hospitality hit hard

    Labour market shortages and COVID uncertainty are placing strain on Macedon Ranges’ hospitality industry. Many have successfully pivoted to takeaway…

  • Councils sign on to renewables

    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…

  • Sweet smell of success

    Sweet smell of success

    When the Whiteman family moved from inner city Melbourne to rural Chintin in the Macedon Ranges in 2018, they had…

  • Dogs of the vines

    Dogs of the vines

    Our 2021 Wine Trail magazine is out now and has some gorgeous four-legged ambassadors we’d like to share. Among the many ‘dogs…