Macedon Ranges

  • Man enough to speak up?

    Man enough to speak up?

    Tradie and mental health advocate Jeremy Forbes is encouraging Macedon Ranges locals to share their thoughts on what it means…

  • Fire restrictions to end

    The Fire Danger Period will end at 1am on March 22 in the Macedon Ranges and at 1am on March…

  • Ranges residents save tonnes from landfill

    Macedon Ranges residents have helped save 8492 tonnes of organic waste from landfill since Macedon Ranges Council’s four-bin service was…

  • Sign of the times

    Sign of the times

    Macedon Ranges is assessing its tourism signage to improve visitor experience with an increase in tourists to the region. The…

  • Locked in love

    Locked in love

    A wedding on the brink of disaster was rescued when Macedon Ranges locals rallied to bring forward the date to…

  • Farm build rights gone?

    Farm build rights gone?

    Landowners in the Macedon Ranges will lose their existing rights to build a dwelling on 40ha or more in the…

  • Man airlifted after Hanging Rock fall

    Man airlifted after Hanging Rock fall

    Paramedics have airlifted a man involved in a fall from the summit of Hanging Rock this morning. The man in…

  • Hollywood comes to the Ranges

    Hollywood comes to the Ranges

    Liam Neeson’s new Hollywood action film will feature a slice of the Macedon Ranges. Works began last week to temporarily…

  • ELECTION ON A KNIFE-EDGE

    ELECTION ON A KNIFE-EDGE

    The local government election rested on a knife-edge in two of Macedon Ranges’ three wards, with first preference numbers too…

  • A story worth (over)sharing

    A story worth (over)sharing

    While the arrival of spring reminds us of years past when it was possible to enjoy being among the hustle…

  • Time travel team launches series

    Time travel team launches series

    A friendship formed playing and coaching basketball has led to a children’s book series collaboration between two talented Macedon Ranges…

  • Turning periods into pathways

    Turning periods into pathways

    A group of local Macedon Ranges women has been making sustainable, reusable menstrual hygiene kits to distribute to girls across…