Macedon Ranges
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Kyneton’s new hub for Macedon Ranges creators
Kyneton will bolster its reputation as a hub for creators with a new exhibition expected to regularly showcase the wares of artisans in the Macedon Ranges. While the town may have farewelled the popular Lost Trades Fair earlier this year, Drummond furniture designer and woodwork instructor Phoebe Everill aims to introduce the new platform for…
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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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Take the plunge for mental health fundraiser
For the second year, Macedon Ranges is taking the lead in what is hoped will become a state-wide movement of rural communities in taking action against suicide. SWIM 3046 is a Live4Life fundraiser that asks participants to swim laps in memory of those lost to suicide while raising funds and awareness for mental health. The…
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Help feed locals in need
Diners at this week’s Kyneton’s Community Lunch will be supporting local residents doing it tough for World Food Day. People are asked to donate tinned food items for Kyneton Caring Community who help more than 1800 people a month put food on their tables. Lunch coordinator Catherine Christmass said the local food bank at 60…
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Plea to stop Macedon Ranges gold search
A petition has launched to challenge Currawong Resources’ licence bid to explore the Macedon Ranges for signs of gold. The Canadian-backed company signalled its intent to explore 280km2 in the Kyneton region and surrounds in September, but a Change.org petition launched last week seeks to shut down that proposal. The petition had gained more than…
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Riddells Creek Buddhist temple bid
Riddells Creek has been eyed as a peaceful setting for a Dharma Buddhist temple and weekend retreats. An application to Macedon Ranges Council seeks to build a temple and two cabins on the eight hectare property at 1438 Riddell Road, in the Rural Living Zone. The proposal seeks to host weekend retreats at the site…
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Kyneton beekeeper runner-up in AgriFutures award
Claire Moore’s work to breed genetically diverse queen bees has seen her named national runner-up in the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. The Kyneton beekeeper was honoured at Parliament House last week and is already abuzz with plans to develop a local research arm into queen bee breeding and a training centre for future beekeepers. Ms…
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Man wanted, police car rammed in Romsey
Police are on the hunt for a man who rammed a police car with a stolen vehicle in Romsey yesterday and fled the scene. Sargent Mark Sims said police had located a silver Kluger in Romsey believed to have been stolen six weeks ago from the southern-metro area. Sgt Sims said police had received several…
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Fate up in the air
Judgement is still up in the air on a daring drone fishing stunt at Upper Coliban Reservoir under investigation by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. A group of four men in their 20s found instant fame last week from a viral video of their fishing on the fly but could now face penalties of between…
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Drone daredevils take fishing to new heights at Upper Coliban Reservoir
A daring Kyneton fisherman and his mates have tackled the first-ever drone fishing at Upper Coliban Reservoir in a stunt that put everything on the line. Armed with his rod and a VB stubby of courage, Sam Foreman dangled metres above the water, suspended in a chair from a purpose-built drone while captured on film.…
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Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair move to Bendigo confirmed
Kyneton will no longer host the popular Lost Trades Fair as organisers sign up for the next three years in Bendigo. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Margaret O’Rourke announced yesterday that Bendigo Racecourse would host the 2020 fair in March. The news follows reports of organisers seeking a new location and sounding out the City…
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Lancefield plan endorsed – Councillors divided on ‘community opinion’
Passionate pleas for council to dump a restrictive development plan for Lancefield have ended in disappointment for some landowners. Macedon Ranges Shire councillors endorsed a development plan overlay on three residential areas in the township in a 5-4 vote at their ordinary meeting last Wednesday. Lancefield local Robert Green said the move had taken away…