Macedon Ranges
-
Overdue win at Murtoa
Consistent Macedon Ranges galloper Fiftysevenyears broke through for his second career win when he raced at Murtoa on Saturday. The win for the four-year-old came after he had notched up six placings in his last nine outings. Ridden patiently by Jack Hill in a Restricted 58 Handicap over 2050 metres, Fiftysevenyears started as a $4.40…
-
Changes for wireless network
The National Broadband Network is set to strengthen with residents and small businesses in the Macedon Ranges able to access superfast broadband speeds following upgrades to the Fixed Wireless network. The Fixed Wireless Plus wholesale plan has been boosted to peak speeds of up to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps), higher than the previous peak…
-
Logie contender
Macedon Ranges’ own rising acting talent Felix Cameron has been twice nominated in the upcoming TV Week Logie Awards. Felix is up for the Graham Kennedy award for Most Popular New Talent and a Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama category, for his role in the Netflix hit series, Boy Swallows Universe.…
-
Growth target set for state
Macedon Ranges Shire is expected to accommodate an additional 12,700 houses by 2051 in the Victorian Government’s latest draft housing targets. Last week Premier Jacinta Allan announced the draft targets for each local government area in the Housing Statement as part of a vision for Victoria’s next 30 years. The Premier said Victoria had the…
-
Highest rate of trauma
Macedon Ranges has the highest rate of wildlife road trauma in the state, adding to a strain on Wildlife Victoria’s services. CEO Lisa Palma said since 2019, more than 4000 native animals had been struck by cars in the Macedon Ranges alone. The organisation experienced a 46 per cent increase in state-wide incidents over that…
-
Echuca winners
Macedon Ranges horse trainers had success at Echuca races on Friday. Charles Cassar saddled up Factually for a good win in a BM58 Handicap. Ridden by Paul Gatt, the five-year-old mare finished well to beat rank outsider Debit Credit by 0.2 length. After the race Cassar said owners Robert Patterson, Darren Howe and Lynn St…
-
Biography program comes to the Ranges
Older people living in aged care residences in the Macedon Ranges can now have their precious memories recorded in a biography to share with families and friends. The biography is produced free of cost by trained volunteers from the not-for-profit organisation, Beyond Words. Beyond Words chairman, Richard Hill, said the program provided an important, life-affirming…
-
Gardens identity crisis
Hundreds of trees and plants in Macedon Ranges botanical gardens have gone unidentified for users for years. Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens hopes to change that with a Gravotech laser engraving machine to create purpose-fit plaques. The group made a submission for $13,590 funding for the project in the Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s 2024-25 budget.…
-
Ballet’s rising star: Laura Griffiths puts Australian Ballet under a spell
Gisborne-raised ballet dancer Laura Griffiths has returned home from London as one of the newest arrivals to The Australian Ballet.
-
Laps for mental health
Swimmers are preparing to make laps for youth mental health awareness and suicide prevention in the Lap it Up challenge from October 1-15. The challenge began in 2018 when father-daughter duo, Sean and Kirsten McKinney, hosted an event at Gisborne with the aim to run a continual relay and swim 2866 laps – being the…
-
Dogs seized from alleged illegal breeding property
RSPCA’s major investigations team seized 29 dogs and puppies from a Macedon Ranges property last Monday. The seizure is the latest development in an ongoing major investigation into a network of alleged illegal dog breeding. Inspectors attended the rural property, with assistance from Macedon Ranges Shire Council officers, and seized the dogs due to animal…
-
Foodbanks facing increased demand
Sam Irvine Foodbanks in the Macedon Ranges are facing unprecedented demand for their services as the cost-of-living crisis worsens, but volunteers say strong community networks are helping to ease the burden. Volunteering Victoria’s CEO, Thu Trang Tran, said volunteer-led organisations across regional Victoria were facing increasingly difficult circumstances. “Services are isolated, volunteers and staff are…