Macedon Ranges
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Legal action over creek
A group of landholders have threatened legal action over the discharge of Class B recycled water into Deep Creek in the Romsey area. Greater Western Water began controlled releases from Romsey Recycled Water Plant last month attributed to a rise in storages from sustained heavy rainfall. The release has contaminated the creek which those fronting…
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Bridge closure disrupts
Malmsbury’s Ross Road residents have been denied access over the street’s historic bluestone bridge until safety repairs are made. Many residents were left frustrated last week with no notice or explanation of the closure, and forced to re-route using what some describe as “pot-hole-ridden dirt roads that pose more risk than the bridge”. The bridge…
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Moo-ving rescue
Firefighters helped to save a cow stuck in mud up to its neck in Kyneton on Thursday. Four CFA units from Arthurs Creek, Tylden and Kyneton were called to the scene at a Greenway Lane property about 11.51am. Macedon Ranges Shire Council was also on scene and made heavy machinery available for any potential rescue…
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Roo cull cruelty
A kangaroo found in Hesket with a large hole blown out of the side of his face by a bullet has highlighted the cruelty which can be caused by the permitted shooting of these animals in Victoria. Earlier this month, local wildlife rescuers attended the injured kangaroo. He was hiding in a pump shed (pictured),…
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Ranges rallies for the Ramshaws
The Macedon Ranges community has rallied to raise more than $20,000 for a Carlsruhe family devastated by house fire. Sally Ramshaw and her four children were lucky to escape their home after it caught fire in the early hours of September 15. She woke to what she described as an “unforgettable, synthetic wheat smell”. A…
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Creek safety concerns
Farmers are demanding answers following the release of Class B recycled water into Deep Creek across Romsey and surrounds. Greater Western Water announced on Wednesday, sustained heavy rainfall had led to “a significant rise in water held in storage at the Romsey Recycled Water Plant”. It follows Coliban Water sewer spills in the Kyneton area…
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Energy park on hold
Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group has put its community energy park project on hold indefinitely after receiving confirmation from the state government that regulatory barriers can’t be overcome in the next term. The vital step to enable the project to move forward was for the government to amend the Plantations Act to allow for non-forestry uses,…
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Neighbourhood battery push
A neighbourhood battery could soon provide back-up power during unplanned outages for Macedon Ranges’ east if the project gains support. A Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group study identified North Woodend, Newham and Lancefield as most impacted by unplanned power outages in the Ranges. The group’s state-funded battery feasibility study has determined a business use case that…
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It’s going to be spectacular!
Macedon Ranges’ own talent will be showcased at this year’s Victorian State Schools Spectacular in September. Tap dancer Lana Hughes will debut as part of the main cast with a speciality act, representing Kyneton High School. The role has always been a dream for the dancer who first picked up her tap shoes in 2011.…
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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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Women for the record
Amy Hume Kate Lawrence is one of three Victorian Women’s Football League inductees from the Macedon Ranges and is ensuring female players leave a strong mark in history. Also a skilled sound producer, Kate will soon begin a project to document an oral history of the VWFL through a series of in-depth interviews. “This project…
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Lunchtime soup kitchen
Free hot soup and musical entertainment will be on offer at the Mechanics Institute in Kyneton next Tuesday as the community gathers together to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness. In Australia there are more than 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness Week, which runs from August 1 to 7, aims…