Macedon
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Bike repair station opens
A new bike repair station has opened at Macedon’s Ash Wednesday Park and a community launch to celebrate will offer a prize to one lucky attendee. The bike repair stand is where cyclists can access a range of tools to make small bicycle repairs and instructions to do so by QR code. It is the…
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Telstra upgrade for Macedon
Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station at Macedon West to bring new 5G coverage to the area. The mobile site is on the Calder Freeway between the Macedon and Woodend turn-off and provides coverage along the freeway and the surrounding area. Telstra 5G delivers increased capacity, which means more consistent speeds, smoother streaming…
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Mountain Festival program to launch
Australia’s only festival to focus on the environment and natural world is back November 22-24. Be the first to hear the 2024 program, which boasts literary luminaries, climate scientists, twitchers, actors and a menagerie of local and interstate guests, at a launch on Thursday. Operating under the forever theme of Place. Story. Nature. Mountain Festival…
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Kindness to Elders felt in Ranges
Some of the shire’s most esteemed elders were in the spotlight for a ‘Kindness to Elders’ event at Jubilee Hall, Macedon, for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day earlier this month. Leading the event was Athol Guy, of The Seekers fame, and joining him in telling their stories were Janet Wood, Jack Harris, Colin Cook and…
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OAM for healthcare champion
It takes courage, education and passion to transform a country’s approach to maternal child health services. They’re key ingredients to Samantha Turner’s success in changing lives of women and children in countries across the world through her volunteer and advocacy work. The Macedon resident was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the…
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Woods in charge
Leading Senior Constable Erik Woods is the new officer in charge at Macedon Police Station and has a strong focus on community connection.
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Black Forest Drive concept plans released
A redesign update plan of Black Forest Drive between Woodend and Macedon has been issued by Regional Roads Victoria.
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Rising pop star’s new release
Rising pop star and artist Amalie is releasing her highly anticipated single, So Please. This addictive pop anthem is set to release on Friday October 13. The release of So Please follows the success of her latest single, Good Luck Black Cat. The 18-year-old Macedon artist began her musical journey full-time at the age of…
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‘Unprecedented number of visitors’
Macedon residents impacted by this year’s Autumn Festival visitation crowds have criticised the local council for its management of the event. One resident said the council had closed a section of Honour Avenue for the pedestrians and had crossing guards in place.“Bad luck for the people who live there,” she said. “Along the section of…
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Ash Wednesday memories captured
Macedon Ranges stories from the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires have been captured in a book. Memories of Ash Wednesday documents personal accounts from Bullengarook, Gisborne, Macedon and Mount Macedon residents who lived through the February 16 disaster. Gisborne resident Bryan Power compiled and edited the stories for the project that grew from a commemorative article…
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Art and music collide
Art and music have always converged for emerging young talent Amalie. The 18-year-old from Macedon will release her new single Good Luck Black Cat in May, which showcases her artistry in both forms. The song inspired Amalie’s cover art, which also happens to be her submission to the 2023 Archibald Prize. “I knew early on…
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Commemorative overflow
Mount Macedon Uniting Church was overflowing for the Ash Wednesday fires’ 40th anniversary commemorative service last Thursday evening. Rev Dr D’Arcy Wood led a moving service that remembered the events and outcomes of that day, the outpouring of help and support from far and wide, and the resilience of the community in recovering and rebuilding…