Mount Macedon
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Kilkenny ‘please explain’
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is calling on Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny to explain removal of significant trees from Mount Macedon without notification. Parks Victoria has gained ministerial approval to remove snow gums and other vegetation to reinstate view lines to Mount Macedon Memorial Cross ahead of Anzac Day. Works began earlier this month without…
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Mist lifted on captivating mountain gardens
Elizabeth Langslow describes Mount Macedon as a place of great natural beauty and mysterious allure. It’s the reason she felt compelled to explore the mountain’s past and how it came to have one of the most significant collections of 19th century gardens in Australia. The Woodend filmmaker has captured a piece of its history in…
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Adverse possession claim on McCubbin’s former Mount Macedon home
An adverse possession claim has been lodged over ‘Fontainebleau’, the former summer residence of prominent Australian artist Frederick McCubbin, located on Mount Macedon. Long-time caretaker Trevor Hoare has applied for title to the property on Glover Road, after caring for the estate for about 18 years. Adverse possession, sometimes called ‘squatter’s rights’, is a legal…
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Wildlife concern over tree clearing
Macedon and Mount Macedon Landcare has flagged concern over mechanical mulching of native forest at Mount Macedon in place of a planned burn. MMML president Kate Lawrence said the five-hectare site was home to native wildlife and the move “made no sense”. “It is just devastating to walk around this area that was a native…
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Tackling Australia’s hidden housing crisis – one spare room at a time
Three women, in their 50s or older, are being offered a unique, long-term, co-living opportunity in a large Mount Macedon home. Wanting to fill his empty family home with life, Sev Clarke joined The Room Xchange – an online homeshare platform matching home owners with tenants. Sev’s adult daughter lives in Melbourne, and his wife,…
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Restoring the mountain’s waterways
As the Winter Solstice approaches, the Macedon and Mount Macedon Landcare Group has been preparing to launch a visionary plan for the restoration of local waterways on the southern slopes of Mount Macedon. “We worked with our landcare facilitator to identify seven stretches of local creeks for regeneration, that will help wildlife move, feed and…
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Horse of the Year finalist
Macedon Ranges trained galloper Station One is one of three finalists in the prestigious Victorian Country Horse of the Year. Station One has been a star for connections and trainer Liam Howley, who has training facilities at both Mount Macedon and Kyneton. In the 2023-2024 season the five-year-old gelding has made a real impact in…
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Garden Lovers’ Fair returns to Bolobek
The much-loved Garden Lovers’ Fair will return to Bolobek, a magnificent property and garden situated at the base of Mount Macedon, on the weekend of October 7 and 8. More than 50 high-quality and specialist stallholders selling everything from rare plants to garden tools, food and wine, bulbs, native plants, succulents, trees, clematis, and many…
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A love of adventuring
The joy of seeing young people learning and adventuring is the reason Alex Forrest has dedicated decades to the scouting movement. The Mount Macedon resident’s passion began as a child spending several years as a scout himself, but it wasn’t until the early 1980s, when Alex’s sons joined cubs and his daughters joined guides, that…
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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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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…