Tag: Woodend

A lasting legacy

Vale - Ernie Barker January 25, 1945 - November 26, 2019 Ernie Barker's life and achievements impacted so many, and thoughts are with family, friends, and...

Woodend intersection dubbed a ‘lesson in irresponsible planning’

A notorious Woodend intersection has been dubbed "a lesson in irresponsible planning" as it moves up Macedon Ranges Council's priority list. Users of the High/Urquhart...

Brigades battle burn-offs

Fire brigades across the region have been kept busy bringing escaped fires under control over the past fortnight. In one incident last Friday morning, a...

Tower call answered for Woodend

A community call has been answered in Macedon Ranges Council's rejection of a proposed phone tower at the entrance to Woodend. The plan would have...

To Paris and back

Woodend's Tiffany Winchester is in France right now with her family preparing for one of the world's most famous cycling endurance events, the 1200...

Cashed-up buyers fuel house-price growth

Cashed-up buyers moving from Melbourne have helped to fuel a surge in house prices in Kyneton and the Macedon Ranges over the past 12...

Scouting ideas for park

Elijah Heriot is scouting for ideas to improve Quahlee Park in Woodend's north. He may be just eight years old but Elijah is determined to...

Towering troubles ahead

A group of Woodend residents are petitioning local council to stop plans for a 33 metre tall mobile phone tower at Woodend Train Station. The...
South Road Woodend residents Linda Young, Joanne Croke, Megan Atherton and Ned Studley are calling for change.

Neglected and ignored – Residents plead for council to close road

When new housing estates dramatically increase traffic and dust on an unsealed local road should the residents of that road have to pay for...
Reckless first-time campers are given a serious talking to by local fire brigades.

Reckless ignorance

Local fire brigades were left in disbelief when they discovered a group of campers in the Wombat State Forest had lit a potentially disastrous...
Hundreds of young school children had the chance to catch up with Essendon's finest from the field as they came to local footy clubs and Hanging Rock (pictured) to mix with the kids, run them through training sessions and dish out inspiration by the bucket load.

Bomber invasion

The Macedon Ranges were invaded by Bombers last week - Bombers of the football variety that is. Hundreds of young school children had the chance...
Checking out the new equipment at the Woodend Permaculture Garden were Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group treasurer David Gormley-O'Brien, Mayor Jennifer Anderson, WBFS president Emma Collins and WBFS bio-security officer Paul Green.

Abuzz for new microscope

Honeybees will be put under the microscope to give diseases like nosema and American foulbrood the buzz-off in the Macedon Ranges. Woodend Bee-Friendly Society has...
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