Woodend

  • Vegelicious venues celebrated

    Vegelicious venues celebrated

    The winners of the 2025 Edgy Veg Awards have been crowned and five local businesses in the Macedon Ranges and…

  • WWII veteran to celebrate 100

    WWII veteran to celebrate 100

    World War II veteran Joyce Daymon is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday in style. The Woodend resident is returning…

  • Council to join service centre fight

    Council to join service centre fight

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council has slammed plans for a Calder Freeway service centre at Woodend and will join petitioners to…

  • Fight ignites over service centre bid

    Fight ignites over service centre bid

    Woodend residents are fighting an application for a freeway service centre at the edge of their town, just four years…

  • Islay House elite

    Islay House elite

    Woodend’s Islay House has ranked among the best Booking.com venues and won a Travellers Review Award 2025. Established in 1860…

  • Push for road levy

    Push for road levy

    Macedon Ranges petitioners are leading the call for a road levy charge on registered vehicles in Victoria to help fund…

  • Push to release road plans

    Push to release road plans

    Chaos at Woodend’s notorious Urquhart Street and High Street intersection has been flagged in parliament. Liberal Northern Victoria MP Wendy…

  • Local talent to hone craft at VCASS

    Local talent to hone craft at VCASS

    Two students from the Castlemaine region and one from Woodend have been selected to attend the Victorian College of the…

  • Urgent traffic solutions sought

    Urgent traffic solutions sought

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council is calling on Department of Transport for urgent traffic solutions for Woodend’s notorious Urquhart/High Street intersection….

  • Students learn bushfire readiness

    Students learn bushfire readiness

    Grade 5/6 students at St Ambrose Primary School in Woodend undertook an important project this semester, addressing a critical issue:…

  • Telstra upgrade for Macedon

    Telstra upgrade for Macedon

    Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station at Macedon West to bring new 5G coverage to the area. The…

  • Postcards wanders Woodend

    Postcards wanders Woodend

    Travel and lifestyle TV show Postcards visited Woodend last week to highlight some of the wonderful food and leisure options…