Woodend
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Thief targets coop
Four isa brown hens were stolen from St Ambrose Primary School in Woodend over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. Staff and…
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Comp tempts taste buds
Holgate Brewhouse is tempting taste buds through a competition tapping into one of its most popular beers. The Woodend brewery…
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The nun in the cage
A recent program screened on ABC TV showed an 87-year-old Melbourne nun, confined in a cage. She was protesting the…
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Tourism-draw questioned
A multi-million dollar redevelopment of ‘The Old Factory’ in Woodend has been rejected at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal….
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A complicated tale of joy and despair
Like most people in his profession, Mark Chew is more comfortable behind the lens than in front of it. Photos…
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Prioritise safety call
Woodend’s St Ambrose Primary School community is calling for pedestrian safety works to be prioritised in Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s…
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Promises to fix mobile blackspots
New Optus and Telstra mobile phone base station sites will be built at Gisborne South. The federal government announced funding…
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Watsonia in Woodend
Watsonia: A Writing Life, is the 13th and latest offering by author Don Watson. It is a collection of essays…
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What! Me? Sing?
Notes from a wobbly Woodend Warbler Lindsay Cumming When my daughter, newly arrived in Woodend with her family last year,…
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Idea takes seed
Three friends are establishing a native nursery for the Macedon Ranges, with a goal of continuing and expanding the legacy…
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Accolade for Woodend filmmaker
Veteran filmmaker Michael Dillon AM has been honoured for his lifetime’s work, which includes more than 100 mountain and adventure…
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Fuel load fears in Woodend
A dangerously high fuel load along the roadside of Black Forest Drive at Woodend is causing increasing concern for neighbouring…