Tag: Woodend
FUTURE FOR FACTORY? Objections and support for Woodend retail plan
Parking and traffic flow need a re-think in a $4.7 million Woodend retail redevelopment plan to breathe new life into 'The Old Factory', objectors...
Constant interruption to ADSL internet
Residents of Ashbourne and Woodend are struggling to work and study from home during lockdown with constant interruption to their old technology ADSL internet...
Children seen fleeing scene of suspicious fires
Firefighters and police are treating two fires that broke out at Woodend on Saturday as suspicious.
Woodend CFA captain Mike Dornau was first at the...
‘Time to wake up’ – Extinction Rebellion demands emergency declaration
Extinction Rebellion protesters took to the street in Woodend recently in a display of polite civil disobedience to raise awareness of our climate emergency.
On...
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...
