Tag: Woodend

Farewell Target, K hub is coming

Residents at Castlemaine and Woodend will soon bid farewell to their trusty Target stores, but the news isn't all bad with Kmart announcing the...

Marnie rises to the challenge

Woodend's Marnie Thorsen is a 'bloody legend' in the eyes of the Mito Foundation. She has been named in the top 30 individual achievers for...

Paris Gem shines

A bargain buy as a weanling for just $800, Paris Gem is the pin-up girl in trainer Sue Naylor's stables off the Woodend-Tylden Road. "While...

‘Coldie’ hits at Woodend

A "weak tornado" ripped through a farm at Woodend last Thursday afternoon. The unusual weather system whirled through a paddock about 5.30pm. The tornado was short...

Woodend wildlife op shop opens

A new op shop has opened in Woodend to provide much-needed financial support for our regional wildlife rescue and shelter services. Woodend local Sandy Howe...

Old Factory plan shut down

Brakes have been applied to a controversial $4.7 million Woodend retail redevelopment plan to reimagine 'The Old Factory'. Macedon Ranges Shire councillors have refused the...

False alarm at Woodend’s historic Victoria Hotel

Firefighters from Woodend and Macedon were quick to respond after a caller to triple zero reported seeing flames in the roof of Woodend's historic...

CHASING CARS Leo Pruneau’s designs come to life in iconic Australian wheels

Not many people can lay claim to having flown first class on every business trip, and on the Concorde five times, but Leo Pruneau...

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...

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