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  • Towering troubles ahead

    Towering troubles ahead

    A group of Woodend residents are petitioning local council to stop plans for a 33 metre tall mobile phone tower…

  • Planning pigsty?

    Planning pigsty?

    No piggery has operated in Monegeetta for 10 years yet locals remain restricted by its planning triggers and are demanding…

  • Vote time in Don KR enterprise dispute

    Vote time in Don KR enterprise dispute

    About 70 maintenance workers involved in an enterprise agreement dispute at Castlemaine’s Don KR Factory have been asked to vote…

  • Early ‘Santa visit’ goes south

    A man has been arrested after he allegedly became stuck inside the chimney of a Lancefield pharmacy Monday night. Police…

  • Golf stun premiers

    Reigning Central Highlands division one bowls premiers Gisborne Red had an enviable record of never losing a match on its…

  • Kyneton’s underground

    Kyneton’s underground

    The unexpected opening of a long-buried mine shaft in Kyneton has piqued the interest of mine chasers everywhere. The small…

  • Truckies let down

    Truckies let down

    *Published Midland Express: July 24, 2017 Livestock carriers are driving home the need for shower and wash amenities to be…

  • Revenue raising?

    TW Bird, Lancefield I would like to respond to Roger Barr’s recent column in the Lancefield Mercury dealing with motorists…

  • Macedon wants a hub

    Macedon wants a hub

    A group of Macedon locals have banded together in a bid to convert a council-owned building into a community hub….

  • AFL kicks in $100,000

    AFL kicks in $100,000

    AFL Victoria is providing $100,000 towards the multi-million dollar Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct sports fields at New Gisborne. Mayor…

  • Battle over rifle range

    Battle over rifle range

    A request for increased centrefire activity at a Cobaw shooting range has triggered calls for an investigation into the site…