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Local law proposed to protect Kyneton Airfield

A new local law that would limit the height of objects and activities allowed on properties near Kyneton Airfield is being proposed by Macedon...

Crossing on the way for St Mary’s Primary School

Calls for safety improvements outside St Mary’s Primary School in Lancefield have been answered. A school crossing is going to be built on Raglan Street,...

ANZAC commemorations across the Macedon Ranges

Local secondary school students will be front and centre at the famous Mt Macedon Anzac Dawn Service on Wednesday. Sacred Heart College Kyneton’s senior choir...

Mount Macedon garden Viewfield open for charity

The owners of a private garden at Mount Macedon are opening their autumnal wonderland to the public this month to raise funds for a...

Macedon Ranges budget big on community assets

Significant funding has been allocated to improving community buildings and sporting facilities in Macedon Ranges council’s draft budget for 2018-19. The council also plans to...

Gisborne Primary ‘ecstatic’ over $10 million windfall

The Gisborne Primary School community is celebrating a $10 million windfall in next month’s state budget. The school is one of four Macedon Ranges’ schools...

Macedon Ranges rates and charges to rise by $89

Rates and charges for Macedon Ranges property owners will increase by an average of $89 under the council’s proposed budget for 2018-19. The proposed rise...

Sunbury mum Taylor Garner raises funds for foster care

Taylor Garner will plunge out of her comfort zone this weekend as she abseils down a 27-floor building to raise funds for foster care...

Look inside the Victorian Emergency Management Institute

The community is being given an opportunity to look inside the new Victorian Emergency Management Institute at Mount Macedon on Sunday, April 29. The world-class...

Mt Macedon Anzac Dawn Service 2018

Thousands of people are expected to convene at Mount Macedon Memorial Cross at daybreak on Wednesday, April 25 for the Mt Macedon Anzac Dawn...

Plans for new Macedon Ranges cycling tracks

Two new walking and cycling tracks for the Macedon Ranges are being explored as part of a new council project. Consultancy company TRC Tourism has...

Sunbury’s Emu Bottom Homestead hits the market

Sunbury’s iconic Emu Bottom Homestead has been put on the market for the first time in 50 years. The 25-hectare site, boasting what is believed...

Pets Haven stripped of charity status

Woodend’s Pets Haven Foundation has been stripped of its accreditation as a charity for abusing its position. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) last...

Bulla Hill Railway vandalised twice in a month

A beloved Bulla community asset has been the target of vandalism for the second time in a month. Members of the Tullamarine Live Steam Society...

Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial: Force Fields

Kyneton is currently the scene of an art treasure hunt for the inaugural Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial: Force Fields. The works of 10 contemporary Australian...

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Live music to rock on in Victoria

The state government announced that it will pour $3.9 million into gigs and festivals to ensure Victoria ‘remains the live music capital’ of the...

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