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Road blitz nabs pedal pushers

Speedsters and others drivers flouting the road rules copped the wrath of the law on Hume and Macedon Ranges roads during a recent police...

TAC funds put rider safety in the spotlight

New protective roadside barriers and line markings, better signage and smoother surfaces are among upgrades due to make roads safer for motorcycle riders in...

Lost trades find purpose

  A group of artisans and tradespeople are lobbying to turn the soon-to-be vacated Kyneton Primary School into a specialist trades hub. An $11.5 million project...

Stations get more parking

More than 300 new car parking spaces will be built across Macedon, Clarkefield and Woodend stations in an effort to make it quicker and...

Soccer with the stars

Sunbury’s junior soccer players will get to run with some of the best when Scottish premiership giants Celtic Football Club pay them a visit...

Planned burn-offs ready to fire

If you see a lot of smoke around Little River early next month, don’t be alarmed. Wyndham council’s controlled burn program is starting on April...

Photography is a bloomin’ good hobby

A year ago, Victoria Butera didn’t know much about photography. But after just 12 months being behind the lens, the 13-year-old is making a name...

A romantic outlook for Austen admirers

The latest Kyneton Museum exhibition is set to pull at the heartstrings of Jane Austen era admirers. Be Persuaded: A Jane Austen Experience, opening...

Old school not lost

Macedon Ranges council is keen to keep the soon-to-be vacated Kyneton Primary School in community hands. Councillors this month agreed to look at setting aside...

Air show spreads its wings

  High flyers will loop and roll while landlubbers will be urged to spread their wings when Kyneton Airshow takes to the skies for its...

Public honour for Lancefield private

The name of one of Lancefield’s fallen from World War I will be added to the town’s memorial in time for his family to...

Calder carnage closes freeway

A crash that killed a Romsey father of six and another that left a man seriously injured by the roadside made for a horror...

‘Forgotten baby’ death link

  The mother of a 22-month-old Kyneton toddler found dead in the family car was “severely sleep deprived” and suffering from “forgotten baby syndrome” at...

Autumn splash no fun for some

  It’s crunch time over autumn leaves on Mount Macedon. As the council moves in to slow down flocks of visitors taking in the season’s glorious...

Drum to beat at Creek

Riddells Creek music fans – prepare to rock out. South Australian-based duo Lily and the Drum will perform in Riddell’s Creek next month where they...

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Building A Better System For Families

Families and carers right across the state will have easier access to services designed for children including maternal and child health, early education and...