Beware the poison mushroom
Fungi foragers are being warned to avoid poisonous wild mushrooms in the Macedon Ranges.
With mushroom season in full swing, the Victorian health department issued...
Melton’s failing health card
A third of Melton children are either overweight or obese, while more than two-thirds of the municipality’s adult population are failing to get in...
Drone prison ban takes off
Drones will be banned from being used near jails after several were spotted near the three Ravenhall prisons. A drone was also intercepted three...
Steam Rally in New Gisborne
Gisborne Vintage Machinery Society’s annual Steam Rally and Family Fun Day will showcase steam engines, vintage and classic cars and working machinery.
Society president Anthony...
Gisborne shops caught selling cigarettes to minors
An undercover sting has caught a Gisborne shop repeatedly selling cigarettes to a minor.
The store was one of three in Gisborne found to be...
Kyneton residents call for ban on betting ads
Kyneton residents are taking a stand against gambling advertising in public places.
After successfully fighting for the removal of a betting sign on Campaspe Place,...
Autumn leaves a joyous feeling in Macedon
Autumn is really turning it on in the Macedon Ranges, as crisp days are ablaze with an explosion of colours.
Residents and tourists alike have...
Ballan wins new CFA training centre
Ballan will be home to the new Country Fire Authority training centre. The state government announced on Monday its plans for the new facility,...
Prison officers assaulted at Malmsbury Juvenile Justice Centre
A Victorian youth justice centre is in lockdown after three prison officers were assaulted by detainees in a violent brawl.
Police and emergency services were called to...
Crash course for Gisborne
Animal collisions on Gisborne roads are among the highest in the state, prompting wildlife rescuers to call for better driver education.
The latest AAMI collisions...
Budget focus on community
Parents with young children, volunteers, sports groups, walkers and cyclists are set to be the big winners out of Macedon Ranges council’s 2017-18 budget.
Investment...
Offering help to save lives
More Macedon Ranges young people will be informed, inspired and possibly saved through a youth suicide prevention initiative.
The council developed Live4Life in 2009 as...
Environmental win for Jacksons Creek
Native plants and animals along Jacksons Creek will be better protected thanks to a new restoration project for the wetlands.
The three-year project, funded by...
Mind how you go
A mother and daughter are reaching out to young people struggling with mental health and autism through a new social group.
Riddells Creek 18-year-old Chloe...
A lot riding on campaign
A community campaign to collect old, unwanted bikes, fix them up and sell them is set to go global.
The Wilkinson’s Wheels community initiative was...
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’Weak’ crash case thrown out
A magistrate has criticised prosecutors as he threw out their “weak“ case against a diabetic driver who ploughed into and killed five people seated...
