Macedon Ranges council slashes costs
Almost $1 million will be cut from Macedon Ranges council’s administration, consultants and employee costs to reinvest back into the community.
Macedon Ranges council adopted...
Kyneton’s Joan Foote-Jackson
Kyneton swimming and water safety teacher Joan Foote-Jackson was awarded the 2017 Swim Teacher for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool Award by Aquatics and Recreation...
Gisborne’s water-only school
St Brigid’s Primary School in Gisborne is streaming ahead as the region’s first water-only school.
Choosing tap water as the No.1 option for hydration is...
Women’s day games in Gisborne
The first daytime sports competition for women in the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges region wrapped up its opening season with last week’s grand final.
Two...
Goonawarra pupils bin working hard
Goonawarra Primary School pupils have put their creativity to work in a campaign to encourage better care of the school environment. Each class at...
Growth plans for Woodend, Kyneton and Riddells Creek
Plans for growth and development in Woodend, Kyneton and Riddells Creek have been given the green light by the state government.
The town structure plans...
Macedon Ranges road upgrades
Macedon Ranges roads are set to get more than $7 million of upgrades.
About $7.3 million has been allocated to road rehabilitation in the council’s...
Sunbury mother to star in BreastWest fashion show
This Sunbury mother is one of 12 breast cancer warriors who will model in a fashion show fundraiser alongside Western Bulldogs AFL players.
The women,...
Macedon Ranges council pay a ‘bargain’
Macedon Ranges council has defended its decision to increase councillor salaries.
The allowance was described as “a very, very good bargain” by mayor Jennifer Anderson,...
A day in Parliament for Lancefield’s Chloe Hansen
She may be only 12 years old but Lancefield’s Chloe Hansen is off to participate in a parliamentary sitting alongside members of Parliament.
Chloe is...
Dry June for Macedon Ranges
Winter has well and truly blown in.
But while chilly temperatures have set upon the region and locals are scraping ice off their windscreens in...
Bruce Pascoe in Kyneton for NAIDOC Week
Award-winning Indigenous author Bruce Pascoe is joining the Macedon Ranges to celebrate NAIDOC Week (July 2-9).
To mark the national week of recognition for the...
Macedon Ranges artists model their wares
Gisborne origami artist Chieko Hester will model her creations in The Gallery Mt Macedon’s Wearable Art Parade.
Hester is one of more than 20 artists...
Wyndham is pulling a crowd
Wyndham is proving a drawcard for residents in other municipalities and states.
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that Wyndham had...
Dog puts bite on forest fugitives in Macedon
Two men were seized by a police dog in a Macedon pine forest after driving into oncoming traffic on the Calder Freeway.
Following a police...
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