CCTV cameras target illegal dumpers
More CCTV cameras are being installed at rubbish-dumping hotspots in the Macedon Ranges following a massive spike in the number of reports.
Council data shows...
Tree planting to remember mum
People mourning the loss of their mum are being encouraged to join Woodend’s Angela Van Dam and daughter Alice, 5 (pictured), for a free...
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Ranges writer a winner
Macedon Ranges writer Katherine Brabon won this year’s Vogel manuscript award. Brabon, 29, will have her first novel, The Memory Artist,...
Spud hut on show at Trentham festival
A relocatable “spud hut” that was once home to itinerant pickers will be on display as Trentham celebrates its potato-growing heritage during the town’s...
New approach leads to African adventure
Why not? That’s the question that turned the life of Sunbury’s Nik Giouzelis upside down.
The former businessman, 44, set about changing his life after...
Poppies to help veterans Soldier On
A Trentham leadworker who raised thousands of dollars for the RSL after turning bullets into a tribute to the Anzacs is now helping a...
Population ‘tsunami’ hitting Gisborne
A Macedon Ranges councillor has suggested a suspension of Gisborne’s rapid expansion as figures reveal its population is racing ahead of expectations.
Speaking at last...
Macedon Ranges councillors praise own budget
Fiscal and environmental sustainability are being billed as key features of Macedon Ranges council’s proposed budget.
But with the state government’s cap on rate rises...
Group slams council’s Anzac Day ‘hypocrisy’
Macedon Ranges council has rejected accusations of Anzac Day hypocrisy and defended its decision to quash plans for a federally funded World War I...
Sunbury girl’s lonely battle with rare syndrome
Like most toddlers, Izzy adores The Wiggles and regularly dresses up in a tutu and yellow skivvy to dance along to Rock-A-Bye Your Bear.
She...
$1.2m for Kyneton courthouse upgrade
Legal and welfare workers have welcomed news of a $1.2 million upgrade for Kyneton’s ageing courthouse.
Safe waiting spaces, interview rooms and a secure registry...
State Budget yields few local surprises
Several Sunbury and Macedon Ranges schools will get major upgrades, while $2 million will go towards planning for improved Bendigo line train services as...
Macedon Ranges ratepayers in for $50 rise
Rates for the average Macedon Ranges property owner are likely to rise $50, according to the council’s draft budget.
The draft, which will be presented...
Forum to hear of Sunbury NBN woes
McEwen residents fed up with the stalled rollout of the National Broadband Network will have the chance to vent their frustrations at a forum...
Bike count for dangerous Sunbury path
Sunbury Bicycle Users Group will conduct a bike and pedestrian count on Vineyard Road as it continues to push for the extension of a...
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Tips for smooth Christmas food shopping
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