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Residents want cease fire at Macedon airstrip
Woodend residents are calling for a ceasefire at an old Macedon airstrip they say hunters and recreational shooters have turned into a rifle range…
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Funding secured for anti-violence challenge
A new project will aim to improve gender equity and prevent sexism and violence against women in local male-dominated volunteer organisations. Macedon Ranges council has…
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Boost for tourism in Macedon Ranges
Close to $200,000 will go towards making the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges region even more of a beauty and wellness hotspot. Three planning projects…
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Drone stunt hits a snag
Some people will go to great lengths to get hold of a sausage in bread. But one frankfurter fan appears to have gone too far,…
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Twins to take the limelight again
Sunbury twins Isobel and Eloise Henry are set to star in their first feature film, now being shot in Melbourne. The identical actresses are busy…
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Councillors raring to go
New Hume and Macedon Ranges councillors have been finding their feet during their first week on the job after being sworn in last week.…
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Bushfire claims still coming
Landowners continue to wait for compensation more than a year after the devastating Lancefield-Cobaw bushfire, which claimed properties and possessions. Fifty-six claims made through…
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Kyneton show set to fly
The newest attraction at the coming Kyneton Agricultural Show will feature an increasingly popular take on the old-fashioned obstacle course. The world-wide trend of ‘parkour’…
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Historic estates up for sale
Buyers with a cool seven million dollars at hand could buy themselves a piece of Macedon Ranges history. The historic Clunie and Flint Hill…
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Police seek public assistance
Police are appealing for public help to find a burglar who broke into a Sunbury home on Monday. Hume Crime Investigation Unit investigators were told…
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Cup flow over … a la mode
The threat of rain couldn’t deter thousands of racegoers from frocking up for the Kyneton Cup last Wednesday. The hotly-contested Fashions on the Field, hosted…
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Lady luck shines on Mount again
Mount Macedon’s Lloyd Williams became Australia’s most successful owner of Melbourne Cup winners when Almandin claimed the nation’s greatest horse race. Mr Williams, a five-time…










