Tag: community
Water safety not just for the young
You’re never too old to learn how to be safe in the water – just ask the newest graduates of Hume’s Active Ageing Grey...
Macedon Ranges council tops transparency
Macedon Ranges council is kicking goals compared to similar shires around Victoria.
Only 2.65 per cent of council decisions in 2015-16 were made at meetings...
Residents get fire ready with the Malmsbury brigade
Residents can get the inside story on how Malmsbury Fire Brigade is getting people ready for the coming hot months at this weekend’s fire...
Youth take the mic at Kyneton Show
There are plenty of opportunities for young Macedon Ranges’ performers to steal the show over the coming holidays as popular summer music programs get...
Waste to energy empowers communities.
Public buildings across the Macedon Ranges may one day be powered by organic waste, as plans develop for a waste-to-energy power station in central...
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’...
Cooper loves creepy crawlies
Cooper Ravensak has always had a healthy obsession with creepy crawlies.
The 14 year-old Sunbury boy’s fascination with reptiles, amphibians and insects started during...
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...
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...
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 will...
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,...
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 state...
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 estates...
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...
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...
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Antenatal care without the stigma
Finding the right place to give birth and be comfortable is something that is near the top of an expecting mother’s lists.
The hospital needs...
