Tag: community
TAC funds put rider safety in the spotlight
New protective roadside barriers and line markings, better signage and smoother surfaces are among upgrades due to make roads safer for motorcycle riders in...
Lost trades find purpose
A group of artisans and tradespeople are lobbying to turn the soon-to-be vacated Kyneton Primary School into a specialist trades hub.
An $11.5 million project...
Stations get more parking
More than 300 new car parking spaces will be built across Macedon, Clarkefield and Woodend stations in an effort to make it quicker and...
Soccer with the stars
Sunbury’s junior soccer players will get to run with some of the best when Scottish premiership giants Celtic Football Club pay them a visit...
A romantic outlook for Austen admirers
The latest Kyneton Museum exhibition is set to pull at the heartstrings of Jane Austen era admirers.
Be Persuaded: A Jane Austen Experience, opening...
Old school not lost
Macedon Ranges council is keen to keep the soon-to-be vacated Kyneton Primary School in community hands.
Councillors this month agreed to look at setting aside...
Air show spreads its wings
High flyers will loop and roll while landlubbers will be urged to spread their wings when Kyneton Airshow takes to the skies for its...
Sunbury sites not up for grabs
State planning minister Richard Wynne has moved to allay fears that Sunbury sites of cultural and historic significance will be impacted by growth imperatives.
The...
Futsal right on when footy goes off
Macedon kids Tarkyn Bishop and Edward Ferguson started playing futsal to keep active during the football off season – but they’re now national, and...
Hoop juniors give hope to Lily
The Riddells Creek basketball community is rallying around one of their own as she and her family face the battle of their lives.
Seven-year-old Lily...
Kids tee off with their heroes
Sports aficionados can walk the greens and tee off with some of their favourite local heroes at a family golf day at Diggers Rest...
Midnight Oil hits the Rock
It has been nearly two decades since Australian music fans could rock along to see Midnight Oil perform live at a concert – but...
Police hunt Karen’s killer
The family of deceased woman Karen Ristevski has vowed to do everything possible to bring her killer to justice.
Police identified the body found at...
Old trades revealed at fair
Residents can take a masterclass in the craftsmanship of eras past at Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair this month.
More than 100 artisans from Victoria and...
Boots that bespeak of their makers
Macedon Ranges residents are jumping at the chance to design and custom-make their own boots.
James Roberts, one half of Roberts and Hassett Bootmakers at...
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Races a target in new TAC campaign
Racegoers are among those targeted by a new campaign that is encouraging people to abstain from drink-driving at country races.
The Transport Accident Commission's (TAC)...
