Tag: environment
Council vows to plant 700,000 trees to beat heat
Brimbank council has vowed to plant 700,000 trees over the next 30 years to cut pollution and boost residents’ resilience to heatwaves.
The council’s urban...
Green energy plea to council
A group calling on Macedon Ranges council to do more to fight climate change is urging residents to lobby their councillors.
The plea from the...
Hanging Rock review no picnic
Macedon Ranges council has endorsed its submission to a state government review into the future of Hanging Rock, but not before two councillors slammed...
Nature’s healing plain to see
One of the Macedon Ranges’ most significant nature reserves will reopen eight months after a fire burnt close to 90 per cent of its...
Act now to prevent wasp plague
Macedon Ranges residents are being urged to act now and help prevent a repeat of a wasp problem which made many outdoor get-togethers a...
Produce swap a community affair
A produce swap born out of a Sunbury resident’s plenty continues to grow.
Polly Woodward started Harvest Sunbury almost 18 months ago, eager to share...
Second wind for Woodend project
A community group behind plans for a stalled wind farm project near Woodend says the dream of a small-scale operation providing enough energy to...
Wallaby plan fails to win council approval
A critically endangered wallaby species could still be reintroduced to the Macedon Ranges despite a proposal for an enclosure at Black Hill Reserve failing...
Animal cruelty ‘on rise’ in Macedon Ranges
A friendly kangaroo who provided years of companionship for a now deceased Macedon resident is recovering after being shot in the shoulder.
Macedon Ranges Wildlife...
Kyneton: National Tree Day event to help river bank
Invasive willow trees rotting along a Kyneton river bank will be covered up by native plants as part of a National Tree Day event...
Climate change on council budget agenda
A Macedon Ranges group hopes the shire is a step closer to taking the path to carbon neutrality after putting climate change on the...
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