Tag: macedon ranges
Businesses step in to help
Demand for businesses to accept students for workplace learning opportunities is increasing as VET and VCAL courses become popular choices for Macedon Ranges students.
Central...
Anzac Day’s dawn climb
More than 3000 people are expected at this year’s Mount Macedon Anzac Day dawn service on April 25.
Mount Macedon Anzac Day Dawn Service committee...
My Place: Alyce Alexandra
Mount Macedon foodie Alyce Alexandra chats with Jessica Micallef about how she forged an alternative career and the release of her new cookbook, Thermo Cooler...
Ristevski jailed for nine years
Borce Ristevski will spend at least six years behind bars for killing his wife Karen Ristevski.
Justice Christopher Beale sentenced Ristevski, 55, to a maximum...
Ranges youth urged to voice their ideas
Young people across the Macedon Ranges are being encouraged to take part in a new initiative to help empower them.
The program will involve establishing...
Ranges water ways get a tweak
Western Water customers in many Macedon Ranges towns may notice a slight change in their drinking water this month as the region switches to...
All ears for a choc drop
It’s the time of the year when it seems there can never be enough chocolate – or Easter egg hunts. Children across the Sunbury...
Easter road safety plea
Police are imploring drivers to take care – and take care of their loved ones – on the roads this Easter.
Macedon Ranges Police Inspector...
Grants open for Men’s Sheds
Men’s Sheds across the Macedon Ranges are being encouraged to apply for the next round of state government funding.
Men’s Shed groups can submit an...
Hooves hit the roads
Complaints about wandering livestock in the Macedon Ranges are at their highest for three years, new figures reveal.
The latest data from Macedon Ranges council...
Pet controls get the nod
Strict new guidelines for pet owners will be introduced in the Macedon Ranges next year.
As from January 1, 2020 all dogs must be leashed...
Sports grants kicking on
Football and netball clubs in the Macedon Ranges are being encouraged to partner with the council to apply for the next round of Country...
Ranges crime rates up
Theft offences in the Macedon Ranges have hit a 10-year high, as overall crime levels in the region rise, new figures reveal.
The latest data...
Swish switch for kinder kids
Macedon Ranges smallest residents are enjoying shiny new facilities, with Romsey and Riddells Creek kindergartens unveiling improved services and amenities.
The $600,000 Romsey Kindergarten upgrade...
Black spot fix pledge
A pledge to tackle mobile black spots in bushfire-prone areas has been welcomed by Macedon Ranges council.
The Labor Party has announced that it will...