News
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Help protect Macedon Ranges snow gums
Macedon Ranges council have committed to learning more about snow gums to protect the vulnerable species from the impacts of climate change – and they…
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Get involved in the Macedon Ranges Youth Summit
Macedon Ranges council invites young people who aren’t in high school, are working in the Macedon Ranges or are engaged in post-secondary studies to be…
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Opposition to Gisborne Market expansion
A proposal to expand Gisborne Market is facing opposition from residents. The extension proposed by Great Region Events Activities and Tourism (GREAT), would extend the…
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Special measures for Autumn Festival
The autumnal corridors and dappled foliage along Honour Avenue in Macedon and throughout Mount Macedon’s open gardens draws people from near and far to the…
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‘Proper strategy’ needed for regional mental health
Macedon Ranges mental health organisations echo the Victorian government’s call for more comprehensive funding and support for services. The state and federal governments are stoushing…
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Kyneton Farmers Market on today
On the first Saturday of every month, Kyneton Farmers Market promises an array of produce hand handmade items from locals and across Victoria. This weekend…
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Grants available for storm-affected primary producers
Primary producers affected by storms in June last year will be able to apply for grants to help cover the costs of their clean-up and…
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Climate action should involve ‘science, local knowledge, Indigenous knowledge’
In a week where the country witnessed whole towns become submerged in catastrophic, record-breaking floodwaters, a recent report on the effects of climate change was…
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Libraries are ‘yours for the taking’
A well-stocked, maintained library is a magical place to be. At least, you’d think so – except just 7.89 per cent of Hume’s population are…
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My Place: Ed Irons
There’s something very special about a second-hand bookshop in a country town. Even more lovely are their owners, collecting, maintaining, protecting and sharing knowledge in…
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Gisborne intersection to close for controversial upgrade
Works have begun on a new roundabout in Gisborne, forcing the current intersection to close for four months, despite ongoing community and council concern about…
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Triathlon to raise money for new wheels
Triathlon training is under way for 15 participants of Distinctive Options Sunbury to raise money for new tricycles to be used by the disability support…













