Cashed-up buyers fuel house-price growth
Cashed-up buyers moving from Melbourne have helped to fuel a surge in house prices in Kyneton and the Macedon Ranges
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Lancefield plan endorsed – Councillors divided on ‘community opinion’
Passionate pleas for council to dump a restrictive development plan for Lancefield have ended in disappointment for some landowners. Macedon
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Threats trigger security
Security and police have been engaged over threats from the public made to Macedon Ranges Shire Council staff. Security guards
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MAINfm kicking goals for community
The second annual MAIN Kick-Off is hitting Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve this Saturday for a community fundraiser of a different kind!
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Brewing some good
A new craft beer co-operative took its shaky first steps last week in Castlemaine. Rock & Ranges Brewing Co-operative is
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Broiler farm battle ends
Local residents who led a protracted legal battle against large-scale chicken broiler farms being built at Baringhup are celebrating this
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To Lonely, With Love
Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre returns to Taradale’s Ash Tree Studio this month with an emotion-packed play based on the real-life
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Walk together with courage
A host of events are planned for National Reconciliation Week in Mount Alexander Shire – starting this Sunday with a
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Tackling the ‘wildfire gateway’
Malmsbury Common has long been regarded as a neglected piece of land. Large areas of gorse, non-native grasses and a
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Biggest morning stroll
Pull on your walking shoes and take a stroll around Castlemaine’s beautiful botanical gardens for a very good cause this
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