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  • New courts to be a hit

    New courts to be a hit

    Tennis will become even more of a hit in Riddells Creek with three new Tennis Australia compliant hard courts to…

  • Backlash over bike review

    Backlash over bike review

    Community backlash may force Macedon Ranges Shire Council to reconsider a review of its ban on motorised recreational vehicle use…

  • Songs in the sticks

    Songs in the sticks

    Tucked away deep in the local bushland, Chewton’s Dingo Conservation Centre makes a pretty special backdrop to this Sunday’s Songs…

  • A life-changing donation

    A life-changing donation

    Just over a year ago Clare Beatson would not have thought about competitive sport let alone getting into a pool,…

  • Brigade vehicle stolen and torched

    Brigade vehicle stolen and torched

    Thieves who stole and torched Langley-Barfold Fire Brigade’s support vehicle last week may be linked to multiple break-ins that occurred…

  • New prison centre

    New prison centre

    A new medical unit and programs centre is now operating at Loddon Prison providing better services to encourage better outcomes…

  • Bringing the quartets to life

    Bringing the quartets to life

    Regarded by many critics as the great last work of acclaimed 20th century poet T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets is about…

  • Callum a real champion

    Callum a real champion

    For the last three Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeals, young Callum Judd has been watching progress from his hospital…

  • Local efforts impress

    Local efforts impress

    Young people today can come under a lot of criticism, but the youth of the region made an invaluable and…

  • Barrier placement questioned

    Barrier placement questioned

    The placement of wire rope safety barriers along the Calder Freeway has once again been questioned following a spectacular crash…

  • Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative

    Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative

    Chain Reaction – Your Choices Matter is the theme chosen for the award-winning Live4Life program in the Macedon Ranges for…

  • School rescue plan

    School rescue plan

    A new plan to secure the old Kyneton Primary School site for future community use has this week been proposed…