ANGER is mounting at Macedon Ranges licensed venues following a rise in liquor licensing costs.

A DAMP and mild February is proving an unexpected bonus for agencies involved in fire preparations.

MACEDON and Mt Macedon residents will seek clarification on why a Neighbourhood Safer Place has not been chosen for the townships, as a place of last resort in a fire…

EAST Ward councillor Joe Morabito says the communities of Romsey and Lancefield are tired of cosmetic upgrades on the Melbourne-Lancefield Rd.

WILDLIFE carers in the Macedon Ranges want residents to secure their pets after two rare animals were killed this month.

MACEDON Ranges principals are not convinced about the usefulness of the Federal Government’s My School website.

MACEDON Ranges Council will hail its most talented, passionate and plucky at its annual Australia Day awards today.

WOODEND will be showcasing its green credentials next month at the Sustainable Living Festival.

A NEW fire residents group is demanding Macedon Ranges Council broaden its search for a Neighbourhood Safer Place for those in Macedon and Mt Macedon.

MT Macedon’s Barb Heine has shrewdly picked vocations, roles and projects that make a difference.

WILDLIFE carers in the Macedon Ranges are demanding the State Government toughen laws on bows and arrows following the discovery of four native animals killed by the weapons in Gisborne.

WASN’T the first match in the new year supposed to create some sort of pecking order in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association’s McIntyre Cup? Not this round.

THE Macedon Ranges recorded six fatalities on the road last year, half of them motorcyclists.

KYNETON District Health Service will open two new student housing units next month in a bid to lure under-graduate GPs to the area.

MACEDON Ranges Council has received grants for two major art projects to begin next year.

COUNCIL-RUN occasional childcare will not be available in Gisborne next year.

THE bushfire risk to children and staff at Macedon Kindergarten will see the service move to Gisborne for Term 1 next year.

A SHIREWIDE koala census and a recent count at Hanging Rock have revealed declining numbers of the Australian icon in the Macedon Ranges.

COUNCIL services and facilities in Macedon, Mt Macedon and Woodend will not operate on Code Red fire-danger days under a new plan.

POLICE say they are staggered by the sheer stupidity of people who lit fireworks in the Wombat State Forest.