MACEDON Primary pupils will start the day the healthy way as part of National Ride2School Day.

A PROMINENT heritage consultant has mapped out a business and management strategy for the Kyneton Mechanics Institute.

A KYNETON teenager whose car was impounded the same day he got his probationary driver’s licence has been banned from driving for 12 months.

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

BALMORAL Circuit, traditionally known for its Christmas decorations, will not light up this year.

DESPITE sitting on the bottom of the ladder heading into last weekend’s final game before Christmas, Woodend is far from out of finals contention.

MORE than 55 women from CWA branches last week enjoyed a traditional Christmas dinner.

DURING the next six months, eight people will get hands-on experience at Sunbury’s local radio station, 3NRG FM.

NOW warmer weather is upon us residents are warned they are not the only ones taking in the sun, snakes are out and active.

White Ribbon Day will have extra significance in the Macedon Ranges, with new figures revealing a surge in reported family violence.

SUNBURY has come back down to earth with a thud in the Royal Victorian Bowls Association premier division.

WASHINGTON: When Matthew Hoh joined the US Foreign Service this year, he was exactly the kind of smart civil-military hybrid the Obama Administration was looking for to help expand its development efforts in Afghanistan.

TEDDY bears will be out in force this Sunday, as Woodend prepares for its annual teddy bear show.

THE humble Aussie shed is being used in the battle against male depression and social isolation in the Macedon Ranges.

THE humble Aussie shed is being used in the battle against male depression and social isolation in the Macedon Ranges.

WITH many people feeling the pinch from the global financial crisis, beyondblue has handed out more than 200,000 booklets across the country on beating recession blues.

KYNETON police will vacate their home of almost 150 years next week.

KISMET Park Primary School wants its pupils to heed lessons on pedal power.

GENEROUS diners raised more than $4000 to help feed Melbourne’s hungry at a giant soup kitchen at Federation Square last night.