Second supermarket gets planning nod
Almost two years after the initial application was submitted, the Macedon Ranges Council has approved a planning permit for a second supermarket in Woodend.
View ArticleSchool loses roofing during strong winds
A Gisborne Secondary College building lost part of its roof during strong winds on Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleSnow falling in Central Victoria
Snow is falling at low levels around central Victoria as a cold front moves through the area.
View ArticleCouncil grants Hanging Rock concert permit
The Macedon Ranges Council has approved a planning permit application to host a series of music concerts at Hanging Rock, north of Melbourne.
View ArticleMary MacKillop 'back-up' miracle revealed
A 19-year-old man from Woodend, north of Melbourne, has been revealed as the so-called "back up" miracle in the canonisation of Mary MacKillop.
View ArticleOff-duty policewoman faces fatal crash hearing
A committal hearing has begun into a fatal motorbike crash in the Macedon Ranges in April last year, involving an off-duty police officer.
View ArticleOff-duty policewoman to face trial over fatal crash
A police officer has been committed to stand trial over a fatal crash near Woodend in April last year.
View ArticleAmbulance stations get paramedics boost
Ambulance Victoria has announced the addition of eight new paramedics to its Woodend station and another seven in Maryborough.
View ArticleUnion airs paramedics training fear
The ambulance union is worried new staff appointed to country Victorian stations might have to be trained elsewhere.
View ArticleCouncil closes pet shop over licence breaches
A central Victorian pet shop has been forced to close after it continued to breach the rules for keeping animals.
View ArticleAnimal shelter allowed to reopen after waste clean-up
The Macedon Ranges Shire will allow a Woodend animal shelter to reopen once it treats effluent from kennels that is running into the street.
View ArticleHundreds evacuated as floods threaten Victoria
The entire town of Carisbrook in Central Victoria is being evacuated as large parts of the state face their third flood in five months.
View ArticleWoman dies in Woodend house fire
A woman has been found dead in a house fire in Victoria's south.
View ArticleRacecourse roos refuse to hop it
Officials had to abandon the Australia Day races yesterday at Hanging Rock, near Woodend, because kangaroos invaded the course, making it dangerous for riders and their horses.
View ArticleFence fix considered for racecourse roos
The Macedon Ranges Shire says it is open to improving fences at the Hanging Rock Racecourse, to prevent kangaroos from interrupting horse racing.
View ArticleHorse racing to get back on track
Officials are confident horse racing will be able to go ahead next year at the Hanging Rock racecourse, near Woodend, after kangaroos forced the most recent meeting to be abandoned.
View ArticleShire hears cost of expanded stadium
The Macedon Ranges Shire has been told a major extension of Woodend's indoor sports stadium could cost nearly $9 million.
View ArticlePolice officer acquitted over fatal crash
A jury has acquitted a Victorian police officer over a fatal crash near Woodend, north-west of Melbourne.
View ArticlePopulation plan gets shake-up
The Macedon Ranges Shire has announced that a much changed plan to deal with population growth will be presented to the council later this month.
View ArticleVCAT backs housing snub
Victoria's planning umpire has upheld a decision by the Macedon Ranges Shire to reject a big housing development in Woodend.
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