We have been successful in obtaining a climate action grant from the Macedon Ranges Council to commission a climate scientist to gather and collate, map and graph, story and tell us the whys and wherefores of the local climate and weather that many of us are hungry to understand. 

The official data available at the local level is quite sparse, so will be seeking citizen science weather data from residents (that’s you). We will be asking for rainfall and wind data relating to two specific extreme weather weather events - rain and fire weather. We are still getting organised so we’re not ready just yet, but we will let you know here exactly what we’re after and how you can participate soon.

Extreme environmental events, like storms, floods and fires can affect any community. They impact the health and wellbeing of people, as well as the environment.

​Macedon and Mt Macedon Landcare Group, with the support of the Shire and experts in various fields, will be holding a series of events and workshops in 2024, to help build personal and community resilience.

Like a landlocked country, our wildlife can get stuck, unable to feed and breed across the landscape diversity needed to thrive. At the same time our waterways are choked by stock, weeds, visions of English streams, and all manner of fences.

Biolinks (previously known a wildlife corridors) offer a solution for both.

Around 100 hectares of logged pine forest on top of the Mount Macedon range, were returned to public care after being commercially managed for pine harvesting for several decades.

They will will need care and attention of the local community if they are to return to a healthy native ecosystem.