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  • Shoppers to experience Piper Street differently

    Shoppers to experience Piper Street differently

    Piper Street business-owners are uniting to change visitor experience in a special night shopping event. Love Spell’s Heather Carulli is…

  • Local MP to retire from politics

    Local MP to retire from politics

    Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas has announced she will retire from politics at the next state election, bringing an end to…

  • From war zones to Woodend

    From war zones to Woodend

    A former Australian Army sniper who spent two decades on continuous service – including multiple deployments to Afghanistan – will…

  • Snow gums to be removed for view

    Snow gums to be removed for view

    Battle lines have been re-established in a fight over restoring historic view lines to Mount Macedon Memorial Cross and saving…

Sport

  • Blockbusters in the RDFNL

    Blockbusters in the RDFNL

    There are two absolute drawcard football matches in the Riddell League’s fourth round this Saturday. The four unbeaten top sides…

  • Kyneton’s Under 19s win Anzac Day battle of the Tigers

    Kyneton’s Under 19s win Anzac Day battle of the Tigers

    Kyneton’s U19.5 footballers have begun the 2026 season well, defeating Lancefield by 120 points on Saturday. They are now waiting…

  • Rangers’ season kicks off

    Rangers’ season kicks off

    The Macedon Rangers Soccer Club kicked off its 2026 season on Sunday, with mixed results across its competitive teams in…

  • Chock full of interest

    Chock full of interest

    The second round of Riddell League football on Saturday provided plenty of interest, with Woodend-Hesket bouncing back from a lacklustre…

Community

  • Tamworth success for Colin

    Tamworth success for Colin

    Castlemaine country music singer and songwriter, Colin ‘Fish’ Fraser, was honoured to be a finalist in the recent Tamworth Songwriters…

  • Brigade joins lifesaving program

    Brigade joins lifesaving program

    Romsey Fire Brigade has joined the list of 50 CFA brigades that are trained and ready to respond to select…

  • Woodend Neighbourhood House receives boost as pressures bite

    Woodend Neighbourhood House receives boost as pressures bite

    Woodend Neighbourhood House has received a funding boost from over-50s lifestyle developer GemLife, as cost-of-living pressures drive increased demand for…

  • Medical physicist grateful to help

    Medical physicist grateful to help

    As a medical physicist, specialising in radiotherapy cancer care, Newstead Fire Brigade member Anne Perkins decided she wanted to help…

Leisure

  • Back by popular demand

    Back by popular demand

    After a fabulous Mother’s Day event with Gretta Ziller a couple of years ago, the Lauriston Hall Committee is excited…

  • Anzac Day service and market combine

    Anzac Day service and market combine

    The Lancefield community will come together this Saturday, April 25, for a combined Anzac Day service and farmers market, offering…

  • LOCALS entries closing soon

    LOCALS entries closing soon

    Local filmmakers are being encouraged to submit their work for the fifth edition of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival’s LOCALS program,…

  • Ensemble brings high-quality theatre

    Ensemble brings high-quality theatre

    A bold new chapter for performing arts in regional Victoria begins this June, as Castlemaine’s newest theatre company, The Ravens…