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Safe Space calls for volunteers

Woodend’s new Community-led Safe Space is set to mark three months of supporting the community. An initiative created and...

Festival welcomes new team

The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival is gearing up for another spectacular year, with a new executive committee stepping in to lead...

Take your next step at the careers fair

Discover career pathways, develop new skills and connect with industry professionals at the first-ever Castlemaine Careers Fair – an interactive event designed...

Forgotten tales of the mountains

A new book by Barry Golding (with Clive Willman) tells the unique stories and legacies of six iconic peaks in central Victoria...

Talking crime prevention

Victoria Police will host a Neighbourhood Policing Forum at Gisborne on February 20. Local services and community members are...

Be a better composter in 2025

Welcome back to the Compost Conversation for 2025, and a happy new year to all our readers. Here at...

Gisborne locals drive a shitbox

Two Gisborne families have joined a car rally across Australia in vehicles worth less than $1500 in memory of a loved one...

Local talent to hone craft at VCASS

Two students from the Castlemaine region and one from Woodend have been selected to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary...

A community united in Castlemaine

Australia Day is a contentious day, and instead of bringing the nation together, it divides sections of the community in their beliefs...

Trophy returns ‘home’

As a follow-up to the recent Lancefield Gift held for the first time in about 60 years, a silver trophy presented to...

Poodle groomer makes a difference

The Poodle Groomer, aka Arrowelle Black, hosted a local Poodle Community Dinner at the Five Flags Hotel at Campbells Creek on January...

Young and old thread the needle

Bug-A-Lugs day care was visited by the Kyneton Hand Weavers and Spinners last Thursday in a rare occasion that united young and...

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