Queen bee takes title
Claire Moore has won the prestigious Victorian AgriFutures Rural Women's Award, with a plan to boost bee population and genetic diversity through artificial insemination.
Minister...
Our own voices
Hundreds of Castlemaine school students joined Friday's global School Strike for Climate Action calling on the nation's leaders to take more decisive action to...
One in a million
Rather than wait to leave a will bequest after they're gone, a Castlemaine couple have donated $1 million to help make the world a...
Reckless ignorance
Local fire brigades were left in disbelief when they discovered a group of campers in the Wombat State Forest had lit a potentially disastrous...
Planning pigsty?
No piggery has operated in Monegeetta for 10 years yet locals remain restricted by its planning triggers and are demanding answers.
Neighbours to the former...
Working together to protect waterways
On a dry hot summer day last Wednesday, citizen scientists, government agencies, landcare and a platypus ecologist worked together collecting water samples from 20...
Power to community – Woodend wind energy project gets go ahead
A community wind energy facility at Woodend has been given the go ahead following the state government's approval of a planning scheme amendment to...
Protecting precious species
The unassuming little basalt peppercress plant, a nationally endangered species, is being given a new chance of life at the iconic Hanging Rock Reserve.
As...
Get your head around climate
Understanding climate change impacts at a local level is the focus of a public information session coming up at Maldon next week.
All are invited...
Soil scientists share knowledge
Landowners in the district can gain a better understanding on soil management by attending a free workshop hosted by the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network...
Platypus protectors
Lucky students from four primary and secondary schools in our district are learning how to become Platypus Protectors and care for our two beautiful...
Idea the bee’s knees
Claire Moore hopes to help solve the global problem of bee decline from her own backyard in Kyneton.
She aims to breed genetically diverse bees...
