Too hot to bear…
While we humans have felt we're sweltering in the prolonged heatwave in central Victoria, spare a thought for northern Victoria residents where the prolonged...
Path-breaking project
The first residents are expected to begin moving into Castlemaine's new cutting-edge eco village housing development, as early as this September.
The Paddock Eco Village...
Residents petition for water change
A petition calling for Coliban Water to stop its chlorination trial, which began in October, has so far attracted a total of 204 signatures.
Lead...
Park plan push
Momentum is building for a Gisborne community park on the spot where development could have taken hold five years ago if it was not...
Conserving a local treasure
Locals will get a chance to help conserve one of the nation's most remarkable endangered creatures that lives in Castlemaine's Kalimna Reserve.
Two upcoming public...
Urgent call for change
Biolinks Alliance has submitted an urgent call for more research and funding to the 2018 inquiry into Australia's faunal extinction crisis.
The Kyneton-based alliance comprises...
Students walk out
Castlemaine students were front and centre as youth anger at the impact that unaddressed climate change will have on their future hit the CBD...
In need of TLC
Kyneton's botanic gardens have the potential to be a real visitor drawcard but are in need of some tender loving care.
The Friends of the...
A way of life under threat
A multi-pronged approach is needed to help combat the serious threat posed by fruit fly, advocates say.
An action plan to combat the destructive insect...
Rock and Roll stars
Forty-five enthusiastic students at Trentham District Primary school helped plant, fence, tag and monitor 32 nationally endangered basalt peppercress (Lepidium hyssopifolium) plants in a...
Forest fears furore
With less than a fortnight before the state election, a fight has erupted over a plan to reclassify the Wombat State Forest as a...
Students ‘strike’ for climate change
A group of young Castlemaine students say federal government inaction on climate change is threatening their future and have staged a strike calling for...
