Don’t push the safety envelope
A new safety education campaign by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority puts the spotlight on the many pressures placed on pilots when...
Nation’s best at Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock Winery's 2021 ‘The Jim Jim Three’ pinot gris gewürztraminer riesling has taken out the Blended White Trophy at the National...
Ned on song for big reveal
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine's Ned Middleton is getting used to being described as 'inspirational'.
Living life with...
Saving our apple heritage
Carr’s Organic Fruit Tree Nursery at Harcourt is urging community members to 'plant a fruit tree you've never heard of' in a...
Talent awarded ahead of art show
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine Rotary has celebrated some significant local arts talent with its annual Paul Harris Fellow Awards ahead...
A complicated tale of joy and despair
Like most people in his profession, Mark Chew is more comfortable behind the lens than in front of it.
Council votes to sell
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will sell Hanging Rock's East Paddock to the state government with conditions aimed at securing community priorities.
Stakes high for forests
In the same week that the Victorian Government announced permanent protections for Victoria’s three new national parks, the government also flagged new...
Nalderun celebrates friendship
A Reconciliation Week (May 27 – June 3) exhibition was officially unveiled at the Castlemaine Market Building last Friday morning.
Thought-provoking film and Q&A
Northern Books and Nalderun are partnering up to bring an exciting Reconciliation Week event to Castlemaine.
The event will...
Honing healthy skills
Nutritious and delicious food made from scratch is on the menu at Gisborne Secondary College.
Students have been sharpening...
Saving gorgeous Gertie
Guildford-based animal welfare group Parrot Conservation Australia is appealing for community help following a costly surgery to save one of their beloved...