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  • This ole house …

    This ole house …

    For many restoring a dilapidated house solo on a budget of practically nothing could be a headache. But for Castlemaine’s…

  • Fun of the fair

    Fun of the fair

    Thousands travelled to the historic township of Maldon for the 142nd Maldon Easter Fair last weekend. The five days of…

  • Contaminated water fear for Campaspe River landowners

    Contaminated water fear for Campaspe River landowners

    Landowners along the Campaspe River downstream from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant fear they may have been drawing contaminated water…

  • MCG a showpiece

    MCG a showpiece

    Malmsbury Cricket Ground has become a showpiece among sporting grounds in the Macedon Ranges at the completion of a $150,000…

  • Revved and ready

    Revved and ready

    Lovers of British motorbikes are revved and ready for this Anzac weekend’s All British bike rally that brings hundreds of…

  • Chloe’s number one

    Chloe’s number one

    Kyneton’s Chloe Stewart has achieved a burning ambition to reach the pinnacle in her chosen sport of lawn bowls, with…

  • Gisborne gas leak

    Gisborne gas leak

    A gas main ruptured during excavation works in Gisborne yesterday morning shut the area down for four hours. Brantome street…

  • Quad Fit making good times roll

    Quad Fit making good times roll

    For some exercising conjures images of pain and puffing. Then there’s others, like Castlemaine’s Jo Christy for whom keeping fit…

  • Young achievers celebrated

    Young achievers celebrated

    Victorian Youth Week and the school holidays kicked off in style on Friday with a Youth Festival in Castlemaine’s Victory…

  • Doctor in the house

    Doctor in the house

    Overweight high school drop-outs from low socio-economic backgrounds don’t get to be doctors – especially if they are single mothers….

  • Car park confusion

    Car park confusion

    The installation of new one-way traffic signage and line marking arrows in the Woolworths car park in Kyneton caused considerable…

  • Sunny for senate

    Sunny for senate

    A Kyneton local with an innovative plan to address immigration and regional growth in Victoria has announced he will be…