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  • A way of life under threat

    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…

  • Raising the roof

    Raising the roof

    Founder of the highly successful Vocal Ranges Festival and director of the Pollyphonics Choir, Polly Christie is bringing her latest…

  • Student project a hit

    Student project a hit

    Cafe visits to Kyneton’s Social Foundry have been made more fun for children since the unveiling of new purpose-built play…

  • Change the culture

    Change the culture

    Businesses in Mount Alexander Shire are encouraged to go orange for 16 days to show their support for gender equality….

  • History-making Kyneton show

    History-making Kyneton show

    The 2018 Kyneton Show made history when the pavilion opened for the first time on the Friday night. Kyneton Agricultural…

  • Home grown champ

    Home grown champ

    Chloe Stewart has added to her very impressive list of local, district, state and national lawns bowls achievements by capturing…

  • Push for defib

    Push for defib

    Momentum is building to get a defibrillator installed for after-hours public access in central Castlemaine. Bronwyn Grieve, community health nurse…

  • Sheeran rumours mount

    Sheeran rumours mount

    Has Ed Sheeran made a $9 million offer on local real estate or is this rumour part of a great…

  • Free-range fun

    Free-range fun

    Let the kids roam free on Kyneton Show Day this Saturday to explore their imaginations with hours of free activities…

  • Castlemaine writer wins literary award

    Castlemaine writer wins literary award

    A Castlemaine writer has drawn partly on her own past experiences as an aerial circus performer to take out a…

  • Rock and Roll stars

    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…

  • Our Diggers remembered

    Our Diggers remembered

    Good crowds turned out at the Castlemaine Remembrance Day service and events across the region on Sunday November 11 to…