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  • Woodend IGA to open tomorrow

    Woodend IGA to open tomorrow

    Woodend’s long-awaited IGA supermarket is set to open tomorrow. Marks Group will operate the supermarket and will also relocate their…

  • Vaping, what you should know

    Vaping, what you should know

    While the message about the dangers of cigarettes seems to be getting across to the next generation, there appears to…

  • What happens next?

    What happens next?

    Eve Lamb It’s a topic quite a few would prefer not to think about. But death and what must happen…

  • Residents reject billboard

    Residents reject billboard

    Eve Lamb A VCAT hearing to determine if a large promotional advertising hoarding can be erected at a major entryway…

  • Ambassador role for Ginnivan

    Ambassador role for Ginnivan

    Lisa Dennis Castlemaine Toyota is celebrating the success of local AFL football talent Jack Ginnivan by making him a Castlemaine…

  • FAST FOOD MOVES IN

    FAST FOOD MOVES IN

    Bunnings, McDonalds, a second fast food outlet and a 24-hour petrol station have been approved for Kyneton with few changes…

  • A sheep stud of Seb’s own

    A sheep stud of Seb’s own

    Farming comes second-nature for eight-year-old Sebastian Beattie. Growing up on a sheep stud in East Trentham, it was no surprise…

  • Giving new life to the creek

    Giving new life to the creek

    Recent community planting days were a major milestone in locals’ plans to restore Snipes Creek at Greenhill so it once…

  • Making space and providing dignity

    Making space and providing dignity

    The increasing numbers of displaced people globally can be overwhelming and leave us wondering how we as individuals can help….

  • Signs of the times

    Signs of the times

    A new exhibition that celebrates the human mark and the signs we make to tell our stories is set to…

  • Buster to make a difference

    Buster to make a difference

    Lisa Dennis The Lions Club of Castlemaine presented a hearing assistance dog ‘Buster’ to local resident Helen last week. The…

  • Drop the limit please: Residents petition council

    Drop the limit please: Residents petition council

    Eve Lamb Safety concerns have prompted Campbells Creek residents to petition the Mount Alexander Shire Council calling for the maximum…