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  • Ready to rock the town hall

    Ready to rock the town hall

    Tex Perkins and Matt Walker are headed to Kyneton to rock the Town Hall on Saturday. Perkins has been around…

  • Expect to be tested for drugs and alcohol

    Expect to be tested for drugs and alcohol

    Long weekends are high-risk periods on our roads, and the June long weekend presents additional challenges with poor visibility and…

  • Update on power outages in New Gisborne and Riddells Creek

    Update on power outages in New Gisborne and Riddells Creek

    Powercor is working to identify the cause of power outages being experienced by some customers in the New Gisborne, Riddells…

  • Sticky problem solution wins award

    Sticky problem solution wins award

    Eve Lamb Finding a smart solution to a sticky problem has seen Castlemaine’s Winters Flat Primary School win a significant…

  • Bold and bright at Harcourt

    Bold and bright at Harcourt

    Eve Lamb The weather may have taken a bleak turn but for Harcourt protea growers, Val and John Blake, there’s…

  • Tourism-draw questioned

    Tourism-draw questioned

    A multi-million dollar redevelopment of ‘The Old Factory’ in Woodend has been rejected at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal….

  • Community throws support behind two young Lancefield boys injured

    Community throws support behind two young Lancefield boys injured

    Romsey Mitre 10 is leading a community charge of support for the family of two Lancefield boys recovering from severe…

  • Expose yourself to jazz

    Expose yourself to jazz

    Eve Lamb Castlemaine slips into smooth this Queen’s Birthday long weekend as the town’s jazz festival makes its post-COVID comeback….

  • Cut the Silence: Live music launch party

    Cut the Silence: Live music launch party

    An afternoon of live music next Monday will launch the Cut the Silence campaign, which aims to get men talking…

  • Walk for reconciliation

    Walk for reconciliation

    Chewton Primary School led a community ‘Walk for Reconciliation’ along the Leanganook Walking Track at Chewton last Friday. Inspired by…

  • ‘Bad kills’ need to stop

    ‘Bad kills’ need to stop

    A kangaroo with its jaw blown off and left suffering for days to die is a wildlife rescuer’s worst nightmare….

  • Community calls for action

    Community calls for action

    Campbells Creek residents are calling for Mount Alexander Shire Council and Regional Roads Victoria to improve road and pedestrian safety…