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  • Buy, eat and play!

    Buy, eat and play!

    Buy, eat and play at the Great Trentham Spudfest on Saturday! The spuds for sale have often been harvested only…

  • Artist fundraises to support Ukraine

    Artist fundraises to support Ukraine

    Liz Zylinski, like the rest of us, was dismayed and disturbed as she watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in…

  • Protection nod too late

    Protection nod too late

    An independent planning panel has found heritage protection was “appropriate and justified” for Bunjil Creek bridge, which was dismantled for…

  • Vet clinic goal gets big boost

    Vet clinic goal gets big boost

    Eve Lamb Efforts to establish a low-cost veterinary clinic at Campbells Creek received a big boost on Friday, with the…

  • Woodend traffic fix closer

    Woodend traffic fix closer

    Woodend’s notorious Urquhart/High Street intersection was the prime concern for respondents to a transport study for the town. The intersection…

  • Clay coin currency to circulate

    Clay coin currency to circulate

    Eve Lamb First there was bitcoin and non-fungible tokens …. But after a while they became sooooo yesteryear and then…

  • Live4Life heads interstate

    Live4Life heads interstate

    Youth Live4Life is expanding its award-winning youth mental health and suicide prevention program interstate, thanks to an $871,163 federal government…

  • Dance ya socks off

    Dance ya socks off

    Eve Lamb Expect some quality sound when Castlemaine Sound hosts its Pride edition dance party at Castlemaine’s Village square this…

  • Lions to stay, but need your support

    Lions to stay, but need your support

    Kyneton Lions Club will continue to operate despite fears last month it may shut down due to low membership. Members…

  • D’Arcy a leader

    D’Arcy a leader

    D’Arcy Egberts has an in-depth knowledge of Australian war history beyond her years. Her dedication and leadership skills earned her…

  • Moo-ving arrival

    Moo-ving arrival

    Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary is celebrating the birth of a calf named Little Flower with a unique story. Sanctuary founder…

  • Host of COVID restrictions scrapped

    Host of COVID restrictions scrapped

    Close contact quarantine, proof of vaccination and mask mandates for most settings have been scrapped with a raft of other…