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  • Mine shaft rescues

    Mine shaft rescues

    Two dogs have been rescued from mine shafts by local CFA brigades and a specialist unit in the space of…

  • Inclusion vital

    Inclusion vital

    Members of the Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group were out in force in the Castlemaine CBD last Friday to…

  • ‘Road graffiti’ message

    ‘Road graffiti’ message

    ‘Road graffiti’ from a likely wildlife rescuer artist has been been praised as Three Chain Road residents hope to see…

  • Debut album drops

    Debut album drops

    Castlemaine singer/songwriter Nadia Phillips has launched her highly anticipated debut album A Million Birds and One Stone. The EP has hit…

  • Ghosts of Chewton’s past

    Ghosts of Chewton’s past

    The ghosts of Chewton’s past are about to be brought back to life when local historian Ken McKimmie leads a…

  • Gone fishing

    Gone fishing

    Macedon Primary School students have helped to restock Nursery Reservoir with fish as their landcare fishing program launched last month….

  • No safe crossing

    No safe crossing

    St Ambrose Parish Primary’s community doesn’t want to see a disastrous traffic accident resulting from a lack of safe pedestrian…

  • Residents dark on solar farm

    Residents dark on solar farm

    Faraday residents fear a solar farm proposed for the area would be visually intrusive and may damage property and tourism…

  • Murmuring Walk launched at Mount Macedon

    Murmuring Walk launched at Mount Macedon

    A guided audio experience has launched that’s inspired by the environment and the birdlife inhabiting the lush bush surrounds of…

  • Celebrating ‘The Bricky’

    Celebrating ‘The Bricky’

    The 40th anniversary of the first exhibition held at ‘The Bricky’ will be celebrated with a historical show at the…

  • Newham Landcare tops awards

    Newham Landcare tops awards

    Newham and District Landcare Group has won the Australian Community Media Landcare Community Group Award at the 2021 Victorian Landcare…

  • Rewards in risk and experiment

    Rewards in risk and experiment

    Willingness to take risk lies at the heart of the Experimental Print Prize exhibition freshly launched at Castlemaine Art Museum….