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  • Postie pilgrimage

    Postie pilgrimage

    They’re not hitting the road for a mail run, but these Australian ‘postie bikes’ are destined to deliver a different…

  • Festival flexible

    Festival flexible

    Even a small setback won’t deter the Woodend Winter Arts Festival from this weekend’s performances. With the past few weeks…

  • Oarsome Olympic effort

    Oarsome Olympic effort

    Water sport was never on the horizon for a young Ria Thompson growing up in Woodend.But that didn’t stop the…

  • Farmer wants a home

    Farmer wants a home

    A Malmsbury cattle farmer is fighting to make his shed turned ‘man-cave’ into a legal residence. Travis Bruni is seeking…

  • Schwass to speak

    Schwass to speak

    Since retiring from Aussie Rules football in 2002, Wayne Schwass has been a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, and…

  • A hunt for the haunted

    A hunt for the haunted

    Many people would keep their distance from haunted buildings but Dolly Adamson is seeking them out.The Kyneton paranormal investigator is…

  • The Last Days of Loneliness to premiere in Castlemaine

    The Last Days of Loneliness to premiere in Castlemaine

    Set to premiere at Castlemaine’s Northern Arts Hotel on August 1, the latest film by Aussie filmmaker Saidin Salkic co-stars…

  • Reimagined, rescheduled

    Reimagined, rescheduled

    Part Three of this year’s reimagined/rescheduled/reconstructed Woodend Winter Arts Festival is planned for August 7 and 8, pending outcomes of…

  • Vaccine confidence booster

    Vaccine confidence booster

    As demand to get the jab at Castlemaine Health’s coronavirus vaccination clinics has continued to grow in recent days, so…

  • Push to get tram back on track

    Push to get tram back on track

    A fundraiser has launched to get one of Lauriston’s most unique stays back on track after it was destroyed in…

  • C-DOC this weekend

    C-DOC this weekend

    The 2021 Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival is going ahead this weekend … online.The festival will see eight incredible films screened…

  • Prison officer assaulted at Malmsbury YJC

    Prison officer assaulted at Malmsbury YJC

    A Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre worker suffered serious upper body injuries in an assault by an inmate on Monday night….