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  • Gas leaks may be linked

    Gas leaks may be linked

    Multiple gas leaks within a block of each other in Castlemaine CBD in recent days are the subject of an…

  • Life at The Paddock – Guided site tours on Sunday

    Life at The Paddock – Guided site tours on Sunday

    Sixteen months after moving into her new abode in Castlemaine’s agenda-setting eco village, The Paddock, Deb Shand is loving her…

  • Time to Re-Activate

    Time to Re-Activate

    This Saturday for one night only the streets of Castlemaine will come alive with seven hours of free entertainment as…

  • Festival bursts into life

    Festival bursts into life

    Award-winning South Sudanese singer-songwriter and activist Ajak Kwai delighted the Castlemaine State Festival opening night crowd with her funky afro-beats…

  • Man enough to speak up?

    Man enough to speak up?

    Tradie and mental health advocate Jeremy Forbes is encouraging Macedon Ranges locals to share their thoughts on what it means…

  • Friends raise dough for local baker in need

    Friends raise dough for local baker in need

    A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $50,000 for a local family in crisis. Castlemaine resident and founder of Trentham’s…

  • Make it good for Theo

    Make it good for Theo

    When Theo was born last year, Samantha Moore realised her family had joined other Ranges families that had a fight…

  • Fire restrictions to end

    The Fire Danger Period will end at 1am on March 22 in the Macedon Ranges and at 1am on March…

  • Autumn festival for Ranges

    Autumn festival for Ranges

    An inaugural Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival aims to put a spotlight on everything great about the Ranges to draw people…

  • New publishing co-op launches first book

    New publishing co-op launches first book

    Friends since their days at the Victorian College of the Arts, Martine Murray and Anna Read are now launching a…

  • Castlemaine Idyll returns

    Castlemaine Idyll returns

    Castlemaine Idyll returns to Castlemaine’s Lot 19 this Saturday March 20 to once again give aspiring local stars their moment…

  • 'Near-miss' Maldon crossing upgrade begins

    'Near-miss' Maldon crossing upgrade begins

    Work to improve the safety of a notorious railway crossing at Maldon begins this week, following a concerning series of…