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  • Call to “bring gym into current century”

    Call to “bring gym into current century”

    Kyneton residents are pushing for upgrades to the town’s council-run aquatic centre gym to improve the layout and reduce wait…

  • Roo cull climb hits hard

    Roo cull climb hits hard

    Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network is urging Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas to take the state’s increased kangaroo harvesting kill quota and…

  • Affordable housing model makes conversation starter

    Affordable housing model makes conversation starter

    Putting home ownership in reach of those who may otherwise never afford it is front and centre at this Thursday…

  • Farm build rights gone?

    Farm build rights gone?

    Landowners in the Macedon Ranges will lose their existing rights to build a dwelling on 40ha or more in the…

  • Lights, camera, action for Riddells Creek

    Lights, camera, action for Riddells Creek

    Stephen Curry and Jackson Tozer have been cast in a black comedy short to be shot in Riddells Creek during…

  • OAMs for Castlemaine climate activist couple

    OAMs for Castlemaine climate activist couple

    Australia needs to step up to the plate on climate action, Castlemaine’s newly named OAM recipients Neil and Heather Barrett…

  • Austin’s wish to walk

    Austin’s wish to walk

    Castlemaine youngster Austin Vearing is just like any other cheeky four year old. He loves cars, is obsessed with trains,…

  • Stop the slaughter: Macedon Ranges residents call to stop duck hunting season

    Stop the slaughter: Macedon Ranges residents call to stop duck hunting season

    Pressure is mounting on the Victorian Government to halt this year’s duck hunting season. Macedon Ranges residents are joining a…

  • Seeds of kindness

    Seeds of kindness

    The Express recently shared the story of two local youngsters who were left devastated after someone stole eight plants and…

  • Wild Things to premiere

    Wild Things to premiere

    Castlemaine’s inspirational School Strike 4 Climate youth activists feature as part of a new film, Wild Things, set to make…

  • Suspicious fires spark firebug fear

    Suspicious fires spark firebug fear

    Two suspicious fires that ignited on the side of the Calder Freeway at Taradale in the past week have sparked…

  • First festival out the gate

    First festival out the gate

    Castlemaine Botanical Gardens sets the scene for this evening’s Castlemaine State Festival program launch – and what a festival it…