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Local heroes honoured
Eight Gisborne Fire Brigade volunteers who responded to catastrophic bushfires in NSW earlier this year will be formally acknowledged for their significant roles. The premier of NSW is awarding Bushfire Emergency Citations and certificates to acknowledge the dedication, selfless actions and outstanding contribution of CFA volunteers across Victoria who assisted in the fire fight. The…
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‘A LICENCE TO POLLUTE’
Coliban Water’s planned upgrade of the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant will not be completed in time to prevent further illegal discharges of wastewater to the Campaspe River this year, downstream landowners fear. Significant rain a fortnight ago has raised the plant’s storage lagoons to 96 per cent capacity and wet conditions have delayed upgrade works…
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Dispute to Consumer Affairs
Members of Mount Alexander Animal Welfare have written to Consumer Affairs Victoria airing concerns about the conduct of the organisation’s committee. Their concerns include the committee’s failure, to date, to accept a grant to establish a low-cost vet clinic at MAAW’s Castlemaine animal shelter. A delegation of concerned members, including former president Stephanie Miller, Ian…
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Market back in Lancefield
After being held at Romsey for the past two months, the popular Lancefield Farmers Market is returning to Lancefield this Saturday, October 24 – at a brand new location. Organisers were keen to have the market return to the town where it originated, but it’s not going to be in the central plantations in High…
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Join the Royal family
Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal launched its second annual ‘Loyal Royal’ membership drive on October 1 and is once again inviting community members to join the Royal family and enjoy the benefits. The theatre team needs community support more than ever before after coronavirus lockdowns forced the shutdown of the independent cinema and live music and events.…
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Platypus numbers good at Malmsbury
Eight platypus – six males and two females – were recorded during a recent trapping survey along the Coliban River at Malmsbury. All were in good condition and were released back to the wild after being examined by researchers from the Australian Platypus Conservancy, assisted by members of Malmsbury District Landcare Group who funded the…
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Western Water fined over spill
Western Water has been slapped with an $8261 fine for an unlicensed discharge of Class B recycled water at Gisborne. The spill of more than 40 megalitres, which occurred at the Willows (South of Mills Road), happened in June and was later estimated to have been leaking over a four-month period. Some of the spill…
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Trucking life in focus
In a tribute to the trucking industry of Australia and the people who have kept the wheels turning during an extraordinary year, Castlemaine Rotary Club members – organisers of the Castlemaine Truck Show – have launched a photo and short story competition. With a theme of ‘People at work with Trucks’, the competition is running…
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Romsey lager to fill pub’s void
Romsey may no longer have its pub but that hasn’t stopped a new flow of local lager. Benjamin Holmes and Shannon Wright are soon to release a beer that takes inspiration from their home town and was developed exclusively for regional and rural Victoria. “We know the town inside and out and we’ve pushed heavily…
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K Hub arrives in Castlemaine
Castlemaine’s new look K Hub (Kmart) store opened its doors to the public last Thursday morning. A Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony was held before the official opening of the new-look store. Wet weather did not deter shoppers who turned out keen to be among the first through the doors. A Kmart spokesperson confirmed…
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Parlour gone, but ice cream lives on
Pressures from the coronavirus pandemic have led to the closure of Castlemaine’s much-loved Icecream Social ice cream parlour at the corner of Forest and Hargraves Streets after three years of trading. Operators Helen Addison-Smith and Craig MacDonald said they were devastated to have to close the doors last week but unfortunately the extended lockdowns had…
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Reflection on a pandemic
Goldfields Libraries are inviting community members to share their experience of life in lockdown. Contributions will be included in an online blog, printed book and a travelling exhibition. The libraries are doing their part to record and share our collective experiences of life navigating coronavirus, and have added more than 60 contributions from community members…