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  • Prepare with flair!

    Prepare with flair!

    Have you always wished you were able to prepare wholesome meals with flair? Sign up for a six-week ‘Cooking with…

  • Let off some steam!

    Let off some steam!

    With the school term break now in full swing, a special steam train running between Castlemaine and Maldon has been…

  • Forged in fire

    Forged in fire

    Limited copies of a unique handmade book recounting personal Black Saturday bushfire survival stories by residents of the Redesdale area…

  • Council ready to fight

    Council ready to fight

    The decision on a controversial 711-lot development plan in Gisborne now falls to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal after…

  • Farm zone nod

    Farm zone nod

    Farming activities are expected to intensify for a notable Rochford equine property as Macedon Ranges Shire councillors went against the…

  • A face to the word

    A face to the word

    Young people in Kyneton got the opportunity to put a face to the word ‘refugee’ and hear first-hand of their…

  • Irrigation plan a silver bullet?

    Irrigation plan a silver bullet?

    A plan to dispose of excess wastewater from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant has been hatched by Coliban Water in…

  • Climate call continues

    Climate call continues

    Castlemaine students are among the many Australians who continue to demand meaningful action to address climate change. And on Friday…

  • A win for conservation – National Park recommended for the Wombat Forest

    A win for conservation – National Park recommended for the Wombat Forest

    A Wombat-Lerderderg National Park and Cobaw Conservation Park will be created if the state government accepts recommendations released by the…

  • Sustainability success

    Sustainability success

    Kyneton Secondary College year eight science students and their teacher met in the dark last Thursday morning at Kyneton Railway…

  • MasterChef’s Rock backdrop

    MasterChef’s Rock backdrop

    “There is nothing more iconic than a picnic at Hanging Rock,” said MasterChef judge Matt Preston as he welcomed the…

  • Solar farm debate heats up

    Solar farm debate heats up

    Concerns about loss of quality farmland, fire risk and visual amenity are among those driving longtime locals to object to…