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  • Our own voices

    Our own voices

    Hundreds of Castlemaine school students joined Friday’s global School Strike for Climate Action calling on the nation’s leaders to take…

  • Fun for a cause

    Fun for a cause

    For the second year running the family fun day event Race Ya will be held in Maldon supporting the Asthma…

  • Support for micro-abattoir

    Support for micro-abattoir

    Woodend farmer Ben Falloon is fast gaining support for an on-farm poultry micro-abattoir model that could revolutionise the way small…

  • Cartoon lab

    Cartoon lab

    Castlemaine State Festival goers will have the opportunity to take a sneak peek at Trace Balla’s next graphic novella set…

  • Tales from Turkey

    Tales from Turkey

    Food and storytelling has always been a way for communities to come together and feel connected. The Social Foundry in…

  • It’s bean a big learning curve

    It’s bean a big learning curve

    A teenage entrepreneur from Newstead has used the skills he learned as a barista and trainee coffee roaster to start…

  • One in a million

    One in a million

    Rather than wait to leave a will bequest after they’re gone, a Castlemaine couple have donated $1 million to help…

  • Men unite!

    Men unite!

    A fun and social evening for men covering topics including men’s health, nutrition, fitness and mental health will be held…

  • Reckless ignorance

    Reckless ignorance

    Local fire brigades were left in disbelief when they discovered a group of campers in the Wombat State Forest had…

  • Anti-logging protesters hold up effort

    Anti-logging protesters hold up effort

    Anti-logging protesters tied to a Romsey contractor’s machinery have hindered bushfire response in Gippsland. VicForest called on Brad Meyer to…

  • Locals join fire fight

    Locals join fire fight

    Local firies joined the fight at Bunyip State Park and Gippsland firegrounds last week. A Macedon Ranges strike team with…

  • Dramatic palettes

    Dramatic palettes

    Creative Castlemaine couple Rosie McKenry and Bruce Mitchell have notched up the sort of travels many would envy. In their…