Local News
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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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Scrutinised and surveyed
The 2020 Macedon Ranges local government election has attracted a high level of attention from a range of interested stakeholders. Candidates have been scrutinised, surveyed and assessed by community organisations including the Macedon Ranges Residents Association and ‘A Forum for Democractic Renewal’, and have been invited to participate in video-recorded interviews by ‘Macedon Ranges Voice’…
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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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Big backyard bird count
Campbells Creek’s Jane Rusden has her trusty binoculars at the ready as she gets set for this month’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count. Jane is convenor of BirdLife Castlemaine District and she’s encouraging everyone to get twitching and be part of this month’s big Aussie Backyard Bird Count. The big national bird survey run by Birdlife…
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CWA aims to beat scone record!
For many, the humble scone is just something to enjoy for morning or afternoon tea, with jam and cream, or maybe just butter! But for the Country Women’s Association of Victoria – scones hold much more weight. Every year at the Royal Melbourne Show, CWA ladies bake and sell scones to the masses, breaking their…
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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…
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Students look forward to face-to-face learning
Kyneton High School students are looking forward to returning to school next week after months of home schooling due to COVID-19 restrictions. Students from the leadership team recently met outside the school in front of the sign the team wrote to boost morale during the lockdowns. Principal Ana Rees said everybody had been placed outside…
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Gisborne planning an election focal point
Proper planning for Gisborne’s future has emerged as one of the biggest election issues for Macedon Ranges’ south as ratepayers look to the polls. Attesting strong community interest is ratepayer Dean Markham’s fast-growing campaign to call for change to the council’s draft 30-year Gisborne Futures Plan. He argues the current draft leaves the town wide…
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Inside the election office
Dean Curtis is clearly enjoying his job as election manager for the Mount Alexander Shire Council election. Staffing the election office set up in Castlemaine’s Ray Bradfield Room to help oversee this month’s postal ballot, Mr Curtis is no stranger to the important role. It’s a task he’s willingly shouldered before for a previous local…