Winds of change
Winds of change have swept over the heritage-protected Windmill Farm of Kyneton.
It is home to a rare 1850s bluestone windmill, the last of its...
Urgent call for change
Biolinks Alliance has submitted an urgent call for more research and funding to the 2018 inquiry into Australia's faunal extinction crisis.
The Kyneton-based alliance comprises...
Surprise musical legacy for the men
It's not every day you get left a surprising musical legacy.
When dedicated Castlemaine Men's Shed member Lindesay Hart passed away earlier this year he...
Legal action loses fire
A court case has been dropped over the removal of a historical brick sawdust kiln in Kyneton.
The unusual kiln at Lauriston Reservoir Road was...
From Montsalvat to Elphinstone
After three decades of teaching oil painting at Melbourne's famed Montsalvat, acclaimed Castlemaine-based artist and teacher David Moore is making a major move sure...
Honouring a legend
Bobby Adams joined his local brigade to fight fires when he was just 14 years old. Today at 95 he still takes a big...
Bleak outlook, rescission could derail submission
Controversial plans to reclassify state forests in the Macedon Ranges as national parks could proceed without local council input.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council must halt...
Vote time in Don KR enterprise dispute
About 70 maintenance workers involved in an enterprise agreement dispute at Castlemaine's Don KR Factory have been asked to vote on whether to accept...
Spread a little joy
Imagine being unable to give your child a gift this Christmas. Sadly, this is a reality for struggling local families doing it tough this...
Students walk out
Castlemaine students were front and centre as youth anger at the impact that unaddressed climate change will have on their future hit the CBD...
‘Knocks on the factory door’ – Organics company opens first concept store
One of the first companies to bring natural and organic alternatives to the Australian market is based right here in Riddells Creek and has...
On the house
Castlemaine café operator Dot Hardman of The Dot in Barker Street has embraced the community movement 'One on the House' that aims to brighten...
