Castlemaine writer wins literary award
A Castlemaine writer has drawn partly on her own past experiences as an aerial circus performer to take out a prestigious $50,000 national literary...
Rock and Roll stars
Forty-five enthusiastic students at Trentham District Primary school helped plant, fence, tag and monitor 32 nationally endangered basalt peppercress (Lepidium hyssopifolium) plants in a...
Our Diggers remembered
Good crowds turned out at the Castlemaine Remembrance Day service and events across the region on Sunday November 11 to mark the centenary of...
Forest fears furore
With less than a fortnight before the state election, a fight has erupted over a plan to reclassify the Wombat State Forest as a...
Up in lights
Hollywood Theatre will soon light up for two young Woodend filmmakers.
Flynn Mazza and Kale McQuade were named winners of the International Youth Silent Film...
Upgrade in doubt?
Plans for a $1.6 million upgrade to Mount Macedon Fire Brigade's existing station are now in doubt as proposals emerge for relocation.
The Express understands...
A challenge for young and old
Some started work on their entries months ago, others will throw something in at the last minute, but whatever you do, don't miss out...
Rename the juvie
A Malmsbury resident is calling for a name change for the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre in order to reclaim the good reputation of the...
Students ‘strike’ for climate change
A group of young Castlemaine students say federal government inaction on climate change is threatening their future and have staged a strike calling for...
School in strife – From 43 students down to eight
Langley Primary School began this year as a small but vibrant school with an enrolment of 43 students.
Ten months later it has an enrolment...
Precinct certainty: community a “rolling thunder”
With state capital all but secured for the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct, attention now turns to the federal government and peak sporting bodies...
Walk to the Cup
Kyneton Cup Day holds particular significance for former local resident Nathan Elms ('Elmsy') and even more so this year.
The 19-year-old will be walking onto...
