Local News
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Local finalist
Castlemaine artist Mark Dober has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Black Swan Prize for Portraiture in Western…
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A night for Matty
‘A Night for Matty’ is taking place in Mount Macedon on Saturday in support of Matt Bennett, a Lancefield local…
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Help blow the trumpet
Castlemaine’s Thompson Foundry Band is blowing its own trumpet by making a movie following its sellout concerts at last year’s…
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School celebrates a rainbow first
Plenty of purple was promenaded as Castlemaine Secondary College raised its first-ever rainbow flag with pride on Friday. A party…
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Plans not yet rock solid
Commercial development at Hanging Rock’s East Paddock is unlikely but has not yet been ruled out as Macedon Ranges Shire…
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Hay big senders!
Locally harvested hay bales are making their way to drought-affected farms in NSW and Gippsland. It’s the first cut of…
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Biggest pothole in history
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has unearthed one of the biggest potholes in its history, on Premier Mine Road, Kyneton. A…
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The splash on our pool contracts
A new $1,056,455 council contract will see Bendigo Regional YMCA Youth Services manage outdoor pools in Castlemaine, Harcourt and Maldon…
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Crossing risks real
Victorian Goldfields Railway volunteers were on edge again last Saturday night with a night train event running and safety concerns…
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Watts on the move
Watts Fresh will triple its weekly produce offering in a move that will expand its floor space and position it…
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Urgent repair order
Heritage Victoria has demanded the owners of the old Kyneton Hospital secure and protect the historic site or face large…
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Preschool under pressure
Pressure to find a new home is building for Harcourt preschool with the lifestyle location in the grip of a…