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Radio to rock the Royal

Castlemaine's not-for-profit radio station MAINfm kicked off its week-long '2020 Radiothon' fundraiser on Saturday evening with an epic PubSing Castlemaine online sing-a-long to this...

OVER BUDGET AND POORLY PLANNED

The state government's controversial roadside wire rope barrier project faces a major cost blowout and has been less effective than promised. Victoria's auditor general has...

Challenges ahead for RM Begg

RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care is calling for financial support to help it survive. The community owned not-for-profit organisation has provided quality aged care to...

CHASING CARS Leo Pruneau’s designs come to life in iconic Australian wheels

Not many people can lay claim to having flown first class on every business trip, and on the Concorde five times, but Leo Pruneau...

Club joins positive role model move

As the footy season hopes to make a welcome return, members of the Woodend Hesket Football Netball Club are a part of a new...

Brewery on the way – New hospitality enterprise for Lancefield

Plans for a new brewery, restaurant and function centre are well advanced, with the exciting project for the middle of Lancefield likely to be...

Coronavirus update for Victoria

Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Victoria yesterday, bringing the total cumulative number of cases to 1762. Of the new cases, 15 have...

You need the numbers: MP buoys hopes for school reopening

Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards says she would be keen to see Guildford succeed in its ambitious campaign to reopen the town's primary school. The...

Castlemaine Art Museum to reopen

Castlemaine Art Museum has announced that it will reopen its doors to the public this Saturday June 20 at noon. CAM will be open Thursday-Sunday...

The district captured for the screen

Its natural beauty, gold rush history and character are just some of the reasons that have made Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander attractive backdrops...

Kyneton’s cinema pioneer

With the Australian film industry on coronavirus pause and even Hollywood hanging up the slate, Kyneton set designer Leslie Binns is finding work as...

FUTURE FOR FACTORY? Objections and support for Woodend retail plan

Parking and traffic flow need a re-think in a $4.7 million Woodend retail redevelopment plan to breathe new life into 'The Old Factory', objectors...

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