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Man charged for endangering police

Police have charged a man following an incident in Elphinstone yesterday. Local units were travelling along the Calder Freeway in Kyneton when they observed an...

Macedon Ranges Shire Council sheds fourth tier

A new three-directorate organisational structure for Macedon Ranges Shire Council has been finalised. The changes involved reducing director positions from four to three - and...

POLICE SHOOT AT CAR NEAR ELPHINSTONE

Police were forced to shoot at an SUV being driven at officers yesterday afternoon. Officers noticed the vehicle travelling at high speed along the Calder...

Exploration shock – Residents protest gold drilling in the Wombat

Blackwood residents protested in the Wombat State Forest last week after they discovered mining company Currawong Resources had begun exploratory drilling for gold. Residents said...

Now that’s a shed! Rail precinct steams ahead

Measuring a whopping 160 metres long by 15.5 metres wide, the freshly completed carriage stabling shed at Castlemaine Heritage Rail Precinct is one of...

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...

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