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‘Enough is enough’ – Residents call time on dangerous intersection

Local residents have renewed calls for safety improvements to the intersection of Edgecombe Road and Melville Drive north of Kyneton after a collision between...

Capturing Trentham

Tea pots, ukuleles, paintbrushes, gaming and pets have all been a part of life in lockdown, and now captured as part of a project...

Proposed Romsey medical centre scrutinised

Changes to contentious plans for a 104-place childcare centre and double-storey medical facility at Romsey's Autumn Views estate are still under scrutiny. The proposal for...

Top trainer in key move

Dual Melbourne Cup winning trainer Robert Hickmott describes Romsey's Kerrygail Farm as "a perfect facility to complement Hickmott Racing's Caulfield and Ballarat stables". The 270-acre...

Reading habits change

The reading habits of Castlemaine residents may have changed a tad during lockdown it seems. Joyce Sanders of Castlemaine's Soldier & Scholar secondhand bookshop has...

Latest edition hits stands

For the past 43 years, the monthly Australian Street Rodding magazine has been published from the offices of Graffiti Publications in Castlemaine. Now, the latest...

Cheese venture ripens

Castlemaine's new artisan cheesemaking business is on track to produce its first trial batches of cheese by mid-July and be fully operating by October. And...

Art from isolation

Five creative women from Kyneton have collaborated to produce an audio-led theatre experience for families to enjoy at home. The online program, Mountain Goat Mountain,...

Lancefield farm sanctuary volunteers to share personal stories for National Volunteer Week

Dirt, dust and poop are part of the deal for volunteers at Edgar's Mission but they do it with a smile, and they will...

Surprise rescue

Fryerstown CFA volunteers and local community members joined forces on Sunday to rescue a three-year-old horse from a ravine at Glenluce. The owner of 'Surprise',...

A whole new world

Remember when you were a kid and libraries were quiet places where you got shushed? Libraries these days are so much more than just books...

It’s time to harvest frost-tender plants

Sandy Scheltema Now that the cool cold nights are here in central Victoria and the frosts are starting, it's time to pull out frost-tender plants...

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