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...
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...
