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  • School arts shine

    School arts shine

    A grade six student’s portrait of his best friend has been awarded this year’s Primary School Children’s Portrait Prize by…

  • Riddells Creek supermarket interest

    Owners of a proposed Riddells Creek supermarket site have applied to extend their permit as they move to sell the…

  • Grants cash splash

    Grants cash splash

    Maldon Urban Landcare has reason to feel well pleased with itself this week after being named among the local groups…

  • Community rallies for maternity services

    Community rallies for maternity services

    Local group ‘Support Birthing at Castlemaine Health’ garnered more than 1000 signatures in 72 hours calling for birthing services to…

  • Foundry powering on through pandemic

    Foundry powering on through pandemic

    Castlemaine’s Billmans Foundry was gearing up for the unveiling of its largest project to date – two beautiful bronze whales…

  • Shared trail on track

    Shared trail on track

    Construction on a Macedon Ranges shared-use trail will soon begin with the state government announcing $8.75 million towards the project…

  • Rebates slash the cost of solar

    Rebates slash the cost of solar

    Benjamin Franklin famously said that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Well,…

  • Sarah leaves her mark

    Sarah leaves her mark

    For 20 years, Sarah Collier has led and nurtured a team of more than 150 staff to create a home-like…

  • Latest edition of Hot Rodding International hits stands

    Latest edition of Hot Rodding International hits stands

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

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

    ‘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…

  • Capturing Trentham

    Capturing Trentham

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

  • Proposed Romsey medical centre scrutinised

    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…