Rationale projects 2021 opening
Australian luxury skincare brand Rationale has confirmed plans for a new headquarters in Kyneton are progressing well, with completion now projected for 2021.
Plans for...
Tower proposal revisited
A proposal to construct a new Optus telecommunications tower at Castlemaine's Wesley Hill is set to be revisited.
The revised proposal would see the tower...
Twenty years of dance
Castlemaine's long-running hip-hop dance school Movement Zone is celebrating 20 years of dance with a special event at the Theatre Royal on Saturday August...
Brown in the ‘Maine
Former Greens leader Bob Brown has praised Castlemaine as a great generator of ideas for the future during a visit to the town on...
Newstead ‘getting it done’
Newstead residents are set to receive most of what they'd hoped for when they petitioned Mount Alexander Shire Council for an upgrade of the...
On-water access
Residents are seeking reassurance on water quality and safety as the state government prepares to open on-water access for Coliban Water's Kyneton catchment from...
Reform ‘a step backwards’
Macedon Ranges has joined a chorus of local councils demanding answers on a major proposal to reintroduce single-member ward structures state-wide.
The change would likely...
Farm venture up for award
Kyneton's Melissa Connors has been nominated for the Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award for her initiative This Farm Needs a Farmer.
The initiative has become...
A hill house concert hall
A house on a hill at chilly East Trentham has by chance become an inviting winter concert hall.
Built 13 years ago, although not with...
New musical work for children
The Castlemaine Chamber Players are thrilled to be among three local groups to recently receive funds via Regional Arts Victoria.
The group was successful in...
Eyes in the sky
Victoria Police members will soon have access to drone technology with the establishment of the first ever Drone Unit.
Senior Sergeant Peter Carey of Castlemaine...
Baringhup solar hearings begin
State planning panel hearings for the proposed 75 megawatt Baringhup solar farm began yesterday and will continue today at Maldon's Bill Woodfull Reserve.
Planning Panels...
