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A maid among men

It's 1968 and 19-year-old Dimity Pettifer, a young Arts undergraduate at Melbourne University, has left home for the first time and gone to live...

Bonjour madame! Renault mini muster to roll into town

There will be a hint of French flair around the towns of Castlemaine and Maldon when the coming Labour Day weekend arrives. The Renault 4cv...

Newstead a perfect platform for long dinner and art auction

Take a vintage country railway platform, throw in lots of good food and wine, add a very long dining table - and you've got...

Council ordered to clean up ‘unofficial’ Lancefield tip site

Macedon Ranges Council has a clean up bill of about $40,000 after it was ordered to secure an "unofficial tip site" at Showlers Lane,...

Bid to protect Gisborne avenues of honour

Unregistered avenues of honour in Gisborne and New Gisborne are at risk as the towns reshape for population growth. Several of the 100-year-old oak trees...

Exploring Ibsen in Castlemaine theatre residency

Castlemaine's latest At Home Phee Broadway Theatre residency kicks off today and will explore the dark themes of 1881 play Ghosts by 19th century...

A thank you from Perry’s

Perry's Stockfeed and Saddlery has given Kyneton CFA a boost with a $1462 donation. Perry's donated $1 from every bag of stock feed sold during...

NETWORKS DOWN

Residents across the region vented their anger last week with mobile phone services disrupted from Tuesday to Thursday and power outages during Friday's 40-degree...

Macedon Ranges wildlife rescuers head to fire grounds

Macedon Ranges wildlife rescuers are getting help to animals in fire ravaged areas across northern Victoria - an effort expected to span several months. Venturing...

Climate action convoy headed to Canberra

The road leads to Canberra for a growing contingent of determined locals heading there to join a national rally calling on the federal government...

Community leads bushfire relief concert in Macedon Ranges

A community-led bushfire relief concert with an impressive line-up is expected to attract up to 400 people in Kyneton on Saturday, February 1. Lancefield siblings...

Help for fire-hit farmers

Castlemaine's Vossloh has donated thousands of dollars worth of steel from its local railway component manufacturing business to help fire-hit farmers at Lexton rebuild...

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