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  • Fanny Finch grave to be marked

    Fanny Finch grave to be marked

    For many long years the grave of Fanny Finch, first woman ever known to have voted in Australia, has lain…

  • Housing needs to be highlighted

    Housing needs to be highlighted

    Peter Mares, former ABC journalist and broadcaster and author of No Place Like Home: Repairing Australia’s Housing Crisis, will be…

  • Old school going to rack and ruin?

    Old school going to rack and ruin?

    The old Kyneton Primary School has suffered its fourth vandalism incident in as many months. The bill for willful damage…

  • Give an old chook a happy retirement

    Give an old chook a happy retirement

    Local award-winning egg producers Ben and Lena Way, of Springfield Pastured Eggs, are offering up their retiring chooks to be…

  • Fresh farmers’ fare

    Fresh farmers’ fare

    Castlemaine district residents and visitors to the region flocked to the launch of the inaugural weekly Castlemaine Farmers Market last…

  • Thrilling finish in Kyneton Cup

    Thrilling finish in Kyneton Cup

    The bet365 Kyneton Cup produced the most exciting finish on the nine-event program staged by Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing…

  • Free fun at Kyneton Show time

    Free fun at Kyneton Show time

    The creative team behind the Kyneton Show has put together two big days of family fun this coming weekend for…

  • Fiesta de Salsa!

    Fiesta de Salsa!

    Castlemaine’s getting set to salsa. On Saturday November 16 the town’s Theatre Royal hosts Fiesta de Salsa. Fronting the fiesta…

  • Castlemaine Art Museum reopens its doors

    Castlemaine Art Museum reopens its doors

    A revitalised Castlemaine Art Museum reopened to the public last Thursday after a short closure for refurbishment works. CAM will…

  • Flag raising celebrates diversity in Castlemaine

    Flag raising celebrates diversity in Castlemaine

    The rainbow flag and the Aboriginal flag will fly alongside Castlemaine’s Community House 365 days a year from now –…

  • A dash of Latin passion catches hold in Castlemaine

    A dash of Latin passion catches hold in Castlemaine

    A dash of Latin passion is catching hold in Castlemaine and surrounds. The distinctly Spanish flavour fomenting in some unexpected…

  • Coliban Water on notice over discharges

    Coliban Water on notice over discharges

    Coliban Water will be required to measure its compliance for wastewater releases to the Campaspe River at the point of…