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Biggest morning stroll

Pull on your walking shoes and take a stroll around Castlemaine's beautiful botanical gardens for a very good cause this Thursday. Castlemaine District Community Health...

Bittersweet result

It was a bittersweet result for returning Labor MPs Lisa Chesters and Rob Mitchell as they celebrated comfortable wins in the federal seats of...

For writers and thinkers

Whether you've got a book and you want to self-publish, or you've lost the plot… or perhaps you're interested in exploring ideas like where...

Tempo builds for jazz fest

A month after their release, ticket sales to this year's Castlemaine Jazz Festival are building tempo with organisers now encouraging jazz fans to snap...

Licensed to kill

Hundreds of kangaroos across the region shot by incompetent hunters issued state government permits to kill, need to be euthanised by wildlife rescuers to...

Traffic plan draws criticism

A Kyneton residents group has criticised a council plan to manage increased traffic flow through the town as new housing estates and infill development...

Hungry for more

Central Victoria's reputation as a foodie destination stands to gain international recognition from Greater Bendigo's bid to become a designated City of Gastronomy. The submission...
Kyneton local Jacob Pearce raised $88.000 in his youth mental health campaign, Pearcy's Pledge to Mental Health.

Pearcy’s inspirational pledge

Five months ago, Kyneton local Jacob Pearce started a campaign called Pearcy's Pledge to Mental Health. He started this campaign because he believed he had...
Museum preparator, Castlemaine's Ewin Wood, with natural history taxidermy display models ahead of next month's taxidermy workshop.

Meet the museum makers

If you've ever marvelled at the preserved real-life bodies of dinosaurs, whales or famed racehorses displayed in museums, you may well be a candidate...
Sidonia Beef Naturally farmer Sam White with his canine companion Ruby.

The right to farm

Macedon Ranges agribusiness operators are fighting against urban expansion and seek to secure the industry as the Victorian Government moves to protect Melbourne's outer...
Local pilot Norm Edmunds turned heads with his brightly painted 'Starlet' sports aircraft which came completed with a rocket-powered pooch named Polly. Photo: ietsystems.com.au

Sky-high result for cancer fundraiser

Despite overcast skies, more than 350 people packed the hangar at the Kyneton Aero Club on Saturday for the annual Cancer Council morning tea...
The mesmerising, athletic Japanese drummers Wadaiko Rindo return to Woodend for the opening night fireworks of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival on June 7.

Fireworks and tango

The online ticket window is now open for the Woodend Winter Arts Festival, with some concerts already selling fast - including now London-based Australian...

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