Residents gutted
A council plan to dig up heritage bluestone guttering in one of Kyneton's oldest streets has residents threatening to form a human barricade to...
Winds of change
Winds of change have swept over the heritage-protected Windmill Farm of Kyneton.
It is home to a rare 1850s bluestone windmill, the last of its...
Urgent call for change
Biolinks Alliance has submitted an urgent call for more research and funding to the 2018 inquiry into Australia's faunal extinction crisis.
The Kyneton-based alliance comprises...
Surprise musical legacy for the men
It's not every day you get left a surprising musical legacy.
When dedicated Castlemaine Men's Shed member Lindesay Hart passed away earlier this year he...
Legal action loses fire
A court case has been dropped over the removal of a historical brick sawdust kiln in Kyneton.
The unusual kiln at Lauriston Reservoir Road was...
From Montsalvat to Elphinstone
After three decades of teaching oil painting at Melbourne's famed Montsalvat, acclaimed Castlemaine-based artist and teacher David Moore is making a major move sure...
Drugs land vet in court
A Castlemaine vet alleged to have illegally used and possessed addictive drugs used in the treatment of animals suffering pain appeared before the Castlemaine...
Honouring a legend
Bobby Adams joined his local brigade to fight fires when he was just 14 years old. Today at 95 he still takes a big...
Bleak outlook, rescission could derail submission
Controversial plans to reclassify state forests in the Macedon Ranges as national parks could proceed without local council input.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council must halt...
Vote time in Don KR enterprise dispute
About 70 maintenance workers involved in an enterprise agreement dispute at Castlemaine's Don KR Factory have been asked to vote on whether to accept...
Early ‘Santa visit’ goes south
A man has been arrested after he allegedly became stuck inside the chimney of a Lancefield pharmacy Monday night.
Police were called to the High...
Spread a little joy
Imagine being unable to give your child a gift this Christmas. Sadly, this is a reality for struggling local families doing it tough this...
