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  • Castlemaine students prepare for global climate strike

    Castlemaine students prepare for global climate strike

    Castlemaine’s school climate strike students have spent an afternoon calling on local businesses to register their support for next month’s…

  • Castlemaine health service faces closure

    Castlemaine health service faces closure

    Castlemaine District Community Health is in severe financial difficulty and faces possible closure if a solution to the funding shortfall…

  • Wastewater to be released to Deep Creek at Romsey

    Wastewater to be released to Deep Creek at Romsey

    A proposed discharge of low-grade recycled wastewater into Deep Creek at Romsey has been upgraded following community backlash. Western Water…

  • $60M apartment-style aged care proposed for Gisborne

    $60M apartment-style aged care proposed for Gisborne

    A proposed $60 million development at Gisborne aims to introduce apartment-style aged care living by 2023. The plan follows amalgamation…

  • Macedon Ranges urgent call to remove glass from recycling bins

    Macedon Ranges urgent call to remove glass from recycling bins

    Recycling will go to landfill if Macedon Ranges residents do not heed an urgent call to remove glass from recycling…

  • Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair move to Bendigo confirmed

    Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair move to Bendigo confirmed

    Kyneton will no longer host the popular Lost Trades Fair as organisers sign up for the next three years in…

  • Victorian Solar Homes rebate program overhaul urgently needed

    Victorian Solar Homes rebate program overhaul urgently needed

    Jo Kaptein, manager of the MASH and Hepburn Solar Bulk Buys The MASH community solar bulk-buy team was all ready…

  • Tait bound for New York

    Tait bound for New York

    Castlemaine artist Catherine Tait will share her art on the world stage with an exhibition at an exciting new gallery…

  • Container deposit push builds

    Container deposit push builds

    Mount Alexander Shire councillors and executive staff are among those strongly supporting the push for a container deposit scheme in…

  • Above and beyond

    Above and beyond

    Six Castlemaine police officers have been awarded commendations for their roles in saving the lives of two women. The officers…

  • Prepare for Peter Panto

    Prepare for Peter Panto

    Castlemaine Theatre Company is giving the original tale of Peter Pan a contemporary makeover with a uniquely Castlemaine twist for…

  • New powers for EPA

    Victoria’s environment protection laws are being changed to strengthen the Environment Protection Authority’s enforcement powers. From July 1, 2020, the…