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  • Tower proposal revisited

    Tower proposal revisited

    A proposal to construct a new Optus telecommunications tower at Castlemaine’s Wesley Hill is set to be revisited. The revised…

  • Twenty years of dance

    Twenty years of dance

    Castlemaine’s long-running hip-hop dance school Movement Zone is celebrating 20 years of dance with a special event at the Theatre…

  • Brown in the ‘Maine

    Brown in the ‘Maine

    Former Greens leader Bob Brown has praised Castlemaine as a great generator of ideas for the future during a visit…

  • Newstead ‘getting it done’

    Newstead ‘getting it done’

    Newstead residents are set to receive most of what they’d hoped for when they petitioned Mount Alexander Shire Council for…

  • On-water access

    On-water access

    Residents are seeking reassurance on water quality and safety as the state government prepares to open on-water access for Coliban…

  • Reform ‘a step backwards’

    Reform ‘a step backwards’

    Macedon Ranges has joined a chorus of local councils demanding answers on a major proposal to reintroduce single-member ward structures…

  • Farm venture up for award

    Farm venture up for award

    Kyneton’s Melissa Connors has been nominated for the Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award for her initiative This Farm Needs a…

  • A hill house concert hall

    A hill house concert hall

    A house on a hill at chilly East Trentham has by chance become an inviting winter concert hall. Built 13…

  • New musical work for children

    New musical work for children

    The Castlemaine Chamber Players are thrilled to be among three local groups to recently receive funds via Regional Arts Victoria….

  • Eyes in the sky

    Eyes in the sky

    Victoria Police members will soon have access to drone technology with the establishment of the first ever Drone Unit. Senior…

  • Baringhup solar hearings begin

    Baringhup solar hearings begin

    State planning panel hearings for the proposed 75 megawatt Baringhup solar farm began yesterday and will continue today at Maldon’s…

  • Steps forward for Hanging Rock

    Steps forward for Hanging Rock

    Hanging Rock’s East Paddock will be purchased by the state government from Macedon Ranges Council via a $3 million commitment…