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  • A Victorian first

    A Victorian first

    Up on the hill in Harcourt, local fruit growers Katie Finlay, Sas Allardice and Merv Carr have been busily working…

  • Surprise $3M for new station

    Surprise $3M for new station

    Riddells Creek firefighters are elated with the guarantee of a new $3 million station by 2021. On Sunday, local MP…

  • Sustainability success

    Sustainability success

    Kyneton Secondary College year eight science students and their teacher met in the dark last Thursday morning at Kyneton Railway…

  • MasterChef’s Rock backdrop

    MasterChef’s Rock backdrop

    “There is nothing more iconic than a picnic at Hanging Rock,” said MasterChef judge Matt Preston as he welcomed the…

  • Solar farm debate heats up

    Solar farm debate heats up

    Concerns about loss of quality farmland, fire risk and visual amenity are among those driving longtime locals to object to…

  • Gleeson for Gold

    Gleeson for Gold

    The Midland Express is throwing its full support behind Hard Quiz host Tom Gleeson in his bid for Gold at…

  • EPA investigates waste discharges

    EPA investigates waste discharges

    The Environment Protection Authority has issued health warnings for residents and is investigating after Coliban Water began emergency discharges of…

  • Twilight market to help Doof

    Twilight market to help Doof

    Doof is a dog with an unimaginably awful start to life. Believed to be half bull terrier, half great dane,…

  • Veterans are appreciated

    Veterans are appreciated

    Appreciation and recognition of Defence Force veterans and their contributions to our country took place at the Gilbert Gordon Reserve…

  • There’s no place like Kyneton

    There’s no place like Kyneton

    The fictional land of Oz took new shape in a unique modern-day retelling for Kyneton Secondary College’s latest stage production,…

  • Richly deserved

    Richly deserved

    Castlemaine resident and respected beekeeper Eileen McDonald has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to…

  • A quiet generosity

    A quiet generosity

    Despite decades of charitable work in the community, Gisborne’s Elaine Millar “never in a million years” expected to be named…