Conserving a local treasure
Locals will get a chance to help conserve one of the nation's most remarkable endangered creatures that lives in Castlemaine's Kalimna Reserve.
Two upcoming public...
Romsey site sought for new enterprise
Once 'hidden' local artisans can soon showcase their wares with the emergence of a new social enterprise in Romsey.
The local Neighbourhood House is seeking...
Light design not so bright
A Gisborne resident is fuming over new street lights installed in her estate that no longer match the heritage-look lamp poles beneath them.
Macedon Ranges...
Billboard blow – VCAT overturns council refusal
Castlemaine residents who opposed plans to erect a large advertising billboard in Johnstone Street have been left in shock after the Victorian Civil and...
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...
