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Marita is pictured with her canine companion Alfie.

The simple joy of walking

Marita Brown is one of the original Lancefield 'Movers and Shakers'. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 18 years ago but it hasn't stopped her...
Leading Senior Constables Georgie Thompson and Simone Anstee reveal the new-look police vehicles.

Stepping up enforcement

Drivers are still flouting the law when it comes to passing emergency vehicles with flashing lights and local police are stepping up enforcement. A law...
Friends of Lolotoe secretary/treasurer Chris Sertori and The Drying Shed's Linda Newton with examples of the artworks in Manu Feto Chicken Art Show.

Chicken art hatches enterprise

There's something about chicken art. People seem to go just a bit clucking mad about it. "It's just egg-cellent really," said artist Linda Newton, almost deadpan,...
Young Ainsley Nash and Kate Hemphill dressed in farm-themed attire especially for Castlemaine Primary School's Parma for a Farmer lunch on Friday.

Parma charmer

When Castlemaine youngsters Kate Hemphill and Ainsley Nash heard about the impacts of the drought in NSW they decided they'd do something to help. The...
Perry's stock feed manager Kyle Baboth is pictured with Billie the staffy.

Pick up a Perry’s pupcake

The team at Perry's Stockfeed and Saddlery in Kyneton are unsurprising all avid animal lovers. That's why it's no surprise they are excited to...
McIvor Farm Foods' Jason and Belinda Hagan specialise in pasture-raised, ethically grown, old breed of pigs.

Pigs do fly!

A well-known stallholder at Macedon Ranges Farmers Markets, including Woodend and Lancefield, has taken out one of the Australian food industry's most prestigious awards...
Anne-Marie Monda and Carla Meurs of Holy Goat Cheese with some of their goats at their organic farm in Sutton Grange.

Goats have the goods

Holy Goat Cheese in Sutton Grange is living proof that small farms can be successful farms. The organic farm has taken out the Producer of...
Hanging Rock WInery's Ruth and Rob Ellis are celebrating the winery's success at Heathcote Wine Show.

Ranges win in wine show

Macedon Ranges wineries are toasting to success at Heathcote Wine Show. Hanging Rock Winery, Coliban Valley Wines and Mount Towrong Vineyard all received gold and...
Angelica Organic Farm's Tim Wyatt has been farming for 12 years and doesn't want to see it come to an end.

Fight to keep farm

Ongoing hardship could spell the end of 12 years supplying top notch organic produce for Angelica Organic Farm. Glenlyon farmers Tim and Deri-Anne Wyatt said...
Castlemaine Housing Service team leader Michael McMahon, Mount Alexander Shire mayor Cr Bronwen Machin and visiting Finnish social housing expert Juhah Kaakinen.

Finishing the homeless problem

With one Castlemaine agency advocating tiny houses as a means to help solve homelessness, local government leaders on Friday lunched with an international social...

Parma night for the farmers’ fight

Local pubs, clubs and restaurants are serving up parmas with added incentive. They have backed the widespread 'Parma for a Farmer' campaign that sees participating...

Close calls on the Calder

Truck drivers, tow-truck drivers and auto electricians are calling for measures to keep them safe when they are pulled over on the side of...

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