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  • Homegrown jazz debut

    Homegrown jazz debut

    Castlemaine’s own Goldfields Jazz Orchestra is a testament to people power – and to the zest of the region’s homegrown…

  • Music and movement

    Music and movement

    This weekend Woodend will be bursting with colour, music and movement as the Woodend Winter Arts Festival launches with the…

  • “Pathetic” –  Councillor slams Australia’s recycling inaction

    “Pathetic” – Councillor slams Australia’s recycling inaction

    Mount Alexander Shire Council has joined calls for a federal government inquiry into the future of waste and recycling in…

  • Wildlife carers slam proposal

    Wildlife carers slam proposal

    A government department proposal to consider making it illegal for wildlife carers to rehabilitate native wildlife species deemed ‘over abundant’…

  • ‘A win for democracy’

    ‘A win for democracy’

    Two Castlemaine fathers who appeared in court last Friday charged with trespassing in a politician’s office during a protest against…

  • Marvellous mushrooms

    Marvellous mushrooms

    After just a few months of operation, Windarring’s urban mushroom farm in Castlemaine is flourishing, and with multiple local eateries…

  • Guardians brave the elements

    Guardians brave the elements

    Wild and windy weather didn’t deter prospective River Guardians from walking along the Campaspe River at Carlsruhe at an Upper…

  • Senior men on a roll

    Senior men on a roll

    After a slow start to the season, the Kyneton District Soccer Club’s senior men have won their last three games….

  • Limited edition … get in quick!

    Limited edition … get in quick!

    Do you have a special number you, your dad or grandfather played in for the Kyneton Tigers? The Kyneton Football…

  • Repair order for neglected site

    Repair order for neglected site

    Urgent repair orders have been issued for heritage-listed Macedon House in Gisborne. Heritage Victoria served the notice late last month…

  • Meet the Dads Club

    Meet the Dads Club

    It might be difficult to make new mates in a new town but one group of dads is making it…

  • Small producers on cloud nine

    Small producers on cloud nine

    Artisanal producers are expected to find some relief in a $2 million agriculture and premium food state government fund designed…