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Local nurses using AI could save millions
Springs Medical in Daylesford and Kyneton has united with medical partners across the globe for a world-first study that adopts artificial intelligence to detect heart failure. The clinic is funded via its share of a $2 million grant provided by the Medical Research Fund of Australia to trial portable AI-guided devices developed from U.S. and…
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Councils prioritise Indigenous relations
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has joined more than 30 per cent of Victorian councils and once more decided against hosting Australia Day celebrations in reconciliation with Indigenous Australians. This action has been in place since August 2023 when the council voted 5-2 in favour of moving the annual Australia Day Awards and citizenship ceremony. To…
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Streetscape to get $12.19M makeover
Frederick Street and Mechanics Lane in Castlemaine are set to receive a major facelift thanks a $12.19 million boost from the federal government. The works aim to link two of the town’s major shopping areas and connect them to a range of important community facilities. Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government…
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A chat with a mate leads to Games
Torben Louwen-Skovdam’s Invictus journey started with a simple conversation with an old mate and colleague. Little did he know that he would eventually muster up the courage to submit an Expression of Interest for Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 – giving his life much-needed purpose. The 40-year-old joined the Australian Army in 2008 after completing…
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Driver rescued from gully
A man had to be rescued from a gully after his vehicle crashed at Muckleford last Thursday afternoon. Paramedics were called to the scene of the single-vehicle collision about 2.30pm. A short time later SES Castlemaine were called to assist ambulance crews at the incident on Sawmill Road, where the vehicle had left the road…
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That leaf is a vegetable
Many Australians fall short of meeting health guidelines and eating the recommended five vegetable servings per day, however microgreens could help us reach that goal effortlessly. This tiny green has been adopted by high-end restaurants around the world for decades as a garnish to make expensive meals appear fancy. Picked one to three weeks after…
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Who ya gonna call to save the ghost fish?
A farm dam in Faraday is playing a leading role in the restoration of a critically endangered fish considered a canary in the climate change coal mine. The flat-headed galaxis is a small-bodied silver fish that was once prevalent across the southern Murray Darling Basin. Climate change and river regulation has decimated their population over…
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Road repairs under way
Rehabilitation works on a 3668 metre section of the Kilmore-Lancefield Road at Lancefield are expected to start early this month and take about 12 weeks to complete, weather permitting. Transport Victoria is undertaking the works to rebuild a section of road between Melbourne-Lancefield Road and Grahams Road to provide a stronger, smoother surface. During works…
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Council reimagines the economy
Mount Alexander Shire Council is at the forefront of changing the way we look at the economy by using the ‘wellbeing economy’ ethos as the basis for the council’s Economic Development Strategy. Late last year, the council hosted a screening of ground-breaking documentary, Purpose, to help explain the wellbeing economy model to the community. The…
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An accident waiting to happen?
As the weather heats up, so too does public outrage at the parking situation at the ‘Res in Chewton (Expedition Pass Reservoir). The issue of limited parking at the popular swimming spot has been occurring for years, as visitors and residents keen for a dip, park haphazardly on the narrow roadside curb on the sharp…
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Urgent traffic solutions sought
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is calling on Department of Transport for urgent traffic solutions for Woodend’s notorious Urquhart/High Street intersection. Users of the intersection contend with main street congestion, a confusing layout with several turning points and high volumes of traffic accessing service hot spots including the Coles supermarket and train station. More than four…
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Program forced to relocate
The Castlemaine Secondary College Flexible Learning Options program has been relocated from the Etty Street Campus to the mainstream campus at Blakeley Road, in preparation for 2025. Principal Justin Hird said that after years of pursuing additional funding for the program, the college had no option but to relocate the program. “At this stage, we…