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Dangerous drivers caught on camera

Dangerous drivers in Mount Alexander and Macedon Ranges were caught on camera last weekend as popular TV show Highway Patrol stopped traffic in Kyneton, Woodend, Gisborne and Castlemaine.

Equipment upgrades for Dhelkaya Health

Castlemaine Hospital operating theatre equipment and aged care facilities at Maldon Hospital and Ellery House will undergo upgrades.

Intersection works to begin

Work will soon get under way to upgrade the intersection of Barringo and Hamilton roads in New Gisborne.

Macropod vet bound for US

Red Box Wildlife Shelter veterinarian Dr Mark Sayer will visit the United States this month to be the local shelter's ambassador at the 2024 Education and Conservation Society of Macropodidae Conference.

Small business forced to subscribe

A small business owner in Kyneton has called out a software service provider for doubling her subscription fee to charge her for an additional service she did not agree to subscribe to.

Update on power outages

CitiPower and Powercor crews are working to restore power to about 107,000 customers as a severe storm front pushes through Victoria. A combination of extreme...

Woodend icon restored

GALLERY: Woodend's iconic Islay House has undergone a renovation to return to its roots, offering luxury colonial-style accommodation.

Kyneton nurse named a finalist

Paediatric nurse Grace Larson has been named a finalist for the 2024 Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award for the second time.

Wombat Forest habitat at risk

Wombat Forestcare is continuing its call for VicForests to cease storm damage salvage works in the Wombat State Forest and for the state government to fast-track the creation of a new Wombat-Lerderderg National Park.

Families with goldfields link reconnect

Bendigo resident and keen historian Lynne Cooper is delighted to report that she has tracked down the descendants of former Castlemaine Goldfields police sergeant, Daniel Nowlan.

Teens charged over Malmsbury Railway Station blaze

Two teenagers have been charged over a fire that caused extensive damage to the historic Malmsbury Railway Station last Wednesday.

A triple treat at Riddell

An Angus cow in Riddells Creek has given birth to triplets, defying odds of one in 105,000.

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