News
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Man arrested for burglary
A significant number of tools and a Nissan Navara Ute were stolen when offenders broke into the Kaiser Reef Gold Processing Plant workshop and office in Maldon early Saturday, February 10.
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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.
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Equipment upgrades for Dhelkaya Health
Castlemaine Hospital operating theatre equipment and aged care facilities at Maldon Hospital and Ellery House will undergo upgrades.
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Intersection works to begin
Work will soon get under way to upgrade the intersection of Barringo and Hamilton roads in New Gisborne.
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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.
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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.
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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 temperatures, strong winds and thousands of lightning strikes are causing damage to poles, wires and other electrical infrastructure. Crews are responding to more than 400 different faults across western and…
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Woodend icon restored
GALLERY: Woodend’s iconic Islay House has undergone a renovation to return to its roots, offering luxury colonial-style accommodation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.