Roo cull cruelty
A kangaroo found in Hesket with a large hole blown out of the side of his face by a bullet has highlighted the cruelty...
Run the Maine a success
Runners from across the region and beyond descended on Castlemaine on AFL grand final eve, September 23, for the annual Run The Maine fundraiser.
It...
Ranges rallies for the Ramshaws
The Macedon Ranges community has rallied to raise more than $20,000 for a Carlsruhe family devastated by house fire.
Sally Ramshaw and her four children...
Creek safety concerns
Farmers are demanding answers following the release of Class B recycled water into Deep Creek across Romsey and surrounds.
Greater Western Water announced on Wednesday,...
Inspirational wartime women the focus of new novel
Lisa Dennis
Castlemaine multi-award winning crime author Ellie Marney is in the US today for the worldwide release of her latest book, The Killing Code, based on...
Special anniversary for cemetery
Eve Lamb
There are as many stories as people buried at the historic Sutton Grange Cemetery and a lot of them are about to come...
Forced to flee: Afghani women make film in the ‘Maine
Eve Lamb
A group of young Afghani women who recently fled the oppressive rule of the Taliban have visited Castlemaine to play key roles in...
Prepare to huff n puff
Eve Lamb
With hundreds of runners already limbering up for Friday's long anticipated Run The Maine, organisers have their fingers crossed for ideal conditions.
"We're on...
Ballantinia, banksias and blue-banded bees
In 1997 an enthusiastic group of local residents joined forces to form the Harcourt Valley Landcare Group.
Twenty five years later the enthusiasm of this...
Energy park on hold
Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group has put its community energy park project on hold indefinitely after receiving confirmation from the state government that regulatory barriers...
Blaze at Carlsruhe
Fire tore through a two-storey mudbrick home at Carlsruhe early last Thursday morning.
Brigades from across the district turned out to the blaze at a...
Artists deliver new course
Eve Lamb
Established Castlemaine artists Zoe Amor and Helen Kelly know what it's like to turn a personal passion into a professional practice.
Unfortunately, for many...
