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Breweries unite for Movember
The three breweries of Castlemaine are joining forces to help raise money for Movember.
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Health access to change
Community pharmacists will be able to provide treatment and advice for a range of common conditions under a new state government 12-month pilot program.
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Bid to unearth goldfields relic
Bendigo resident and keen historian Lynne Cooper is in the final throes of completing a fascinating new biography on the colourful life of her great grandfather, former Castlemaine Goldfields police sergeant Henry William Frood. Sergeant Frood served on the goldfields for 32 years from 1857 to 1889 in Castlemaine, Sandhurst, Daylesford, Horsham and Stawell, and…
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A decade of service
Ten years on council has proven a rewarding endeavour for Macedon Ranges Shire councillor Jennifer Anderson.
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Farm build denied
Use and building of a dwelling to support a prize horse stud proposal in Bolinda has been rejected a second time in a bid to prevent fragmentation of farmland. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has upheld Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s decision in February to refuse the permit. The 22.534ha 78 Mullalys Road property falls…
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Five killed in Daylesford crash
Two children were among five people killed in a horror fatal collision at Daylesford on Sunday. Emergency services were called to reports a BMW SUV had mounted the kerb and struck a number of patrons on the front lawn area of the Royal Hotel on Vincent Street just after 6pm. Two men and a woman,…
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Lancefield’s Raglan Street to close
Raglan Street at Lancefield will soon close permanently to make way for future growth and improve student safety at St Mary’s Primary School.
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Man arrested at Harcourt
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman in Kangaroo Flat on Sunday night.
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Romsey Pub pokies bid
Romsey Football Netball Club Inc has applied for 50 gaming machines at the former Romsey Hotel.
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Carrying the torch
Legacy torchbearer Isabella Bates has been awarded an honour usually reserved for a soldier’s meritorious service. Isabella is one of the youngest torchbearers in the 2023 Legacy Centenary Torch Relay and took out the 2023 title as the number one fundraiser in Victoria, raising an impressive $13,330. As the torch reached its final destination at…
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Longstanding dispute resolved
A longstanding farm zone permit dispute between a Lancefield property owner and Macedon Ranges Shire Council has ended in the applicant’s favour.
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Kids in the kitchen
Primary school students were challenged to prepare a stack of three pancakes with a mixed berry sauce in the first round of the Sacred Heart College Junior Chef Competition held recently.