News
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A giant in business and the arts: Marc Besen (1923-2023)
Leading businessman, philanthropist and mentor, Marc Besen AC, has died at the age of 99. Marc Besen came to this country in 1947 or 1948, a penniless migrant, and developed a fashion and retail empire (Sussan, Susan Grae and Sportsgirl Groups). He achieved much more conceiving funding and building the world renowned and first Australian…
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Prospector injured
SES Castlemaine were called to rugged bushland in Moonlight Flat near Castlemaine on November 5 where a gold prospector had been injured. Ambulance Victoria provided medical assistance and the SES crew transported the casualty using a combination of stretcher, ‘mule’ stretcher carrier and 4WD vehicles. Locating casualties in bushland can be difficult. Did you know…
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Car destroyed by fire
A car was completely destroyed by fire after bursting into flames at Woodend on Saturday afternoon.
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Retrofit pilot completed
Mount Alexander Sustainability Group has completed its home retrofit pilot.
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Tailgating fines are on the rise
RACV is calling on Victorian motorists to be aware of how close they’re driving to the vehicle in front of them, with Victoria Police figures showing more than 10,000 fines for tailgating issued in the past five years.
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Don’t be conned: Local family targeted with fake Telstra emails
Beware of scammers! The general public is continually being given this message by police, banks, government, corporate leaders and commercial operatives.
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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,…