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  • Festival calls for input

    Festival calls for input

    Operating in a post-Covid and economically unstable environment has proven challenging and CSF is currently facing financial uncertainty.

  • Mural to grace Mollison Street

    Mural to grace Mollison Street

    Kyneton on Riverside has commissioned a breathtaking mural by Australian contemporary artist Jimmy Dvate.

  • Demolition plans bound for VCAT

    Demolition plans bound for VCAT

    Plans to partially demolish a heritage building for a new childcare centre in Gisborne will go before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

  • Snakes out as weather warms

    Snakes out as weather warms

    As days become warmer, snakes are emerging from months of inactivity to search for food and a mate. Snakes are more visible during warmer months, but they are rarely a threat, as a Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action spokesperson explains. “Snakes prefer to keep away from people. Most snake bites occur when people…

  • Riders urged to get home safe

    Riders urged to get home safe

    With weather warming up, road safety authorities are urging Victorian motorists to be on the lookout for motorcyclists, as we are likely to see more riders on the state’s roads.

  • Meet the friendly faces at council

    Meet the friendly faces at council

    Mount Alexander Shire Council is opening its doors so the community can meet the friendly faces at council.

  • GoodSAM a lifesaver

    GoodSAM a lifesaver

    A Gisborne father and his family last week thanked the GoodSAM responder and paramedics who saved his life, when he suffered cardiac arrest earlier this year.

  • Black Forest Drive concept plans released

    Black Forest Drive concept plans released

    A redesign update plan of Black Forest Drive between Woodend and Macedon has been issued by Regional Roads Victoria.

  • Roo rescued from reservoir

    Roo rescued from reservoir

    Wildlife rescuers have saved an injured kangaroo trapped below a steep embankment at Upper Coliban Reservoir.

  • Motor home destroyed in fire

    Motor home destroyed in fire

    A motor home was destroyed in a shed fire at Malmsbury yesterday afternoon. CFA brigades from Malmsbury, Taradale, Elphinstone and Kyneton responded to the scene just before 4.30pm, as the blaze engulfed the shed’s contents including the motor home. Large amounts of smoke could be seen across the local area, prompting additional support to be…

  • Where to vote in the referendum

    Where to vote in the referendum

    Referendum voting day is this Saturday October 14.

  • Hanging Rock paddock funds to be put aside

    Hanging Rock paddock funds to be put aside

    Funds from the proceeds of sale of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock will be invested in an interest-bearing account and held until Council resolves to direct them.