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  • It takes a village

    It takes a village

    How the community can work together to address Mount Alexander Shire’s housing crisis is the focus of a new 10-year…

  • Dog attack devastates

    Dog attack devastates

    Two escaped dogs attacked a flock of sheep at Baynton last week, killing two and maiming 33 that later had…

  • A fence too far?

    A fence too far?

    Twelve Lancefield residents have until December’s end to tear down their fences and gardens to accommodate a new council footpath….

  • $120,000 boost for rail trail

    $120,000 boost for rail trail

    Plans to develop the Castlemaine-Maryborough Rail Trail have moved a step closer with the state government committing $120,000 to assist…

  • Old hospital reno begins

    Old hospital reno begins

    Building works begin this week on the long-awaited redevelopment of the old Kyneton Hospital precinct. Aged-care provider Embracia Victoria is…

  • Comp tempts taste buds

    Comp tempts taste buds

    Holgate Brewhouse is tempting taste buds through a competition tapping into one of its most popular beers. The Woodend brewery…

  • Spicy taco looks likely to warm

    Spicy taco looks likely to warm

    Eve Lamb It’s an attention-securing start to our phone conversation. “All my life I’ve been joking about how I’m half-Colombian…

  • Farmers win favour

    Farmers win favour

    A Kyneton sheep farming family is bound for big plans after a critical decision was made in their favour. The…

  • Urgent plea on netball needs

    Urgent plea on netball needs

    Kyneton netballers have made an urgent and desperate plea for action to bring their facilities up to code. Last week,…

  • Honour ‘quite a shock’

    Honour ‘quite a shock’

    Eve Lamb Truth is we all get old, if we’re lucky, so it’s nice to know that someone like Marilyn…

  • Royal honour for fest favourite

    Royal honour for fest favourite

    There’s hardly a person in Kyneton who doesn’t know Marg Dearricott. In perhaps her best known role as the long-running…

  • Practical support for learner drivers

    Practical support for learner drivers

    Getting that all-important driver’s licence is one of those rights of passage most teenagers aspire to when they turn 16….