Plan to beautify Castlemaine
Mount Alexander Shire Council adopted a new Streetscape Landscape Design for Barker Street and Forest Street, Castlemaine, at last Tuesday night's council meeting.
The plan...
Old school site “nearly ready”
More than a year overdue, newly renovated spaces at the Old Kyneton Primary School site are "nearly ready for community use", Creative Victoria has...
Toilet cleaners leave skid marks
Cleaning contractors employed by Macedon Ranges Shire Council to maintain the public toilets at the Kyneton Botanic Gardens have come under fire after being...
Dance crew ‘Hollywood’ bound!
Movement Zone Dance Studio in Castlemaine is set to send a talented dance crew to the Hollywood Bound Dance Competition in Sydney next month.
The...
Strength, vision and legacy
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee celebrations took place last week across the country and included an event at Gisborne Secondary College on...
Push to connect South Kyneton
South Kyneton residents are calling for pedestrian and vehicle access improvements to be prioritised.
Residents are seeking a safe pedestrian path to Kyneton Train Station...
Tourist attraction back on track
After a tumultuous few years, Porcupine Village at Maldon has been granted a planning permit and it appears there may, finally, be a light...
A container of hope
Community members are rallying to fill a 40ft shipping container to send from Castlemaine to Uganda, supplying essential items to children in need, and...
Locals mourn logging destruction
Members of the Wombat Forest community joined with Extinction Rebellion to draw attention to what they describe as environmentally damaging salvage logging in the...
Music icon burgled
A vintage guitar collection belonging to Black Sorrows front man Joe Camilleri was stolen from his Kyneton home last Thursday evening.
Police said it was...
Off the market: Land of the dead
The local Anglican Parish has announced there are "currently" no plans to sell St John's Anglican Church in Riddells Creek, contradicting a statement they...
Drought takes a toll
Michael O'Sullivan can't remember a period of drought as challenging as the one we are now experiencing.
Together with his sons, Martin, John and Anthony,...
