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  • Books at the Brewery

    Books at the Brewery

    Castlemaine’s Northern Books, in partnership with Shedshaker Brewing, is welcoming a number of authors to the region in March as…

  • Lifeguard shortage impacts pools

    Lifeguard shortage impacts pools

    A shortage of lifeguards due to COVID has forced some changes to the operating hours for public outdoor pools in…

  • Restrictions to ease on Friday

    Restrictions to ease on Friday

    With hospitalisation numbers and community transmission decreasing and more than half of Victorians aged over 16 now vaccinated with three…

  • Inclusive and fun

    Inclusive and fun

    A social group for transgender, gender diverse and non-binary people is meeting again next Monday, February 21, in Kyneton. The…

  • Lost and discarded given new life

    Lost and discarded given new life

    Kitty Calvert’s Imaginarium is an escape from the mundane and an invitation to reflect on the concept of waste in…

  • Farewell to a beloved local legend

    Farewell to a beloved local legend

    Vale Robert Arnold JenkinsFebruary 4, 1942 – January 29, 2022 The Kyneton community is mourning the loss of beloved local…

  • A true legend of the track

    A true legend of the track

    The Hanging Rock racing community lost a true legend last week with the passing of one-of-a-kind race caller Jack Styring….

  • Green circles at Tylden

    Green circles at Tylden

    Mary from the Garden Tap Nursery talks to Bruce Honey and Keith Walmore of Verdicus Verdicus, which translates to green…

  • “You’d better call a paramedic!”

    “You’d better call a paramedic!”

    A Maldon grandfather received the shock of his life when he asked his local newsagent who had won the town’s…

  • Accolade for Woodend filmmaker

    Accolade for Woodend filmmaker

    Veteran filmmaker Michael Dillon AM has been honoured for his lifetime’s work, which includes more than 100 mountain and adventure…

  • Portrait of a big-picture person

    Portrait of a big-picture person

    Eve Lamb As a former Archibald finalist, Malmsbury’s Gabrielle Martin is no stranger to having her work noticed. But the…

  • Supermarket back on the agenda

    Supermarket back on the agenda

    Castlemaine’s third supermarket will again be a topic of discussion at Mount Alexander Shire Council’s first meeting of 2022 tonight….