Recruiting kicks off for annual power apprentice program
Recruitment for one of Victoria’s most sought-after apprenticeships has opened and applicants looking for a ‘high voltage’ career like no other are being encouraged...
NEW FREEDOMS WITH FIRST DOSE TARGET REACHED TOMORROW
Thanks to the incredible efforts of the community, Victoria will hit its 70 per cent first dose vaccination target tomorrow – becoming the second...
Maya Rose to launch new single
Castlemaine R&B singer-songwriter Maya Rose says ‘Enough is enough’ in her new gender inequality single Mind the Gap to be officially released on this Friday September...
Artists shortlisted in national prize
Four local artists, Catherine Tait, Dawn Duncan-Smith, Bruce Taylor and Greg Mallyon, are among the finalists in the inaugural annual National Capital Art Prize.
Experts...
Foster carers needed
During Foster Care Week (September 12-18) leading child welfare organisation Anglicare Victoria is shining a spotlight on the urgent need for more foster carers...
Love and light for Lauren
The Castlemaine community was devastated by the loss of young Newstead mum Lauren Bright to cancer on September 3.
Lauren leaves behind her devoted husband...
Dog owner unleashes
A Kyneton dog owner is calling on other dog owners to be more responsible for their pets when walking them off lead.
Clive Rutter says...
The true cost of caring
Kris Rawlinson gave up a successful career to care for her husband Neal Furze when he had both legs and most of his fingers...
Meet … the orchard keepers
A poet, an engineer, a nutritionist and a filmmaker walk into an orchard…
The result is The Orchard Keepers – the newest kids on the...
A walk on the wildflower side
Rare and striking wildflowers of the Macedon Ranges are celebrated in a combined Newham and District Landcare Group / Woodend Landcare film project.
The two...
Outrage at kangaroo processing proposal
National wildlife welfare advocates in Castlemaine say a proposed kangaroo pet food meat processing plant at Inglewood risks wiping out that area's native kangaroo...
Protection a burden?
Proposed heritage overlays could be too great a burden on not-for-profit organisations, Macedon Ranges Shire Council has heard.
Freemasons Victoria and the Coptic Orthodox Church...
