Finishing the homeless problem
With one Castlemaine agency advocating tiny houses as a means to help solve homelessness, local government leaders on Friday lunched
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Author: Eve Lamb
An ale tale fit for fans
What better way to spend International Beer Day than brewing up 600 litres – or thereabouts – of chocolaty ale
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On the write track
Preparing for this month’s Bendigo Writers Festival, Barkers Creek-based festival founder Rosemary Sorensen has cause to celebrate. After working on
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War on fruit fly
Efforts to avert the threat of fruit fly before it impacts on local fruit and veg producers have been ramped
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Rage at lives lost
Twelve empty chairs, 12 empty pairs of shoes. Stark symbols of the deaths of 12 asylum seekers held in detention
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Crunch time: Barnes’ Castlemaine Rock ceases operation
After 165 years of operation, Castlemaine’s iconic Barnes’ Castlemaine Rock lolly manufacturing business has ceased production. Fifth-generation business owner and
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Curiosities of old Castlemaine
There’s the crib board crafted from the timber of a wrecked paddle steamer, the officious rubber stamp and elaborate holder
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$195M solar farm bid
A $195 million solar farm proposed for Baringhup will feed enough energy into the grid to power 44,000 homes while
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Development approved for Carriers Arms
Mount Alexander Shire Council’s decision to approve development of Maldon’s historic Carriers Arms property paves the way for a new
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Letters from the inside
Insights into life on the inside is at the heart of a unique live production being staged at the Old
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