House thrown a lifeline
Macedon locals are overjoyed with the shire council’s decision to scrap the intended sale of 47 Victoria Street. The much-loved
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Hitting the open road
All of us have owned a ‘shitbox’ at one stage of our lives and have probably been grateful if it
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Old hospital plans abandoned
Plans to develop the Old Kyneton Hospital site into residential housing have been abandoned, with the site now up for
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USA coming up roses
We’re all familiar with the slow-food movement. Well, sustainability, provenance, ethics and the war on waste apply to the cut-flower
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Encouraging a love of reading
A new community project will see books available across the Mount Alexander Shire for children to read. The Book Boxes
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Neglected and ignored – Residents plead for council to close road
When new housing estates dramatically increase traffic and dust on an unsealed local road should the residents of that road
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Orchard theft dismay
Students at Romsey Primary School have been left devastated after their entire fruit orchard was stripped of its fruit by
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Queen bee takes title
Claire Moore has won the prestigious Victorian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, with a plan to boost bee population and genetic
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Our own voices
Hundreds of Castlemaine school students joined Friday’s global School Strike for Climate Action calling on the nation’s leaders to take
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Fun for a cause
For the second year running the family fun day event Race Ya will be held in Maldon supporting the Asthma
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