Urgent call for change
Biolinks Alliance has submitted an urgent call for more research and funding to the 2018 inquiry into Australia’s faunal extinction
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Surprise musical legacy for the men
It’s not every day you get left a surprising musical legacy. When dedicated Castlemaine Men’s Shed member Lindesay Hart passed
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Legal action loses fire
A court case has been dropped over the removal of a historical brick sawdust kiln in Kyneton. The unusual kiln
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From Montsalvat to Elphinstone
After three decades of teaching oil painting at Melbourne’s famed Montsalvat, acclaimed Castlemaine-based artist and teacher David Moore is making
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Honouring a legend
Bobby Adams joined his local brigade to fight fires when he was just 14 years old. Today at 95 he
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Bleak outlook, rescission could derail submission
Controversial plans to reclassify state forests in the Macedon Ranges as national parks could proceed without local council input. Macedon
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Vote time in Don KR enterprise dispute
About 70 maintenance workers involved in an enterprise agreement dispute at Castlemaine’s Don KR Factory have been asked to vote
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Spread a little joy
Imagine being unable to give your child a gift this Christmas. Sadly, this is a reality for struggling local families
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Students walk out
Castlemaine students were front and centre as youth anger at the impact that unaddressed climate change will have on their
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‘Knocks on the factory door’ – Organics company opens first concept store
One of the first companies to bring natural and organic alternatives to the Australian market is based right here in
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