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  • Erin takes the stage

    Erin takes the stage

    Gisborne performer Erin Haberecht is set to take the stage this weekend in Theatrical Symphony, a spectacular musical theatre concert…

  • Daylight theft – van wrecked

    Daylight theft – van wrecked

    Police are investigating the bizarre background to a mid-morning theft of a caravan that was wrecked when it smashed into…

  • Adverse possession claim on McCubbin’s former Mount Macedon home

    Adverse possession claim on McCubbin’s former Mount Macedon home

    An adverse possession claim has been lodged over ‘Fontainebleau’, the former summer residence of prominent Australian artist Frederick McCubbin, located…

  • 3AW hosts visit Castlemaine, Harcourt

    3AW hosts visit Castlemaine, Harcourt

    In a boost for local tourism businesses, 3AW Breakfast broadcast live from Shedshaker Brewery on March 16, celebrating autumn with…

  • Call for improved access to water

    Call for improved access to water

    A group of Mount Alexander Shire locals is petitioning Coliban Water to improve water access from public standpipe taps. Petition…

  • Food relief under pressure

    Food relief under pressure

    Kyneton Community House’s food relief service is under pressure as grant funding ends and increasing costs of living continue to…

  • Bumper State Festival launches

    Bumper State Festival launches

    Melbourne-based dance crew, the Jungle City Dancers, pumped up the crowd during Castlemaine State Festival’s opening-night dance party in Mostyn…

  • Rescuer threatened as birds die

    Rescuer threatened as birds die

    An experienced Trentham wildlife rescuer has been threatened with arrest by Game Management Authority officials and has had his game…

  • Back from the brink

    Back from the brink

    Bouncing back from the impending oblivion that often ensues after voluntary administration, the Castlemaine State Festival will kick off its…

  • Newham General Store to re-open

    Newham General Store to re-open

    Newham General Store has been sold and is expected to re-open to the community within the next few months. Woodend…

  • Road audit for Newham intersection

    Road audit for Newham intersection

    An independent road safety audit for Newham’s Three Chain Road, Egans Lane and Dons Road intersection is now under way….

  • Push for intersection upgrade

    Push for intersection upgrade

    Lancefield’s dangerous intersection at High Street, Main Road and Kilmore-Lancefield Road is being considered for safety improvements. Macedon Ranges Shire…