Baringhup

  • Women and girls take the helm

    Women and girls take the helm

    Over two sunny Sundays in February and March, 21 women and girls discovered the joy of sailing at Cairn Curran…

  • Girls learn how to sail

    Girls learn how to sail

    Are you interested in learning how to sail and would like to be part of a friendly, welcoming sailing community?…

  • Grassfires pose threat

    Grassfires pose threat

    Jade Jungwirth A large grassfire at Cairn Curran Reservoir near Baringhup on Saturday required the response of 12 tankers, one…

  • Call for sanctuary – Petition to ban shooting at Cairn Curran

    Call for sanctuary – Petition to ban shooting at Cairn Curran

    A petition calling for a ban on recreational duck shooting on Cairn Curran Reservoir at Baringhup has attracted hundreds of…

  • Advocate speaks for dual naming

    Advocate speaks for dual naming

    Well-known Castlemaine Aboriginal rights activist Vic Say has spoken out in favour of place-naming measures to acknowledge the region’s Indigenous…

  • In Mark’s memory

    In Mark’s memory

    The Maldon and district community has rallied around the family of the late Mark Brasser to make his final dream…

  • Baringhup solar hearings begin

    Baringhup solar hearings begin

    State planning panel hearings for the proposed 75 megawatt Baringhup solar farm began yesterday and will continue today at Maldon’s…

  • Solar farm debate heats up

    Solar farm debate heats up

    Concerns about loss of quality farmland, fire risk and visual amenity are among those driving longtime locals to object to…

  • Broiler farm battle ends

    Broiler farm battle ends

    Local residents who led a protracted legal battle against large-scale chicken broiler farms being built at Baringhup are celebrating this…

  • $195M solar farm bid

    $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…