When Darkness turns to Light

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June 28, 2024

Given we have just past the shortest day of the year, in terms of daylight that is, I remember very distinctly a late afternoon/early evening around mid-June in Armidale NSW, the town where my wife an...

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Steaders shine

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June 28, 2024

Newstead recorded a 47 point win over Navarre in a low scoring battle at Newstead last Saturday. The Steaders made better use of the footy around the ground and capitalised on the opportunities that c...

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Local poet to feature

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June 21, 2024

cCentralGoldfields210624 — ‘Be Transported’ with local poet Ross Donlon.

Central Goldfields Art Gallery at Maryborough invites community members to two special events. This afternoon, Friday June 21, from 3.45pm-5pm join the gallery team for 'Solstice & Sparkle' presented ...

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The future of affordable housing

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June 21, 2024

Mount Alexander Shire Council is progressing plans to establish a trust to provide affordable housing solutions for more people in our shire. This week, councillors unanimously agreed on a proposal to...

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Politics at the pub

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June 21, 2024

pub — L-R: Jacqueline Brodie-Hanns from Business Mount Alexander, Bryn Davies from Really Local, Mount Alexander Shire Council Mayor Cr Matthew Driscoll and Simon Smallchua from Really Local.

Really Local is a newly formed group, built out of Democracy for Dinner, as a way to connect community and government in the Mount Alexander Shire. The group believes that open, respectful dialogue be...

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Rate capping fears for council

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June 21, 2024

The combined pressures of inflation and rate capping on local government service provision was highlighted by Mount Alexander Shire councillors this week. The council formally adopted its 2024/2025 bu...

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Magpies valiant against mighty Dragons

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June 21, 2024

cMagpies210624-2 — Bailey Henderson takes a stab at goal. Photo: Peter Banko.

Last Saturday the Castlemaine Magpies travelled to the Queen Elizabeth Oval to take on Sandhurst. In particular the senior football game was a great contest with the young Magpies really taking it up...

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Protecting a goldfields relic

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June 21, 2024

cPennyweight210624-1 — Parks Victoria Castlemaine team leader Ranger Lachlan Cullum and Ranger Laurence Farr are pictured with the memorial stone at Pennyweight Flat Cemetery.

The Pennyweight Flat Children's Cemetery on the fringe of Castlemaine recently received a tidy up thanks to the team from Parks Victoria Castlemaine. The site in Colles Road at Moonlight Flat lo...

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Archaeological investigation to begin at Camp Reserve

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June 21, 2024

cCampReserve210624 — The blue area marked along the Forest Street boundary is the site of the archaeological investigation.

Preparations are underway for an archaeological investigation to take place at Camp Reserve next Tuesday June 25. The investigation is part of council's planning permit application to develop a new pa...

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Prevent a frosty start to the day

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June 21, 2024

Most of the region was greeted with a white landscape each morning this week as the temperature dipped below zero. Coliban Water Executive General Manager Customer and Stakeholder, Lauren McLean, said...

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Local artists exhibit side by side

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June 21, 2024

Side by side at Castlemaine’s Artpuff, two artists with deep local roots and distinct arts practices will be showing recent work. The two exhibitions Helen Gilfillan’s Panorama and Rhyll Plant’s The D...

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Send out ribbons of peace

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June 21, 2024

I join with others every week for an hour of silent meditation and worship. We begin our time with an introductory sentence. We take it in turns to choose what that sentence will be. Last week it was ...

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