Outcry at nest hollow tree felling: residents question DELWP procedure
Important seasonal nesting hollows were destroyed when two large old trees in Castlemaine in recent days, local bird and wildlife experts say.
The Lake of Scars: NAIDOC week screening part of event-packed weekend
A special NAIDOC Week screening of The Lake of Scars happens 4.30pm on Sunday, July 3, at Theatre Royal Castlemaine, as part of the Castlemaine Documentary...
Chance to help clean up Australia
Eve Lamb
All who like seeing Castlemaine and surrounds clean and litter-free will have a top chance to help make it happen when Clean Up...
Local on the frontline of ocean conservation
The ocean is not often synonymous with Castlemaine but local resident James Brook has devoted over a decade to protecting it, serving as Captain...
Battery pledge for Maldon
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters visited Maldon Neighbourhood Centre on Monday to announce an...
VIDEO: Crazy flash flood inundates footpath on Barker Street
Local Brandon Leigh kindly shared this incredible footage of the deluge outside the new Hot n Crusty Bakery Cafe in Barker Street, Castlemaine, yesterday...
Community renewable energy: session explores options
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine’s West End Resilience Group is inviting all with an interest in community renewable energy options to head online and join its upcoming...
Questions raised over proposed energy plant
Eve LambCastlemaine residents have raised questions about a mooted bioenergy plant for Castlemaine after the proposal was recently publicised by Mount Alexander Sustainability Group...
Beyond Climate Grief
Castlemaine's School Strike 4 Climate student climate change activists feature in new book Beyond Climate Grief by former ABC Catalyst journalist Dr Jonica Newby.Some of the...
When the river runs dry
Last year's mass fish kill in the Darling River system moved plenty of people to tears, but few were as moved to action as...
Platypus conservancy calls Campbells Creek home
Since shifting from East Gippsland to Campbells Creek about three months ago, the nation's Australian Platypus Conservancy has taken to its new home like...
Solar farm hearing: Local farmers speak up
Baringhup farmers have told a state planning panel the site proposed for the Baringhup solar farm is strategically valuable agricultural land that's only likely...