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Broiler breakthrough

After years of bitter dispute it appears the long running battle over intensive chicken broiler farms proposed for Baringhup may finally be about...

Council move on solar farm

The Mount Alexander Shire will seek to have responsibility for approving the proposed Baringhup solar farm transferred from itself to the state government.At...

Locals moved to help save the Darling

A Maldon father-son team are headed to the Darling River to make a documentary film highlighting the environmental crisis impacting the iconic river system...
Lachlan Hough is pictured outside the William Creek Hotel.

Lachlan’s cycle of life

When Castlemaine local Lachlan Hough began a 1300 kilometre bike ride on the Oodnadatta Track he had no idea his journey would be turned...
Icecream Social's Rosie Annear, Jeremy Forbes of HALT and Gemma Archer of The Maine Barber celebrate their sweet new partnership.

Sweet success

Hope Assistance Local Tradies (HALT), The Maine Barber and Icecream Social have joined forces to create a unique new community partnership with offers some...
Geoff Freeman, Nancy Toohey, Kaye Swanton and Vic Say encourage other passionate ABC supporters to join ABC Friends Castlemaine.

Friends group formed

A group of passionate local supporters of the ABC have banded together to form an ABC Friends group in Castlemaine.The move comes following the...
Firefighting crews at the scene of a grassfire off the Midland Highway at Harcourt on Monday. Photo: Kerri-Anne Schnoor.

Harcourt fires bring home message

Two fires that broke out this week at Harcourt, less than 24 hours apart, serve as a timely reminder that we are still...

Treasure hunters flock to the fair

Maldon football oval transforms into a throng of activity today ahead of this weekend's antique and collectables fair. Catch our chat with fair organiser...

Have wagon, can travel

While the notion of the tiny house has taken off, one Castlemaine resident has her own adventure-filled take on the trend.Kathryn Reidie has recently...

New police car technology to be used in Castlemaine

Unauthorised drivers in the local area will find it much harder to flout the law when the first car equipped with Victoria Police's new...

Radar technology locates lost graves

For years they've laid lost to time and memory - the unmarked graves of Guildford Cemetery. Now they're finally being identified and marked thanks...

Home destroyed

Castlemaine Police are appealing for information after a "suspicious" fire destroyed a home in French Court, Castlemaine in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Sergeant...

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