Belly beautiful way to keep festive fit
It can be difficult to avoid piling on the Christmas calories and ending up with a midriff akin to Santa’s.But
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Bracks launches The Paddock
Former Victorian premier Steve Bracks has officially opened The Paddock, Castlemaine’s cutting-edge environmental housing development. Mt Alexander CEO Darren Fuzzard, mayor
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Bold new mural for The Mill
Courage is contagious asserts the new mural, freshly completed this week on a prominent wall at The Mill, Castlemaine.Splashed in
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Buda yarn bombed for traditional arts fair
They’re a mysterious lot the Bendigo Yarn Bombers.Not disclosing their identity is part of the mystique behind their super colourful
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Race the Train returns
Bike riders are bracing to take on the train in a contest of stamina against steam as the unique Race
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75 and going strong! Harcourt fireys celebrate
Things have changed a fair bit since the earliest days of the Harcourt fire brigade. Back then 75 years ago people
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It’s Show Time …
Castlemaine show gets cracking this evening with a street parade and wood chop part of the opening schedule – plus
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Council vote paves way for permaculture farm
A council decision has paved the way for a new permaculture farm and associated new house to be established at
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A love of land and life
Over the past 50 years well known Castlemaine artist Brian Nunan has travelled the Australian outback on and off for
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Climate call loud at council meeting
Calls for greater action to address climate change were front and centre at this week’s Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting.There
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