Crime stats released
More drug related offending has been detected in Mount Alexander Shire area in recent months, but Covid-19 appears to be
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Let there be more light: local gallery reopens
Retired corporate lawyer Mary Edquist only took up art in her early 50s but when she did it produced an
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Doco film fest set to fly
Prepare to bunker down, grab a brew and settle back to soak up this year’s Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival offerings
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Calls for Barker St Crossing
A new pedestrian crossing is planned for Castlemaine’s Barker Street after residents lobbied the council complaining that the main thoroughfare’s
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Getting the good oil
Harvest is now in full swing for the region’s olive growers and processors with demand recording a promising upwards trajectory.Helped
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‘Doozy’ of a budget: pandemic impacts council coffers
A two per cent average rate rise and a Covid-driven deficit look likely after Mount Alexander Shire Council this week
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Brew to benefit enviro
A Castlemaine brewery is encouraging locals to grab a beer to support the environment. Last Friday – World Environment Day
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Cute as a cria!
Welcoming five new baby alpacas into the world on her farm has added a dash of joy to the past
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Re-wilding – the project
A new project at Chewton aims to bring the wild back to local dams. The re-wilding project is being undertaken
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Multimillion makeover for Maldon: 30-year aspiration makes good
Maldon heritage streetscape is the big winner in this week’s $4.5 million state government announcement made in the centre of
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