One month to go…
There is just one month to go until Castlemaine State Festival opens its doors to culture connoisseurs. Many of the
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Mount Alexander Shire
New faces: council results declared
Mount Alexander Shire Council will have four fresh faces – alongside three familiar ones – after the results of the
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Charging ahead: EV charge site tender announced
At least one new electric vehicle charge station will be installed in either Castlemaine or Harcourt in coming months under
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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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Protecting our firies
Castlemaine’s Sue Anderson is working with Castlemaine Rotary to raise the funds to purchase secondhand industrial washing machines to ‘gift’
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Pool side jam
Young people aged 12-25 years are invited to celebrate the end of the school year at a pool party and
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Bus to provide ‘missing link’
Mount Alexander residents will have better access to health, recreational and educational services thanks to a new community bus service
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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
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Mayor elected
Cr Bronwen Machin will serve as mayor for Mount Alexander Shire Council for another year following a special council vote
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Chewton project draws debate
Controversial new housing in Chewton’s Main Road can go ahead after winning the green light from local councillors at this
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