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  • Parlez-vous Francais?

    Parlez-vous Francais?

    The hot, dry bushland of Walmer is a very long way from Canada’s French Quebec famed for its icy winter…

  • Push for defib

    Push for defib

    Momentum is building to get a defibrillator installed for after-hours public access in central Castlemaine. Bronwyn Grieve, community health nurse…

  • Close calls on the Calder

    Close calls on the Calder

    Truck drivers, tow-truck drivers and auto electricians are calling for measures to keep them safe when they are pulled over…

  • Gisborne SES wants you

    Gisborne SES wants you

    Gisborne SES is calling for daytime responders to keep up with demand across the region. Gisborne SES deputy controller of…

  • A life-changing donation

    A life-changing donation

    Just over a year ago Clare Beatson would not have thought about competitive sport let alone getting into a pool,…

  • Cats by just one point!

    Cats by just one point!

    The 2018 Riddell League football season kicked off on Saturday with a frenetic, pulsating encounter as reigning premier Macedon survived…

  • Tale of an unsung hero

    Tale of an unsung hero

    As Anzac Day nears, historian Ian Braybrook has been busy striving to ensure one of Castlemaine’s unsung war heroes does…

  • Callum a real champion

    Callum a real champion

    For the last three Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeals, young Callum Judd has been watching progress from his hospital…

  • Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative

    Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative

    Chain Reaction – Your Choices Matter is the theme chosen for the award-winning Live4Life program in the Macedon Ranges for…