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By Andrew McKenna In Australia we are suffering from a massive failure of public policy. The decision made today at the VCGR is a symptom of a deep il...
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Mount Alexander Sustainability Group (MASG) and Council are proud to be jointly hosting a sustainable house tour in Castlemaine on Saturday 25 Februar...
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It’s CI’s birthday! Two. How would you live without us? Let us know! Congratulate us. Conditions of congratulating us: 1. No hate bloggers...
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For the Council and beyond This is a letter of objection in regards to the “Council’s withdrawal of commercial waste collection, effective fro...
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By Chris Hosking The Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation conducts hearings to grant licenses – or not grant them – to applicants seeking ...
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CI has made its 17th loan to an entrepreneur in a poor country: María Ubaldina Zhingri Tuba, of Cuenca, Ecuador. María is a member of the communal...
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Dirty Money Greed, Pollution and Murder, by MATTHEW BENNS Mining is a dirty business. This book reveals that the real dirt lies in the boardrooms of s...
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Video footage has emerged of Indonesian police firing on protesters – killing three people and wounding nine – over a planned gold mine co...
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From: The Australian December 05, AUSTRALIA will have to consider selling uranium to Pakistan in the future after agreeing to export it to India, acco...
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Read the complete archive of poker machine stories by clicking the problem gambler at left ...
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Victorian Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, allegedly has personal investments in the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry. He has ...
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Come and enjoy the riches of Castlemaine to raise riches for Cambodia. On Sunday, 11 December, Castlemaine will come together in a massive fundraise...
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CI has been loaning money to workers in poor countries through an organisation called Kiva. Verónica Natividad from Ecuador is our sixteenth loan. V...
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The Stardust Circus, currently in Castlemaine, is one of the few circuses in Australia to use exotic wild animals to perform ‘tricks’. The...
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By Peter Dewar* Conservation of the world’s wilderness areas is integral to everything Sanctuary Retreats do – and their lodges and camps ...
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Nearly 30 community groups including business leaders, churches, sporting groups and health professionals in Castlemaine have called on developers to ...
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A home-grown, low-budget documentary, Real Estate 4 Ran$om is being shown in Castlemaine at the Senior Citizen’s Room Mechanics Lane, Thursday 17 No...
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To highlight World Farm Animals Day yesterday, Federal, State and Territory Greens MPs responsible for animal welfare joined to renew the Greens’...
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In the face of a likely campaign by the AFL against poker machine reform, Greens’ spokesperson for sport and gambling, Senator Richard Di Natale...
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A new joint venture between Blade Electric Vehicles, DLG Battery Limited and IRES Asia Pacific Pty Ltd is bringing 100 new hi-tech jobs to Castlemain...
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Coca-Cola’s attack on NT government a shameful attempt to shirk responsibility Coca-Cola Amatil’s plan to use legal action to sabotage the Nor...
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Castlemaine is helping kids in Africa this month, sending over a container full of bikes, school bags, clothes and books at the end of September. An...
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The decision of the MCG Trust to stop advertising live gambling odds at the grounds during football matches is a big step forward for community values...
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In recent weeks MACCL (Mount Alexander Community Land Limited) has been informed that funding is almost complete ($100,000) to produce manuals on le...
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With a new financial year ahead, businesses and not-for-profit organisations in central Victoria are invited to participate in a heavily subsidised pr...
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The Australian Greens are calling on the Federal Government to alter the powers of the Foreign Investment Review Board to include water licenses. And...
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In a world first, Monash University and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) have jointly agreed to establish a Chair in Research focusing on t...
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Maldon and District Community Bank® Branch is funding a $26,000 project designed to understand and reverse the trend of falling enrolments at Maldon...
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For some time Castlemaine Independent has been loaning to entrepreneurs in poor countries around the world through Kiva. Check out our loan portfolio,...
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‘Inside football’ has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years, with fears and now allegations of match fixing. Independent Senator Ni...
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CI is spreading the money around by loaning to entrepreneurs in poor countries. Our latest loan is to Santusa, a woman living in Palomar in Bolivia. S...
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Independent Senator for South Australia Nick Xenophon says the big four banks are holding consumers to ransom because the lack of competition means th...
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The Australian Greens have welcomed the decision of the Future Fund to divest from companies associated with the manufacture of cluster bombs, and c...
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Greens MP and banking spokesperson Adam Bandt has warned against proposals for accelerated tax breaks for foreign banks, and said it would take r...
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