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‘It will be the end’
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Is Fukushima’s Doomsday Machine About to Blow? By Mike Whitney April 19, 2012 “Information Clearing House” — Mounting troubles...
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We the guinea pigs
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By Christian Monahan, The Produce Garden You’re lying supine in the middle of the road, you have no idea how you even got there, you turn your head,...
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‘A government that approves CSG operations where 15% of food is produced must be barking mad’
Coal seam gas protesters in Queensland
The Victorian government wants more coal – the community wants farmland and clean water FoE is launching a new campaign today against new coal and C...
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Mean-minded? I don’t think so
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From a reader … I also choose to remove my donations from local groups who want to take gambling money. I have several relatives and friends wh...
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Reality check on wind turbines
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Dear CI, One of the other candidates in the Calder Ward By-Election referred in his election material to secret plans for wind turbines in Sutton Gran...
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Hydro-electric support welcome, but not enough
Friends of the Earth welcomes the news that the Victorian government will support Cetus Energy’s development of its specialised hydro generation sys...
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EPIC secures top legal team free of charge
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In a vote of confidence on the strength of the community’s VCAT case, EPIC has been offered legal representation by some of Australia’s b...
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Bimblebox to be first test of Palmer’s power over Queensland LNP
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The fate of Queensland’s Bimblebox Nature Refuge lies with how much power Clive Palmer will have over a Queensland LNP Government, as the mining bil...
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Food bowl to dust bowl?
Despondent Riverland citrus growers are bulldozing their crops because juice orange prices are so low the fruit isn’t worth picking. Independent Sen...
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Xenophon calls on more AFL teams to act on pokies
Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, has urged South Australia’s two AFL clubs to follow the lead of North Melbourne and Geelong ...
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Keep solar hot water affordable
The axing of the Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme rebate could make it difficult for many people to afford solar hot water, says the Alternative Technolo...
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Just say no to corporate greed: The case of Iceland
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By Ellen Russell February 28, 2012 “Rabble” – - Capitalism is looking pretty mean these days. No amount of profit is enough, and no ...
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The Occupy Castlemaine Free Shop
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By Ben Laycock Come to the Free Shop every week at The Wesley Hill Market for a truly unique shopping experience. At our shop absolutely everything is...
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Australia sits at rock bottom for uni funding
The Australian Greens have called on the Gillard government to reposition Australia so it is ahead of the OECD average for public investment in higher...
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Clearing the minefields at Ban Xai
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Gary Bridgland from Harcourt is planning a trip to Laos once his bees settle down for the winter. You can catch him at the Wesley Hill Market on Satur...
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Bags and Bikes for Africa…container leaving tomorrow
Last year’s collection in Castlemaine has filled a huge shipping container full of bikes, school bags, clothes and books. The container leaves t...
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The Commission: ‘like a sheepdog for gambling’s vested interests’
Life goes on at the VCGR
For me there are two other things that are disturbing about this issue. First, a non-profit community based organisation in a neighbouring municipalit...
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Showcasing local sustainable houses
The EconoSpace is the brainchild of Irish architect and central Victoria resident, Peter Cowman. The passive solar ‘EconoSpace’ is an abbreviation of the words ‘economical space’. It is a small eco-building which can be constructed without a building permit in the average backyard.
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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Bank to launch new grants round
Members of Castlemaine Maldon Railway Preservation Society, 2010 grant recipients
The Maldon & District Community Bank® Branch will launch its grants program for 2012 in Maldon on February 27, offering an opportunity for your ...
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Super rort for wealthy
By Dr Richard Denniss Imagine if you had $30 billion sitting in front of you. And imagine that you had been told to use it to boost the retirement inc...
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Castlemaine Independent readership hits 2,000 a day
The Finish of the Two Thousand Guineass at Newmarket
That’s right. You’re in a large company. Over the past few weeks our readership has been rising rapidly, and the last couple of days we...
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Speed date a sustainable designer
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What’s the sexiest event in green building and design? Fourteen of Victoria’s leading sustainable architects and building designers will be availa...
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Workshops about ‘changes’ to business waste collection
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From a Council press release: Mt Alexander Shire Council has provided a commercial waste collection service to approximately 350 commercial properties...
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Don’t pass the buck, Mr Baillieu
The Greens said yesterday that the Baillieu Government is using hollow excuses for inaction on pokies and if they are serious about pokies reform the...
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Design Sunday: Crowdfunding, trends in product design.
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By Tim Preston Three new trends in product design show how the process of creating new products is shifting. As the previous CAD revolution (Computer ...
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I have a gambling problem … it’s my government
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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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Two!
At the last CI staff meeting
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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Council’s withdrawal of commercial waste collection – an already sealed decision?
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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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At the VCGR – Maryborough Highlanders Vs the Castlemaine Community
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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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Loan to Kiva!
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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
"A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar on top.”  - attributed to Mark Twain
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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