Articles tagged ‘Health’.
The trauma of being a refugee can be worse than the trauma of war, according to research by Dr Anita Milicevic, conducted at Melbourne’s Victor...
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This weekend’s Castlemaine Farmers Market will include a stall where residents can collect a wide range of useful fire ready and emergency informati...
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ACF yesterday welcomed expert advice that any planned move to sell Australian uranium to India would be unlawful. The confirmation comes ahead of this...
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By Christian Monahan, Produce Garden Farm For a while there the terms “tree change” and “sea change” were much bandied about, it seemed like a...
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Dear Ed, Congrats to EPIC and the dedicated people of Castlemaine, for withstanding the pokies gambling industry, to preserve the healthy-living / his...
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As the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women campaign gets under way, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick said it was im...
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By Andrew McKenna Around 500 people gathered at the Railway Goods Shed early this afternoon and gave a resounding ‘no more pokies’ message...
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Read the complete archive of poker machine stories by clicking the problem gambler at left ...
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Dear Editor, On Tuesday evening I stumbled into what seemed like an episode of ‘Thank God you’re here’ and I was the candidate. I wa...
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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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Mount Alexander Shire has been chosen as the finishing line for the 2011 RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride. The popular cycling and camping event takes c...
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Council is reminding dog owners that their dogs must be under adequate control at all times when off the owner’s premises, including in leash an...
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Swimming pools in Mount Alexander are scheduled to open on Saturday 3 December for the 2011/2012 swimming pool season. There are four outdoor swimmi...
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For the past 18 months or so Ellen Madigan has been working on a great new project for the shire, and it will be launched on Thursday 24 November at t...
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The Australian Greens will introduce new legislation on Monday to protect children from junk food advertising, after the Gillard Government and the Op...
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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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Government, industry leaders and academics will meet in Bendigo this week to workshop designs for local adaptation to climate change. Victoria Univers...
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Words and images by Alison Pouliot The International Year of Forests may be drawing to a close, but we need to consider every year as a year to fight ...
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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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RedBeard Historic Bakery in Trentham has reopened following a major renovation and business restructure. Castlemaine resident John Reid opened the bak...
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Shire residents are being urged to prepare for the upcoming fire season. “This is a timely reminder of the need to work together – with your famil...
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12 noon Saturday 26 November outside our Goods Shed, Kennedy Street. You’ve objected, now join EPIC for an hour to hear community leaders on why...
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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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Today the finishing touches are being applied to the Chewton Pool in preparation for THE BIG POUR. The pool will reopen on Saturday 3 December. The n...
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As the International Year of Forests draws to a close, Alison Pouliot reflects on the importance of connecting with forests across the globe. It takes...
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Talk by Tim Silverwood at the Ray Bradfield Room, Castlemaine on Tuesday, 6 December at 7pm. Tim will speak on the Take 3 initiatives, his role as Amb...
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By Christian Monahan, The Produce Garden It’s mid-spring (apparently) and if you have a protected spot in the garden from our obligatory late ...
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Australian Greens Leader, Senator Bob Brown, and Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, launched the Greens vision for dental c...
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NSW Central Coast environmentalist Tim Silverwood has returned from a research expedition to the North Pacific Gyre – aka Great Pacific Garbage ...
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Climate change means pests such as fruit fly are now threatening local crops, and have the potential to devastate commercial and backyard growers. The...
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Greens’ gambling spokesperson, Senator Richard Di Natale, has called the Coalition discussion paper on problem gambling a hollow, shallow, meani...
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By Matt Wobbly The CFA were called to a house fire in Campbells Creek on Friday night. The occupant was helped from the house by neighbours shortly ...
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Objections are flowing in steadily but EPIC needs many more. Click here and scroll to the grey ‘comments’ form at the bottom of the page t...
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