Articles tagged ‘Health’.
Improvements underway for recreational facilities Council is currently undertaking a number of major projects to improve recreational facilities acros...
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By Christian Monahan Let’s start off with the not so literal, in the sense of what the supermarkets actually say they’re doing to “help” us th...
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By Cath South Resident Fryers Forest Eco Village For those of us on mains water, you might be noticing that it has been dry lately. The weeds and gra...
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Free film screening on Wednesday Castlemaine residents are invited to a free screening of the multi-award winning documentary ‘Life Before Death...
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So, you want to help ensure a Fair Go for our Firefighters? Almost 2,500 Victorians have signed the Fair go for Firefighters petition. The Gr...
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HS News Bolivia became the first McDonald’s-free Latin American nation, after struggling for more than a decade to keep their numbers out of the red...
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Greenpeace has been blown away by the response to this new TV ad exposing Coca-Cola’s efforts to crush a national 10 cent recycle refund scheme. It...
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One ingredient + One blender + Five minutes = One batch of thick, rich ice cream. If there’s one thing I love, it’s ice cream. Especially ...
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By Meg Sattler It’s 11am on the first Sunday of the month, and David Watson has been up for hours. He’s chosen to wear a white suit today with bla...
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Good news! Today the Greens reached another milestone towards passing the Fair go for Firefighters legislation. It feels like it’s going at a sn...
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By Meg Sattler Maree Edwards, Member for Bendigo West, has lent support today to Baringhup, Maldon and Castlemaine residents as they continue to campa...
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By Meg Sattler This Friday morning, a group of Castlemainians will meet under a wisteria vine, tools in hand, ready to harvest fruit that might otherw...
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By Christian Monahan How does a bulb of garlic from China, grown in polluted soil and air, watered with waste discharge from vets and hospitals and fe...
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A program to assist community members reduce their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes will start on Tuesday 9 April at Castlemaine District Community ...
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Australian cycling legends Liz Taylor (nee Tadich) and Bendigo local Scott McGrory OAM headline a growing field of participants set to tackle the inau...
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A University of Sydney study shows the majority of health complaints associated with wind farms emerged after anti-wind farm lobbying in regional ar...
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By Christian Monahan It would appear to me that there seems to be a lack in the education field of horticulture. There’s horticulture of course, all...
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This series of fun, information packed, and hands-on workshops will teach you to grow organic fruit at home with confidence, and save you money. Hugh ...
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For seven centuries they have lain beneath the feet of commuters in one of the busiest parts of central London. Thirteen skeletons, lying in two neat ...
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By Marg Peck What an enjoyable way to spend a Friday morning … the CSC school canteen. There’s a palpable sense of fun and purpose, and th...
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By Andrew McKenna A year and a bit ago a V/Line train left Southern Cross Station and travelled 800 metres down the wrong track towards an oncoming pa...
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A Sydney University study has found windfarms do not cause illness, other than the alarm spread by opponents. Sickness being attributed to wind turbin...
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The risk of hospitalisation or death from heart disease is 32% lower in vegetarians than people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study from t...
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Malo ni! My name is Mikaele Maiava. I’m writing from the Pacific Island archipelago of Tokelau to ask you to join with us in action as we take o...
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Castlemaine parent Chris Harris has launched her new website ‘Managing technology in your family life’. “I have developed this site as a way...
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The Federal Court yesterday ruled in favour of the beverage company after it argued the NT Government’s 10c deposit recycling scheme, introduced...
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This makes you think twice about eating fast food packed with preservatives. The saying goes – the longer the shelf-life the worse it is for you...
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