Articles tagged ‘Local’.
Council has directed the Bendigo Regional YMCA to make all visits to the Harcourt Swimming Pool free of charge for the remainder of the pool season th...
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Great Grandma Sassy ‘Saskatchewan’ O’Higgins came to Australia from County Monaghan via Canada and Chicago. She migrated after falling i...
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By Geoff Park, of Natural Newstead I’m afraid the feast of raptors shows no sign of abating. The photographs were provided courtesy of a very friend...
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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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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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The inaugural Tarrengower Puppetfest will be held in Maldon over the Labor Day weekend, 10– 12 March 2012. The three-day festival will include per...
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Words and image by Geoff Park, of Natural Newstead At this time of year you can hear the distinctive trill of Rainbow Bee-eaters overhead in the bus...
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A partnership between three Landcare groups will see the clean-up of Barkers Creek, from its headwaters in Harcourt North to Castlemaine. Hosted by ...
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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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From a Council press release: Mount Alexander Shire Council and the National Trust are proud to present the Mount Alexander Heritage Awards 2012. The ...
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The Western … aah. Jan Wositzky confirmed the stories, with his History of Sex in Castlemaine. Not that many of the longer term residents needed...
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Leonie Kelsall is a visual artist from Bendigo specialiwing in painting and drawing. Over the past six months she has been a participating artist in...
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An exhibition of portrait photos by photographers in Central Victoria opened recently at the Castlemaine Library. The photos were taken as a part of A...
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Council recently received a report to update us about the impacts of the January 2011 floods. Many residents were affected by the floods and many more...
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As a medical practitioner I know I am meant to be very interested in the numbers, stats and evidence. I am, but bottom line for me is that in my role,...
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Council press release: Mount Alexander Shire’s Mayor and senior officers met with representatives of the Castlemaine CWA this week to resolve a way ...
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From a Council press release: Council’s appeal of the VCGR decision follows Council’s decision on 13 December 2011 where they voted to not sup...
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Christian Monahan, The Produce Garden Regulation for being organically certified is pretty stringent, you have to give a great deal of information in ...
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By Rima Truchanas For thousands of years people have stargazed with wonder at their place in the universe, so vast, it’s almost beyond comprehension...
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Dear CI, I attended the ‘Streamlining Waste Management’ consultation last night for the businesses affected by the decision to terminate the waste...
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Dear CI I would like to congratulate and thank Mount Alexander shire council for the support they have given to this community in it’s campaign ...
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By Andrew McKenna ‘Born here or blown here, we all know the spirit of this place. Let’s appeal.’ - Cr Christine Henderson. Co...
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Part time advertising representative for Castlemaine Independent. Someone with a bright personality, a ‘people person’. A crucial part of the posi...
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The First Annual Clarkefield Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s finest musicians together on Sunday 18 March for a common cause as they ...
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Castlemaine Independent: available on iPhone/Smartphones. Simply go to your App store and grab a free RSS reader (for iPhones – ‘Free RSS ...
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Words and images courtesy of Geoff Park at Natural Newstead I have been encouraged … or at least not discouraged to continue the theme of raptors in...
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It’s Valentines Day on Tuesday and CI is offering a great new competition! It’s called: An outbreak of lerve. (All right, it’s a bit...
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Council has recently concluded hosting five community information sessions about the proposed indoor aquatic and leisure centre. The information sessi...
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Regarding Two side of the same coin: Yes, very timely piece given the oil has floated firmly to the surface in recent weeks thanks to both pokies and ...
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Dear CI, Over the last few months as the community debate over the MHS pokies proposal has intensified it is increasingly clear that there is a wideni...
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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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I think newcomers would be fast tracked into qualifying as a local if they could prove they have had a sexual experience on the Western. (We will requ...
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By Chris Hosking Members of the Kyneton community held a rally outside the Kyneton Bowling Club on Wednesday to protest against the Maryborough Highla...
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