You can’t have it both ways
The Government must end uranium sales to Russia if it is serious about stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the Australian Greens said on Friday. Greens spokesperson for nuclear affairs Senator Scott Ludlam said strongly-worded statements on Iran from Canberra rang hollow unless the government ends the sale of uranium to Iran’s key nuclear partner [...] more |
Editor's Choice
Scrap wasteful oil and gas tax breaks and invest in ocean protection
It’s criminal how pokies can turn people into hopeless addicts
Holiday reading: Maryborough’s social ills
Time change for Harcourt Information Session about the proposed Aquatic and Leisure Centre
Reasoned debate on windfarms welcomed
Highlanders: wolves in sheep’s clothing? |
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Arts
From buffalo funerals to Tiger Balm boob jobs: memoir reveals the bizarre side of Thai life
Council ceases rubbish collection for business
Castlemaine Art Gallery Children’s Summer Program 2012
A Maya culpa on the end of the world
Post your events for free on Castlemaine Independent |
Local
Benjamin Skepper live
Carved by life, painted with sound
Castlemaine Theatre Company seeks new blood
Pokies reform not costly and would create jobs
From the Mayor, 27 January 2011
The meat on my plate |
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Environment
Dance for the de-miners
Reasoned debate on windfarms welcomed
Highlanders: wolves in sheep’s clothing?
At the VCGR – Maryborough Highlanders Vs the Castlemaine Community
Council ceases rubbish collection for business
Deadly outcome for unlucky mushroom consumers |
Letters
Pokies: ‘shoring up a lethal, irresponsible business model’
Council as theatre?
Big gamble for Highland Society
A gambling den run by profiteers? Or a community club?
The Market Building for … food?
Call for ‘passionate and intelligent action from our councillors’ on the pool |
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Social Justice
30 January 1972: Army kills 13 in Northern Ireland civil rights protest
You can’t have it both ways
Pokies reform not costly and would create jobs
Aboriginal elder Senior Australian of the Year
Abbott’s ill-considered remarks highlight need to acknowledge national day truths
Scrap wasteful oil and gas tax breaks and invest in ocean protection |
Nature Science
A royal visit
Scientists track global warming’s ‘missing heat’
Catching native hens by surprise
Explosion at French nuclear waste plant
Vanessa’s back
Magpie attack season – send in nesting locations |
I have a gambling problem ... it's my government
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 illness within all our governments. Julia Gillard's recent publicly [more]
Can exotic herbs counter ageing?
Swinburne PhD candidate Matthew Pase is investigating whether dietary supplements can help counter the slowing of brain function with age.
In the most developed regions of the world, 264 million people or 21 per [more]
Pool: why the consultants' turnaround? Is Council’s Risk Assessment available?
Dear CI,
I read with interest some of the commentary on the Aquatic Centre/Western Oval debate. I keep puzzling over several issues, one of which was raised in CI's Comments section.
How is it that in 2007, the [more]
Council’s withdrawal of commercial waste collection - an already sealed decision?
For the Council and beyond
This is a letter of objection in regards to the "Council’s withdrawal of commercial waste collection, effective from 1 April, 2012".
As a retailer in Barker Street I am anxiously [more]
US mega-death machines for WA's Garden Island?
Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam said yesterday that the Australian Defence Force posture review - an inquiry into Australian defence bases - was off target. It suggested that US nuclear submarines should be [more]
A welcome end to alpine grazing
Greens MP Adam Bandt has welcomed a decision by Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to reject the Victorian government plan to graze cattle in the Alpine National Park.
Mr Bandt said the decision was the [more]
Human trafficking a dangerous reality
By Kelly Rankin
In the movie The Whistleblower, an American police officer turned peacekeeper uncovers a sex trafficking operation in post-war Bosnia.
Although viewers want to believe this is just a movie, [more]
Internationally acclaimed Japanese-Australian musician and composer Benjamin Skepper will play the historic Theatre Royal Castlemaine for his first solo live performance for 2012.
Lauded for his musical creations at [more]
Carved by life, painted with sound
When the Helen Davey Trio plays, it’s not unusual to see twelve or more instruments on stage, and, of course, just three musicians. Says Helen, “We’re all passionate about sound and like experimenting with [more]
It remains an eyesore at the top of the hill. In an idle moment we thought up ten new fun uses for the Olde Castlemaine Gaol. Your suggestions welcome.
1. Turn it into the pokies venue. Thieves, convicts, cut [more]
30 January 1972: Army kills 13 in Northern Ireland civil rights protest
British troops have opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Londonderry, killing 13 civilians.
Seventeen more people, including one woman, were injured by gunfire. Another woman was [more]
The Government must end uranium sales to Russia if it is serious about stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the Australian Greens said on Friday.
Greens spokesperson for nuclear affairs Senator Scott Ludlam [more]
Castlemaine Theatre Company seeks new blood
Castlemaine Theatre Company, Caslemaine’s only not-for-profit, community run theatre, is seeking new directors, and so we are very excited to announce that our first project in 2012 is a New Directors Season.
This [more]
By Jeremiah Ganicoche*
You know when you’re facebook-stalking your ex and you find out that she’s married and your fucken world falls apart? Well, that just happened to me.
The Bitch.
She swore she would [more]
Saturday poem: The pathway finally opened
By Mahsati Ganjavi (12th century). English version by David and Sabrineh Fideler
The pathway finally opened
When my heart came to rule
in the world of love,
it was freed
from both belief
and from disbelief.
On [more]
Pokies reform not costly and would create jobs
Industry claims that poker machine reform will cost $5 billion can only be described as fanciful, with a new analysis by The Australia Institute showing that the cost is likely to be between $171 million and $342 [more]
