A local family has posted a warning on social media after finding two needles, which they believed were drug related, in the sand beside Cairn Curran Reservoir. Swimmers and visitors who plan to sit on the embankment, particularly those with small children, are warned to carefully inspect the area before settling in with a picnic.
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Newstead Fire Brigade members were called out last Sunday morning to damp out a car fire.
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Mt Alexander Shire residents are invited to join the newly formed Castlemaine & District Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) for Coffee with a Cop at Aitken’s Corner Café, corner of Gaulton and Johnston Streets on Monday 17 February from 10.30-11.30am. Enjoy a free coffee and meet your local law enforcement officers face-to-face to ask questions about community…
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