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Shire rates to increase

Rates will rise by 4.8 percent under the new draft budget adopted for 2012-13 by Central Goldfields Shire Council this week.

The increase will enable the council to raise $8.6 million in rate revenue for the 2012-13 year.

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Sport

Venues gain life saving equipment»

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All venues in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League now boast life saving equipment.

Each of the 14 clubs in the league from this week will have a defibrillator permanently at their home grounds.

Looking Back

An engineer of progress for the city»

George Clement Frost endeared himself to many people during his lifetime, being described as a man who lived to serve others, a man who rendered distinguished service to his fellow man over a period of almost 50 years.