Castlemaine bowlers notch up wins

A happy group enjoy the Christmas Break-up at Castlemaine Bowling Club.

Castlemaine Bowling Club's Division 1 and Division 6 sides both had good wins in the final round of Weekend Pennant competition on Saturday prior to the festive break. Division 3 unfortunately lost at...

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Christmas comes early for Rotary

Rotary President Terry Murphy with Mt Alexander Community Enterprise members Kim Frecker, Julie Odgers, Elizabeth Beck and Bendigo Bank Castlemaine Manager Ben Rodda.

Castlemaine Rotary president Terry Murphy was all smiles when he received a donation of $7,500 from Mt Alexander Community Enterprise (MtACE) last week.
Both groups raise funds which support a wide ra...

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‘How to Make Gravy’

Hugo Weaving (second from left), Brandan Maclean (third from left), Director Nick Waterman (fourth from left), and Dallas Woods (far right).

Celebrate Gravy Day this Saturday December 21 at the Theatre Royal's special screening of ‘How to Make the Gravy' with local legend Dallas Woods.
The Castlemaine-based Indigenous Australian rapper and...

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Santa is on his way!

Past Apex Club members and the big man in red welcomed the donation from the Guildford Grumpies earlier this week.

This year marks the 87th anniversary of the beloved annual Past Apex Club of Castlemaine Santa Run which has cemented its place in the hearts and minds of locals over the past eight decades.
Former Ap...

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Alone this Christmas?

Celebrate Christmas with the Mount Alexander Shire community by coming along to the free Community Christmas Lunch at the Castlemaine Town Hall on Christmas Day.
The annual celebration is hosted by Ca...

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A monster celebration

Monster Meeting celebration participants enjoyed the chance to learn to pan for gold with team members from Parks Victoria. Photo: Max Lesser.

Community members turned out to the annual celebration of the Diggers’ 1851 Monster Meeting at Chewton last Sunday December 15.
In December 1851, 173 years ago, 15,000 gold miners gathered for a Monst...

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My Harcourt & Castlemaine with Melva Graham: Part 1

Melva is known around these parts as the owner of Woop Woop a quirky, interactive sculpture garden and tearooms using clever Aussie idioms and colloquialisms.
Melva and her husband Andy built the popu...

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Harcourt wrap on a high note

The weather interrupted play again on Monday for the last round of Midweek Pennant and all Harcourt Bowling Club's games were cancelled.
Weekend Pennant teams keenly participated in the Charity Round ...

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On the Mount

Lyn Lakey won the ladies nine hole stroke event at the Mount Alexander Golf Club on Tuesday scoring 33 nett.
Runner-up was Robyn Scoles 33-1/2 nett and Eileen Strong won the putting after a countback ...

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CSC’s high achievers interviews

Castlemaine Secondary College Assistant Principal Martin Mielimaka, top achievers Dux Andrew Cockerall, Moby Wilson, Charlie Warren, Orvokki Britton, Dux Proximus Will Marney and Principal Justin Hird enjoyed a catch up at CSC on Monday. Absent: Jacob Juriansz, Silas Van Tiggelen, Lucy Wrzesinski and Maeve Saunders.

Several of Castlemaine Secondary College’s 2024 high achievers have kindly shared their thoughts on their results, plans for 2025 and beyond, and what advice they would give to students tackling Year ...

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My Castlemaine with Linda Newton

More often than not Linda can be found immersed in her artist endeavours at the heart of her eclectic wonderland of art at Studio MA 56 in The Mill or popping into The Drying Shed Art Space, which she...

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Another wet one!

Angela and Greg Mundy from Bendigo celebrated their milestones at Castlemaine Parkrun.

For the second consecutive week, the rain made an appearance at Castlemaine Parkrun. Despite the conditions however, there were 109 enthusiastic participants for event number 441 on December 7.
Seven ...

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