We will scrap the tax

Danny O’Brien MP,
Leader of The Nationals
The Nationals have a simple message for hardworking regional Victorians: “We will scrap the tax”.
Families, homeowners, business owners, renters and farmers w...

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Share the Dignity calls on councils to end period poverty

Share the Dignity are encouraging councils to install vending machines to provide free access to menstrual products.

To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), national charity Share the Dignity has written to every local councillor and mayor in Australia, urging them to take action on period poverty by joining the Cou...

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Creekers show grit against premiership contenders

Campbells Creek gave their all against a tough Carisbrook side. Photo: Max Lesser.

Campbells Creek Seniors may have fallen to a 90-point loss against second-placed Carisbrook on Saturday, but the scoreline did not tell the full story of the game - or the fight shown by the Creekers....

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My Castlemaine with Neil James

Neil grew up in Oakleigh, where his maternal family had lived since the 1850s. After finishing secondary school, he headed off to the Royal Military College of Duntroon from 1973 to 1976. He spent 31 ...

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CTC production opens

Digby Brandenberg, John Willis, Georgie Heydon and Peter Waltham perform in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo: Stephen Mitchell.

After the great success of As You Like It in 2018, The Tempest (a sound project) in 2021, and Romeo and Juliet in 2023, Castlemaine Theatre Company's latest show A Midsummer Night's Dream opened last ...

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Boer War Memorial to be unveiled

Local community members are invited to attend the South African Soldiers Memorial Rededication in South Melbourne this Sunday May 25.
The memorial is part of the ANZAC Station Precinct located 31 Albe...

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The Heron Nugget mystery unearthed

Local geologist and mining historian Clive Willman and goldfields history enthusiasts Glenn Braybrook and Tim Brown with some of the maps they used to pinpoint the location where the famed nugget was discovered.

We recently featured local geologist, mining historian and The Alchemy of Gold speaker Clive Willman as a community profile guest (May 9). During the interview Clive revealed he had recently been work...

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Take time to honour our loved ones

Late autumn is the most beautiful season in Castlemaine. Some may disagree. But when the late afternoon light illuminates the elms along Gingell Street, when the frosty mornings renders the most munda...

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Donners celebrate on reunion day

Maldon Football Netball Club celebrated with double victory as premiership heroes returned to the club last Saturday.
Members enjoyed a memorable day, recording convincing wins in both the Seniors and...

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Ferret racing at Newstead

Newstead Football Netball Club members enjoyed a bye last weekend and are gearing up to travel across the Moolort Plains to tackle the Maryborough Giants at Hedges Oval tomorrow, May 24.
On Sunday May...

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Challenging encounters for Lions

Joshua Hogg unleashes a kick as the Grasshoppers move to intercept. Photo: Max Lesser.

The Harcourt Lions roared to victory over Navarre in round six of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League last Saturday.
The Lions smashed through seven goals in the opening term ...

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