Local composting volunteers from 'Yes In My Back Yard' (YIMBY) are busy collecting as many dry leaves as possible for future composting and they would love your help!
If you are busy raking up leaves,...

Women have always had a hand in motoring since the late 1800s when Bertha Benz, alongside her husband Carl Benz, played a formative role in creating the automobile.
Australia pioneers like Florence Th...

On their first cold morning of the year Castlemaine Parkrun had 96 participants, 20 of whom were walkers. They welcomed three first timers and 16 visitors. The visitors had travelled to Castlemaine fr...

Mount Alexander Shire Council has recently upgraded the Castlemaine Transfer Station to better support the safe disposal of small quantities of packaged asbestos waste.
The upgrades have been made pos...

If you ever wanted to know how to shift a 36 ton granite block for five kilometres then Harcourt Uniting church was the place to be last Sunday
Historian, George Milford, explained this complex proces...

Crowds turned at in force at Dawn Services and Anzac Day Services across the region last Thursday morning April 25 as we went to press.
A catafalque party featuring representatives of our local emerge...

To celebrate our 170th Anniversary the team at the Castlemaine Mail have collected a host of memorabilia for a special pop-up exhibition to be held at the Castlemaine Art Museum.
The exhibition offic...