Bowlers on target in CDCA

Muckleford A Grade bowler Daniel Peckham winds up for a delivery. Photo: Max Lesser.

Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior sides contested one day matches in round two last Saturday. Friday night the Women's comp was also scheduled to get underway but unfortunately it was h...

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Tractors set to roll in

Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club members Graham Mason, Stephen O’Connor and John Blake are excited to see the newly restored 1958 Fordson Dexta ‘Trevor’ in action at this Sunday’s MAVEC Tractor Pull. See story page 3. Photo: Lisa Dennis.

The Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club Tractor Pull returns to the David Bennett Reserve alongside the Muckleford Railway Station this Sunday October 27. MAVEC president Stephen O'Connor said among t...

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Mazza turns 80!

Marilyn ‘Mazza’ Bennet OAM is pictured with some of her family members at her recent birthday celebration.

A large group gathered at the Five Flags Hotel in Campbells Creek recently celebrate the 80th birthday of popular local Marilyn Bennet OAM or 'Mazza' as she is affectionately known. People came from ...

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AO on the Road

(L-R) Dean, Xavier, Kim and Hayden with the trophies at Lawn. Photo: Max Lesser.

The prestigious Norman Brookes Challenge Cup and Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup visited Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club last Saturday as part of the 'AO on the Road' trophy tour. This popular initiative bri...

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New urgent care clinic

Treasurer Jim Chalmers MP and Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters MP visited the Bendigo Medicare Urgent Care Clinic to officially open the new facility last week.

Residents in Bendigo and surrounds can now access free, high-quality health care, with a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. The Bendigo Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is available for patients who need imm...

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Day of the Dead Fiesta

Lot 19 are hosting Castlemaine's inaugural Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Fiesta on Saturday November 23. The Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday to celebrate the lives of departed...

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Working to end family violence

Local family violence organisations, advocates and first responders joined Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters on Thursday for a crisis roundtable.

Family violence organisations and advocates joined Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters for a crisis roundtable last week to discuss how the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children (2022-...

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Health service cares for Kangaroos

Kirsty meets Pryn, an orphaned joey at Red Box Wildlife Shelter.

In a significant step towards wildlife conservation, Dhelkaya Health is proud to announce a new partnership with Red Box Wildlife Shelter, coinciding with World Kangaroo Day on October 24. This colla...

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Prize winners celebrated

Taron Stanley won the inaugural Chloe Gunn Memorial Prize for his work ‘The Meeting of Minds...’ Photo: Craig Gaston.

The opening celebration of the 2024 Spring Sculpture Prize was held on October 12, and featured prize-giving, live music from The Jo Huf Trio, the lot19 bar (by Shedshaker Brewing), food (from Castlem...

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Castlemaine Golf Club news…

Last Thursday, 39 eager golfers competed at Castlemaine Golf Club for the prestigious Midweek Monthly Medal. It came down to a battle of the Ians, with Ian Fraser (19) claiming the medal with an impr...

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Scholarships program open

Community Bank Maldon & District (MDCB) is excited to announce the opening of applications for its annual Scholarship Program, aimed at supporting students in the Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Dunolly, ...

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Atmospheric festival transforms town

Combining delicate melodies with disarmingly insightful vignettes about the human condition, Alana Wilkinson is a smiling assassin. Her songs skewer ex-lovers, ridiculous social norms and the absurd challenges of a suburban upbringing in a merciless, yet strangely affectionate way, leaving audiences feeling like they’re sitting in her living room, chatting about life over a steaming cuppa.

Since its inception in 1974 the Maldon Folk Festival has grown from a small gathering where performers often played for free, and if lucky, received money from donations tossed into a blanket being pa...

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