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Local musicians Anthony Pateras, Natasha Anderson and Lizzy Welsh will feature in Saturday’s event.

Three esteemed local musicians who now call the Castlemaine region home are set to feature in a special one-off concert at The Old Church on the Hill in Bendigo this Saturday September 21. Anthony Pat...

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Council candidates announced

Five of the eight wards for the Mount Alexander Shire Council will be uncontested this October after only securing one nomination.

The Coliban, Campbells Creek and Calder wards are the only seats where there will be an active election for the position.
Barkers Creek Ward: ANNEAR Rosie
Calder Ward: CORDY Anthony, PRICE Ken and ALLEN Kerrie
Campbells Creek Ward: MALTBY Bill and THOMSON, Gavan

Coliban Ward: LESSER Max, WALKER Phillip and BLAKE Kelly Ann
Forest Creek Ward: HEYDON Toby
Loddon River Ward: DRISCOLL, Matt
Moonlight Creek Ward: MADDOCK Lucas
Tarrengower Ward: HASTWELL Rosalie

Magic Magpies achieve three-peat!

Magpie Women’s Coach Jordan Cochrane and Captain Tiahna Cochrane with the premiership cup. Photo: Peter Banko.

The Castlemaine Football Netball Club's Women's Senior Football side has achieved the elusive 'three-peat' claiming their third consecutive premiership victory in the AFL Central Vic Women's League. T...

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Eradicating graffiti one tag at a time

Marli Wallace, Max Roberts and Bill Wiglesworth.

The recently formed Castlemaine Graffiti Busters are going from strength to strength in their war against graffiti. Since the fundraising concert in June, which raised $1800, the group of local reside...

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Cyclists hit the road

Good conditions in Harcourt made for some good racing for Castlemaine Cycling Club members last weekend. There was not quite enough numbers for multiple grades but a bigger single grade took on three...

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CDNA claims title!

The CDNA rep squad is proudly pictured with coach Vanessa Saunders after their recent grand final win.

For the last couple of months Castlemaine District Netball Association have had a team head to Bendigo to compete in the inaugural Central Victorian Netball Association (CVNA) Wednesday night competit...

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Celebrating our youth

The 2022 Youth Award winners with Cr Rosie Annear.

The Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting the community to nominate a young person for the 2024 Mount Alexander Shire Youth Awards.The awards are held every two years and recognise young people ac...

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Young Roos bounce into final

The Newstead 11 & Under netballers will face Navarre in this Saturday's grand final match at Princes Park, Maryborough at 9am. Newstead 11 & Under Netball coach Chantelle Ramsey said the side are such...

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Steaders eye the prize

The Newstead 11.5s Football side and their support team are looking forward to tackling Carisbrook in tomorrow’s grand final showdown at Princes Park, Maryborough.

Newstead Under 11.5s Football MCDFNL Grand Finalists 2024 The Newstead Football Netball Club's Under 11.5s football side is looking forward to tackling Carisbrook in tomorrow's Maryborough Castlemaine...

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Some Little Town

Castlemaine-based singer-songwriter Jesse Lawrance will unveil his debut album at the Coolroom on October 18.

Seasoned singer-songwriter Jesse Lawrance has roots firmly planted in the Texas songwriter tradition and a deep appreciation for country and Americana genres.He crafts songs that are gritty and poetic...

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Castlemaine Golf Club news…

Mother Nature didn't play nice for the 29 players who braved drizzly conditions in Thursday’s par event at Castlemaine Golf Club. Despite the weather, the competition remained fierce throughout the d...

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Running alongside the UK

L-R: Milestoners Gayle Stuart, Bron Willis, and Riley Harris with Parkrun director Colin Moore.

Last Saturday Castlemaine completed their 428th parkrun whilst at Bushy Park, the founding parkrun in the UK, completed its incredible 1000th event. They had an amazing milestone event which attracted...

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