It was a very hot day for the Champion of Champions rounds at Marong Bowling Club on Sunday February 4. Campbells Creek Club Champion Barry Chester had a bye in the first round and was drawn against B...

The Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative has been officially formed following a meeting held last Thursday evening.
The February 1 formation meeting endorsed the rules, voted to form and regi...

The Reuse and Repair Workshops at the Good Op Shop are back for 2024.
If you'd like to learn a new skill this year, then have a look at the eleven workshops coming up, with the first next month on Sat...

Sunday, February 4 was an exciting day for the Castlemaine Corps. Not only was it 'Cafe Church' but we had four young people enrolled as Junior Soldiers.
Junior Soldiers is an awesome and exciting m...

The community were celebrating this week following news the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) had upheld Mount Alexander Shire Council's decision to knock back the proposed double-sided b...

Tuesday's nine hole competition at Mount Alexander Golf Club saw Annette Botten win the ladies stroke round stroke round with 31 nett, runner-up was Myrl Hauser 32-1/2 nett.
Myrl won the putting with...

Harcourt Bowling Club Women’s Champion for 2023-2024 season, Wendy Chaplin competed in the Champion of Champions last Sunday at Marong. In this knockout round of bowls Wendy was up against Brooke Davi...

On Thursday at Castlemaine Golf Club, Samuel Grimes (19) made a late surge to surpass Peter Verlaan (14) for the overall top spot, secured after a countback. Both players recorded 38 points, with Samu...

Castlemaine Rifle Club held a very successful Australia Day shoot on Friday January 26. Competition numbers were quite high, back to pre-covid days. Shooters came from all round the state to compete f...

Weekend Pennant was a mixed bag for Castlemaine Bowling Club on Saturday. Division 3 and 6 both scoring a good win and Division 1 a disappointing loss at Marong.
The good news is Castlemaine Club cham...

Last weekend the Castlemaine Pistol Club Inc hosted their annual Goldfields Open competition. With 98 entries competitors travelled from as far away as South Australia, New South Wales, the ACT, Melbo...

Castlemaine police are urging residents in the Mount Alexander Shire to lock their vehicles, homes and garages, following a series of thefts in the region.
Goldfields Crime Investigation Unit are run...