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History book launch

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Barkers Creek Valley 1872 This Holtermann image taken in 1872 has been artificially coloured by Malcolm Qualtrough. The view is towards the south from near the Walker Street rail crossing. On the right, the old Gaol stands out clearly on the hill as does the old Castlemaine Hospital, once located below it on Gingell Street, while the Camp Reserve occupies the lower land in the background. The train station with its two goods sheds is in the background but unfortunately, one of the sheds met with an accident with a train and was later demolished. At this stage, the only change to the landscape of the river valley has been the construction of dual railway lines. To the west or right of the railway line, the valley slopes down gradually to the creek located behind the small residence and enclosed by the wooden rail fence.

A new book, A history of Barkers Creek, Harcourt and Harcourt North Schools has been written by historian Ken James. The book will be officially launched at the Harcourt Valley Heritage and Tourist Ce...

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Degrowth Central Vic launch

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Alex Mungall, Kirsten Moegerlein, Tonié Field and Peter Yates of Degrowth Network Melbourne and Degrowth Central Victoria.

By Edie Whitesmith As part of the Castlemaine Free University's (CFU) monthly gathering at the Northern Arts Hotel on Monday May 13, Degrowth Central Victoria will be holding their special launch even...

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My Baringhup with Niels Zahle

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Hi Niels, you grew up in Denmark and moved to Australia 50 years ago. How did that come about? I married an Australian girl in Denmark. We moved to Australia when I was 30. I has always worked with fa...

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Making fishing better

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VRFish, the peak body for recreational fishing in Victoria, is calling on recreational fishers to have their say on how VRFish can make fishing better via the annual VRFish advocacy priorities survey....

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Footy fever at Auskick

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The Mt Alexander Falcons Auskick program kicked off in April for all genders aged five to nine, focused on safe, inclusive and fun learning of game-based footy skills. The Falcons Auskickers are pictu...

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Big wins for Maldon

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Alex Farrow was in everything Saturday.

Round 4 was a great day out for the Maldon Football Netball Club with the Dons winning all games of football and almost all games of netball, except for Under 13s, securing the Cole Cup for another ye...

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Climate activists highlight grave issue

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Jade Jungwirth
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Trevor Scott from the Central Victorian Climate Action organised a funeral procession for fossil fuels in Bendigo on Wednesday – joining the bigger nine-day Rise Up movement that has been taking place.

On Wednesday, members of the Red Rebels and the Central Victorian Climate Action Group joined Rise Up picketers outside MP Lisa Chesters offices in Bendigo for a 'funeral procession' through the centr...

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Creekers celebrate new court and cup

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The Campbells Creek netballers enjoyed their first clashes on their new court which will be officially opened in the coming weeks. Photo: Max Lesser.

Campbells Creek FNC hosted their first home game of the season, against Maldon, and were thrilled to be able to showcase their brand new netball court, after many years of planning and hoping. The day...

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Castlemaine bowlers toast successful season

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Ladies Fours winners Val White, Pam Hunter, Lorraine Rowley and Tricia O’Shea with the event sponsor at Corowa Civic Bowling Club.

Castlemaine Bowling Club held its Annual General Meeting on Monday April 29. It was a very well attended meeting, all positions were filled and members are looking forward to another happy and success...

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Female Football alive and well

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This week is Female Football Week (May 3-12) and women’s football is certainly thriving at our local club. Photo: Dave Arnold.

May 3-12 is Female Football Week, a nationwide initiative to celebrate the immense growth of women’s football at all levels of the game and acknowledge and promote women's important role in developing...

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The Good Coat Drive is back!

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The Good Op Shop Coordinator, Tiffany Inglis with Community Bank Maldon & District’s representative, Nicki Renfrey starting off this year’s Good Coat Drive.

The Salvation Army Castlemaine is urging local community members to dig deep and donate whatever they can to support them in their vital work supporting the most vulnerable in our community as part of...

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Theatre staff thank community 

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The happy theatre team and one of the new trolleys.

Dhelkaya Health’s Theatre staff took time out from their busy schedule recently to thank the Mount Alexander community for their help with the purchase of four new theatre trolleys. These smiling face...

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