Art Show gathers momentum

Rotary Art Show feature artist and judge Mark Dober is pictured with Art Show convenor Robert Cordy.

Rotary Castlemaine’s 35th Annual Art Show is set to return on the King’s Birthday weekend, June 6–10. The organising team has been busy contacting the local arts community with key information, and t...

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From Diagnosis to OAM

Daryl and Daniel Giles

Those touched by Autism and community members wishing to learn more about living with Autism are invited to attend one of three seminars featuring Autistic Self-Advocate Daniel Giles OAM. Giles, his ...

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A recovery plan for native fish

Aquatic ecologist, Dr Peter Rose, from the North Central Catchment Management Authority will visit Castlemaine next week.

Aquatic ecologist, Dr Peter Rose, from the North Central Catchment Management Authority, will be the guest speaker at the Castlemaine Landcare Group's (CLG) AGM next week. Peter works at NCCMA as the ...

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Vale John Turnbull

John loved to travel and is pictured during a trip to Lake Como in Italy.

The local community were saddened by the passing of Castlemaine State Festival stalwart, environmental advocate and passionate community campaigner, John Mervyn Turnbull on April 17. John's wife Jacqu...

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Reviving history

Victorian Goldfields Railway Mechanical Manager, Tony Llewellyn proudly stands in front of steam locomotive J549 before her first test run.

After 15 months of meticulous restoration efforts led by a dedicated team of Victorian Goldfields Railway volunteers and staff, the historic locomotive J549 is proudly returning to service, breathing ...

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A dose of appreciation

Castlemaine Hospital nurses with members of the Rapid Relief Team who cooked up a storm for International Nurses Day on Monday.

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has proudly supported International Nurses Day with volunteers who hosted an appreciation lunch for nurses at Dhelkaya Health. RRT Loca...

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My Walmer with Craig Gough

Hi Craig, you're an incredibly talented and well-known abstract artist. Can you tell us a little about your journey as an artist? One of the things that happened to me when I was a young person, is th...

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Prison Pet Partnership

The greyhound fostering program at Tarrengower Prison is not only rewarding for the women but also for the prison staff.

The greyhound foster program at Tarrengower Prison has been successfully matching prisoners with retired racing dogs for over a decade, giving both the four-legged companions, and the prisoners a new ...

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Paper Kites at The Roadhouse 

Following a hugely successful international tour, Australia’s biggest indie-folk band The Paper Kites are making their way back to where it all began- finishing their Australian tour with a gig at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, June 22.

Coming full circle, The Paper Kites – Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powers, Sam Rasmussen and Josh Bentley – will perform the final gig of their whirlwind international tour in Castlemaine this J...

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On the mount

Jo Kepsner won the Ladies Monthly Medal.

The Tuesday nine hole competition at Mount Alexander Golf Club saw Myrl Hauser win the ladies stroke round with 31-1/2 nett, runner-up was Jo Kepsner 33-1/2 nett. Fleur Smith won the putting with 12. ...

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Jazz meets art

Castlemaine Jazz Festival committee members Calum McClure and Janet Pullar are pictured with one of the posters featuring headline act Vince Jones.

Many locals may have noticed the eye-catching black and white posters of local and national Jazz artists cropping up across the town in recent weeks as we count down to the 2024 Castlemaine Jazz Festi...

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Castlemaine Mail celebrates its 170th anniversary milestone

CAM director Naomi Cass addresses the crowd.

The Castlemaine Mail celebrated its 170th anniversary with the launch of a special pop-up exhibition at the Castlemaine Art Museum on Friday.  The crowd in attendance included Nationals member fo...

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