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Big stories over 170 years

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The Mail has covered countless local milestones such as the opening of the battery at Wattle Gully in 1936.

To celebrate its centenary the Castlemaine Mail collated a list of stories which made headlines in the paper over the previous century. Just some of these included... January 17, 1901 The fact that th...

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Your local voice since 1854 – the Mail turns 170!

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The Mount Alexander Mail, later renamed the Castlemaine Mail was based at 107 Mostyn Street, where Merchants of Mostyn stands today, for 92 years. Photo: J Wheeler 1861.

The first edition of our predecessor the Mount Alexander Mail came off the press on May 6, 1854 and has been proudly bringing Castlemaine and surrounding districts their local news ever since!  T...

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Special edition!

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Click here to read our special commemorative wrap to celebrate our 170th anniversary. Subscribers can click here to view the full edition online....

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Maternity service makes history

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L to R: Asta, Eloise and Peter Batten with Dr. Veronica Moule, Dr Frances Harkin and Midwifery Group Practice Midwife Jane Corbet.

Dhelkaya Health has made history this month by welcoming the very first baby born via a planned caesarean through their midwifery group practice model. A second family welcomed their newborn at the Ca...

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Shifting a huge granite block

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‘Word and Music’ participants from L to R. Pauline Walden and Sue Proeve (with photo of granite block on arrival in Melbourne) George Milford (with block and tackle), Terry White (with family history) Kate Nannestad (with her books) and organiser, Solway Nutting (with cowbell).

If you ever wanted to know how to shift a 36 ton granite block for five kilometres then Harcourt Uniting church was the place to be last Sunday Historian, George Milford, explained this complex proces...

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Montagna set to be a Magpie

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Castlemaine Football Netball Club was thrilled to be among the five Victorian clubs chosen in the 2024 ‘The Carlton Draft’ proudly supported by Carlton Draught and representatives travelled to Melbour...

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Tree protection needed 

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Photo: JJ. Harrison from Wikipedia

Laurel, Castlemaine  The Barker Street CFA site, where the band building is, is now being developed. They took down four ash trees along a fence line, and now the potential future nesting tree for the...

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Gallery: Anzacs honoured

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Thompsons Foundry Band member Jeremy Meaden was honoured to perform the Last Post at Castlemaine.

Crowds turned at in force at Dawn Services and Anzac Day Services across the region last Thursday morning April 25 as we went to press. A catafalque party featuring representatives of our local emerge...

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Local composting vol

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Local composting volunteers from 'Yes In My Back Yard' (YIMBY) are busy collecting as many dry leaves as possible for future composting and they would love your help! If you are busy raking up leaves,...

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Women in motoring

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Women have always had a hand in motoring since the late 1800s when Bertha Benz, alongside her husband Carl Benz, played a formative role in creating the automobile. Australia pioneers like Florence Th...

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Flu season

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Bendigo Health’s Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU) is urging residents to book an influenza vaccination. The best way to protect yourself against the flu is to get a vaccination as soon as poss...

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Parkrun news

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On their first cold morning of the year Castlemaine Parkrun had 96 participants, 20 of whom were walkers. They welcomed three first timers and 16 visitors. The visitors had travelled to Castlemaine fr...

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