CSC celebrates rainbow kids

Maree Dixon from Head Space, Dr Sarah Hearn from the Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit and Sherene Clow from Dhelkaya Health are pictured at Friday’s event. Photo: Jade Jungwirth.

Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) marked Wear It Purple Day last Friday with a vibrant and heartwarming celebration of its rainbow students, uniting the local community in a shared expression of acc...

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Let’s take a look back at Pyrenees Highway – McKenzie Hill

1974
This image courtesy Ray Stevenson and G. and L. Barry, is a painting executed in 1974 by Lawrence Kermond. The view is to the east down Maldon Road towards Castlemaine with the railway overpass ...

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My Guildford with Alf Partridge

Hi Alf, you just received a medal for 60 years service for the Guildford Fire Brigade. Can you tell us a little about that?
One of the first things I did when I moved here was join the brigade and I'v...

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Stolen Sequels

Husband and wife duo Ella Mulvey and John Roebuck have teamed up to produce an exciting new children’s series.

On the back of their success with Batthew Aromascent and the Missing Corpse Flower. Castlemaine authors Ella Mulvey and John Roebuck have released a sequel Batthew Aromascent and the Stolen Sequels.
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Outlaws and Offbeats

The incredible 21-piece behemoth that is the Melbourne Ska Orchestra is making it’s way to the Theatre Royal next week- bringing a turbo-charged freight train of pure dancefloor magic with them!

Forming in the early 2000s and comprising up to 26 members, the sonic juggernaut that is Melbourne Ska Orchestra is one beating at its core with technical brilliance and infectious joy.
Bringing thei...

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Massive milestones celebrated at Parkrun

Seasoned parkrunners Michael Constable and Glen Taylor and ‘Molly’ are cheered through the ‘Tunnel of Love’ to celebrate their milestones.

By Alan Hollensen
Among the over 80 runners, walkers and strollers who met at the Botanical Gardens on Saturday for the 427th Castlemaine Parkrun were two people who had each notched an incredible mil...

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Rifle shooters on target

The day’s winners L-R: Greg Brown, Tony Skinner, Jamie Griffin, Chris Jolme, Malcolm Laurence and Sam Swagemakers.

Castlemaine Rifle Club held the third stage of the Club Championship on Saturday and what a difficult day it was!
It was very windy and then came the rain and when that stopped there was still the wi...

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Maldon sides vie for MCDFNL honours

Tiffany Williams has won the MCDFNL’s Under 17 Best & Fairest honours for 2024.

It was another wild weekend of average weather for the second week of Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League finals with a few of our Maldon FNC teams progressing through to the prel...

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Ute crash

The ute came to rest just off the Midland Highway at Barkers Creek.

Police are investigating after a ute reportedly collided with a stationary vehicle on the Midland Highway and came to rest on a verge at Barkers Creek last weekend.
A Castlemaine Police spokesperson s...

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Violent act leads to $500 fine

A 52-year-old man who pleaded guilty to charges of property damage, appeared at the Castlemaine Magistrates Court on Friday August 30.
The incident on March 22, 2024 is believed to have occurred after...

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Join the Bioblitz!

Learn to capture stunning images.

Community members interested in playing the role of Citizen Scientists in the upcoming 2024 Great Southern Bioblitz (September 20-23) are invited to attend a local 'Citizen Science Photography Walk' t...

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A load of rubbish

David Wybar, Castlemaine
With the new rules being applied to what can and cannot be placed in our General Rubbish Bins, I've been left to wonder what we are supposed to do with this restricted waste.
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