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Historic milestone for Steaders

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Maree Bagley and granddaughter Scarlett Ramsey are pictured making history. Photo: Mark Ramsey.
Maree Bagley and granddaughter Scarlett Ramsey are pictured making history. Photo: Mark Ramsey.

Last Saturday marked a very special day for the Newstead Football Netball Club and two local families.For the first time, young Scarlett Ramsey, just 13 years old, stepped onto the court in C Grade co...

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Spirited hearse competition

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Jade Jungwirth
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Rod Hadfield won the Hearse Nationals with his 1922 Dodge.
Rod Hadfield won the Hearse Nationals with his 1922 Dodge.

Given the large number of hearses on Main Street last Sunday, visitors to Maldon must have wondered if there was a nasty accident in the area!The real reason was the Hearse Nationals. The event, which...

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My Castlemaine (Part 2) Edmund Schaerf

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Jade Jungwirth
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The first installment of Edmund's interview was published in last week's edition of the Mail on Friday, August 1.Jade JungwirthWhen the Mail asked how he met his wife Elna, Edmund said it was like the...

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Passing the sourdough baton

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Jade Jungwirth
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Left: (former owners) Ezra, Sana, Patricia, Paul. Right: (incoming owners) Marcus, Peg, Lisa and Stan (new owners). Photos by Penny Ryan.
Left: (former owners) Ezra, Sana, Patricia, Paul. Right: (incoming owners) Marcus, Peg, Lisa and Stan (new owners). Photos by Penny Ryan.

For the past 19 years, Paul Demchy and Patricia Cridge have tirelessly and lovingly shaped and moulded Sprout Bakery into the community institution it is today.Now, the time has come for the pair to d...

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Self and Place; Pencil and Brush

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'Hamburger Rock' by Allis Hamilton.
'Hamburger Rock' by Allis Hamilton.

Self and Place; Pencil and Brush a solo exhibition of colourful self-portrait and landscape works by visual artist, poet and musician, Allis Hamilton will be launched at Castlemaine's Lot 19 artspace ...

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Trio Lyra presents What Lies Beneath

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The harpist of the trio, Katia Mestrovic, is also a talented composer and the concert features her piece Entwine-Unravel-Renew.
The harpist of the trio, Katia Mestrovic, is also a talented composer and the concert features her piece Entwine-Unravel-Renew.

Melbourne-based chamber ensemble Trio Lyra, featuring Alyse Faith (flute), Sandra Ionescu (viola) and Katia Mestrovic (harp), bring their immersive new concert program What Lies Beneath to central Vic...

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Creating Pathways: Colts lead the way

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The Campbells Creek Colts team welcomed players from across the region to take part in the competition.
The Campbells Creek Colts team welcomed players from across the region to take part in the competition.

Campbells Creek Colts Cricket Club is proud to have taken a significant step forward in junior player development this winter by entering a mixed U14 team in the Melbourne-based Mid Year Cricket Assoc...

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Maldon residents left high and dry

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Lisa Dennis
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Maldon is among 10 regional communities which will be impacted by the announcement that Solstice Energy (formerly Tas Gas) will cease gas supply via its small compressed natural gas (CNG) networks in ...

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Journey through the outback

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A local 1967 Holden, Car Number 3453 (Harcourt's postcode), is off on it's journey through the Great Australian Outback to raise awareness and funds for the Variety Club Charity.
The HR Holden, set of...

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Castlemaine cheesemaker honoured

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Jade Jungwirth
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Dignitaries, cheesemakers and cheese lovers gathered at Boomtown Wines on Wednesday to celebrate local 'cheese whisperer' Ivan Larcher, the co-owner of Long Paddock Cheese and The Cheese School.
A Fre...

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Friday, August 8, 2025

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Burst water main wreaks havoc

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MainFM station manager Steph Riddel.
MainFM station manager Steph Riddel.

The MainFM office and studios were flooded recently due to a burst water main that resulted in a torrent that flooded the whole first floor, and most of the ground floor of the building.Power was cut ...

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