Fire at the Guildford Pub

A chimney fire at the Guildford Family Hotel last Saturday had crews from Guildford, Fryerstown, Castlemaine, Campbells Creek and the Bendigo ladder platform in attendance.

CFA vehicles from across the region were called to the scene of a chimney fire inside the Guildford Family Hotel last Saturday afternoon. 
A ladder platform from Bendigo was also called to assist...

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History to go under the hammer at fundraising auction

Gold Camp Castlemaine member Alice Matthiesson is pictured with the portrait of Captain Bull by artist Jennifer Barnett alongside the trees which are set to gounder the plan.

Local community group Gold Camp Castlemaine is holding a Winter Auction to raise funds to advocate for Camp Reserve's significant landscape, heritage values and old trees. 
The art auction will take p...

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Young Magpies all smiles

The Magpie Under 9s and coach Nathan Minister ham it up after the game.

It was a fun day out for Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s youngest Magpies last Saturday. 
The Green Goes the Grocer Under 9 mixed team played away against Strath Storm. 
With lots of ent...

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Residents request removal of dog ban

Randall Berger with his wife Helen Sandercoe and their beloved dog Millie. Photo credit: Mike Hamilton

Community members are calling for the Mount Alexander Shire Council to remove the controversial dog ban on public reserves and ovals.
Chair of Business Mount Alexander, Jacqueline Brodie Hanns, took t...

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My Castlemaine with Anitra Nelson

Hi Anitra, can you tell us about your early life? 
I grew up in Heyfield in Gippsland and when I was two and a half we moved to Wales for two years. I remember the snow - I still hate it. We move...

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168 lives lost in traffic accidents

By Acting Inspector Della Nihill, Goldfields Local Area Commander
Police are continuing to see fatal, serious injury and injury collisions across the Goldfields area. To date, 168 people have tragical...

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Hot Moves No Pressure!

The Nudibranch Crew are pictured performing at HMNP 2022. Photo: Penny Ryan Photography.

Hot Moves No Pressure (HMNP) 2023 returns to Castlemaine's Boom Town Wine at The Mill complex this Saturday night! 
It’s the chance to ‘dance like nobody's watching’ when, for one song, and one n...

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Campbells Creek bowlers celebrate

The Campbells Creek Bowling Club hosted a Roast Chicken Social Day on Tuesday this week.

The Campbells Creek Bowling Club hosted a Roast Chicken Social Day on Tuesday this week. Funds raised from the event will go towards the club's efforts to replace their green which was damaged in the ...

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Main FM Radiothon ramps up!

MainFM volunteers coordinator Alex Playsted with Dig It presenter Claire Reynolds.

MainFM's annual Radiothon kicked off last Saturday July 15 and runs until tomorrow Saturday July 22. Bring the Noise is the theme of the Radiothon for 2023. 
What is the Noise? It’s the music, it’s th...

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‘65,000 bullets raining down – that’s a war zone’

Mount Alexander Shire councillors have voted to advocate to the state government for the banning of commercial kangaroo harvesting in the shire. 
Cr Stephen Gardner brought the motion forward sta...

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$2 billion to spare after Comm Games scrapped

After discovering a $6 billion price tag on the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the Victorian Government has pulled the pin and has found itself with a spare $2 billion lying around. 
So what does that ...

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Sigrid Thornton to appear at Theatre Royal

Sigrid Thornton will join fellow cast members and filmmakers at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine for a special one-off screening of the black comedy thriller Slant followed by a Q&A.

Australian screen royalty Sigrid Thornton will join fellow cast members and filmmakers at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine for a special one-off screening of the black comedy thriller Slant followed b...

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